The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced that it will extend its accreditation services internationally, beginning with Costa Rica in early 2010, according to an AAAHC news release.
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1. ENT represents 7 percent of the average case volume in surgery centers. The average surgery center performs 4,869 cases annually, which would average to around 341 ENT cases annually.
Three veteran owners of orthopedic and spine ASCs share best practices on ensuring profitability, lessons they have learned and plans for the future.
Three veteran owners of orthopedic and spine ASCs share best practices on ensuring profitability, lessons they have learned and plans for the future.
1. There are approximately 25,500 orthopedic surgeons practicing in the United States, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Thirty-five states preserved or expanded health coverage for children and parents through Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs this year, according to a release from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is asking the AMA and several other non-profit healthcare organizations to reveal funding from pharmaceutical, medical device companies or the insurance industry, according to a letter Sen. Grassley sent the AMA.
A new analysis of both the U.S. House's passed healthcare bill and the bill currently under debate in the U.S. Senate suggests that language in the bills intended to limit physician-owned hospitals could affect nearly 70,000 jobs and reduce state…
1. Orthopedic surgeons consider healthcare reform one of the largest concerns for 2010. According to Gary Brazina, MD, FACS, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who practices orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Marina del Rey, Calif., the uncertainty regarding healthcare reform…
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is planning a $66 million building project that will include expansion of its ambulatory surgery department, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.