Healthcare associated infections can lead to added costs, a loss of reputation and regulatory scrutiny, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.
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Disheartened by increasing regulatory demands and the transition to value-based care, a large number of physicians are considering retirement, according to The Doctors Company's 2018 Future of Healthcare report.
As the number of outpatient total joint arthroplasties performed in ASCs increases, researchers examined the percentage of patients eligible for the procedure in a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined guidance and strategies on how to educate patients on the costs of diagnostic colonoscopies compared to those for screening in a blog post .
Digital Surgery deployed the first surgical artificial intelligence system designed for the operating room.
Harry Fleming has over 25 years of experience in turnaround execution, corporate finance and security law. He joined Houston-based Nobilis Health Group as president and director in July 2014.
Implementing retail medicine and free market concepts is the best way to tackle healthcare inefficiencies and control costs, the Goodman Institute's John C. Goodman said in a Forbes opinion piece.
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health and Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System are planning a merger, which could spur new ASC and micro-hospital development, Bisnow Houston reports.
Intuitive Surgical is partnering with InTouch Health to access data from its surgical systems installed in hospitals and surgery centers, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry reports.
Anesthesia services provider PhyMed Healthcare Group deployed Neximatic's automated vital sign charting solution to more than 10 hospitals and surgery centers.