Leadership

Nurse leadership is a key aspect of any ASC's success; they oversee clinical quality and help establish the safety culture of a facility. They are also instrumental in ensuring high-quality patient experience.

U.S. News and World Report released its "Best Grad Schools: Nursing 2018," which ranked nursing schools based on the quality of their master's programs.

Cheryl Pegus, MD, New York City-based NYU Langone Medical Center's director of general medicine and clinical innovation, offered five strategies for physicians to consider when taking on leadership roles in Medscape.

Houston-based Partners Surgical Corp. named ASC industry veteran Kenny Hancock the company’s new chief business development officer.

House Speaker Paul Ryan's ability to unite the party around the the American Health Care Act will likely stir questions about his leadership abilities, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center named Mike Rickman CEO, according to Shelby County Reporter.

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based La Peer Health System named Daniel Brazell CEO.

A Medscape poll found a fraction of physicians and nurses said they do not know if they would lie under oath to protect a colleague.

Houston-based Nobilis Health Corp. named Marc Celia executive vice president of operations.

Gregory George, MD, PhD and Sean O'Neal teamed up on plans to open an ASC management company in 1993, with Pismo Beach, Calif.-based SurgCenter Development fully launching in 2002.