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A physician, years ago, informed an audience that the life span of a surgery center was exactly 13 years. We had never put an exact time frame on it. That stated, his comments and thoughts resonated as often true. If…
Here are the average operating expenses per case for surgery centers organized by region, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Here are the average operating expenses per OR for surgery centers organized by region, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Alabama Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center (Birmingham, Ala.). Alabama Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center is single-specialty ASC specializing in gastroenterology. The ASC is a joint venture between Practice Partners in Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and local physicians. The AAAHC-accredited ASC opened…
A physician, years ago, informed an audience that the life span of a surgery center was exactly 13 years. We had never put an exact time frame on it. That stated, his comments and thoughts resonated as often true. If…
Although de novo construction and the expansion of ASCs has slowed across the country due to tight credit markets and decreases in the number of elective procedures taking place at existing centers, new projects have not disappeared completely, according to…
Officials from Cape Fear Valley Health System are opposing plans from FirstHealth of the Carolinas to build a new ambulatory surgery center in Hoke County, N.C., saying the population of the county can support two operating rooms, not three as…
SourceMedical and Encircle Healthcare have announced the formation of a new partnership to offer an automated insurance verification solution to ASCs called SourcePlus Eligibility, according to a SourceMedical news release.
An Austin, Texas-based orthopedic surgeon has agreed that he and his staff will not deny or withhold treatment for patients because they are HIV-positive as part of a settlement reached with HHS' Office for Civil Rights, according to an HHS…