Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity, according to a news release from the American Society for Metabolic &…
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PINNACLE III, a leader in operational development and management of ASCs throughout the country and provider of ASC and physician billing solutions, has named Simon J. Schwartz as its director of marketing and sales.
Westborough, Mass.-based Viking Systems' 3DHD prototype visualization system, displayed on a Sony prototype medical grade 3DHD monitor, was demonstrated for attendees of the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery held in National Harbor, Md., last week, according to a Viking…
Standard & Poor's reaffirmed Honolulu-based Queen's Health System's A+ long-term bond rating on around $365 million of outstanding debt for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, according to a report in the Pacific Business News (Honolulu).
Q: What is the current national perspective on manipulation under anesthesia and how does it pertain to ASCs?Robert Goldstein, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Somnia Anesthesia Services: Manipulation under anesthesia remains a very controversial procedure, with variable…
Sarah Martin, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, shares three best practices for recruiting the right physicians to your ASC.
Edward J. Gorz, CPA, accounting manager for MedHQ, a professional employer organization and business office outsourcing service for ASCs and other providers, shares insight into common mistakes ASCs make concerning HR, payroll and accounting.
Jackie Harrison is vice president of operations for Practice Partners in Healthcare, which is part of the joint venture, along with local physicians and Tenet Healthcare Corp., that operates Alabama Digestive Health Endoscopy Center in Birmingham, Ala.
Boston-based non-profit Caritas Christi Health Care agreed to be acquired by New York private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. The deal is awaiting approval from the Massachusetts Supreme Court and Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed into law the "Oklahoma Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act," which prohibits non-MD or DO providers from offering or performing interventional pain management, according to a news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.