Digestive diseases represent a significant financial and health burden. Here are 27 statistics on the number of deaths, ambulatory care visits and hospital discharges associated with GI diseases in 2004, according to the Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United…
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The vast majority of ambulatory surgery centers are accredited through one of the major accrediting bodies; in some states accreditation is required for licensure. Medicare certification often goes hand-in-hand with accreditation as well.
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PDI has released its Healthcare Reform Champions Kit, a digital educational tool that helps explain key components of the recent healthcare reform legislation.
The American Pain Society has named Gregory W. Terman, MD, PhD, president for a two-year term.
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