Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for June 16, 2014.
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The Anesthesia Quality Institute's National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry received qualified clinical data registry status a little more than a month ago, which gives anesthesiologists a new Physician Quality Reporting System option, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.
EmployerDirect, a value-based healthcare company that helps self-insured employers provide transparency for quality and cost of employees' medical procedures, added Donald T. Benson to its board of directors.
Health IT can be an excellent tool in improving efficiency in healthcare, but it can also pose significant risks to patient safety when something goes awry. "When not used appropriately, [health IT] can add a layer of complexity to an…
The Joint Commission has released a new issue of Sentinel Event Alert, a periodic publication on safety issues organizations should consider when designing or redesigning processes in their facilities. The current issue addresses preventing infection from the misuse of vials.
News broke June 13 that the Green Hills, Tenn.-based ASC company Symbion will be acquired by Surgery Partners for $792 million. Here are five things to know about the deal.
At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + the Future of Spine, June 12 in Chicago, John Fink, senior manager, ECG Management, Consultants and Tom Feldman, CEO, Center for Health Ambulatory Surgery Center, discussed the future…
The 21st Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference will be held in Chicago from Oct. 23 to 25. Here are three conference sessions to be held at the upcoming conference.
The majority of ambulatory surgery center companies, 64 percent, do not have a minimum annual management fee, according to the HealthCare Appraisers 2014 ASC Valuation Survey. Here are five statistics on typical management fees as a percentage of ASC net…
The University of Maryland Medical System plans to break ground on the $7 million Surgery Center at Queenstown (Md.) in July, according to a MyEasternShoreMD report.