Social risk factors like income, education, race and ethnicity could have profound effects on value-based care, according to a HHS report.
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After allowing physicians to use secure text messaging to send care orders, The Joint Commission and CMS are revising their position and are banning the practice.
Daniel Chan, MD, a gastroenterologist at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, led a research team that developed an electronic nose which tests the breath of patients with Barrett's esophagus for organic compounds, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reports.
Here are 30 updates for ASC leaders to note from the month of December.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates CEO and Chairman Andrew Hayek will present on the company's earning guidance for 2017, according to Managed Care.
Mizuho analysts downgraded Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg shares from a "buy" to a "neutral" rating, according to Daily Quint.
The Association for Professional Infection Control and Epidemiology released its "Voice for Infection Prevention: Public Policy Agenda" outline the organization's key advocacy focus for 2017.
The VMG Health 2016 Intellimarker Multi-Specialty ASC Study outlines an EBITDA margin analysis for ambulatory surgery centers.
The World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists appointed Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Berend Mets, MD, to its board, according to a Penn Live report.
Small business owners across the country are feeling optimistic post-election, anticipating how President-elect Donald Trump's time in office will affect their businesses, according to a report posted in The New York Times.