Leadership

Stanford Plavin, MD, contributed to the "Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers: An Evidence-Based Guide."

Diane Fleischmann, Cielo's vice president of healthcare client services, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the challenges of recruiting outpatient talent and shared strategies for success.

Jack Abrams, MD, implanted the Las Vegas-based Abrams Eye Center's first Acrysof IQ intraocular lens to treat a patient with presbyopia, or farsightedness caused by loss of eye elasticity Sept. 4.

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses outlined how to make in-service meetings more engaging for nursing staff.

Changes in ownership trends and the migration of care away from high-acuity settings are indicative of a business environment that can be highly rewarding for ASCs — if leaders respond appropriately.

The Cannon Foundation gifted Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center $100,000 for its surgical facility expansion, The-Dispatch.com reports.

Daily huddles can help ASC staff prepare for potential challenges and foreseeable issues, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based ASC management company Pinnacle III.

Phoenix-based Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center now offers the FDA-approved AcrySof IQ PanOptix Trifocal IOL.

Jeffrey Horn, MD, of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vision for Life, will implant a PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens in a patient Sept. 4.

Caitlin Farmer, MD, joined Texas-based Center for Dermatology Plano and Flower Mound Sept. 3, which are now both part of Dallas-based U.S. Dermatology Partners.