U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius has appointed five new regional directors of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an HHS news release.
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Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed a perioperative sleep apnea prediction score based on independent clinical predictors of OSA to diagnose patients prior to surgery, according to a recent study published in the April issue of…
CHICAGO — Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Hospital Review have announced the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare." The 2010 list was developed through nominations, recommendations and research, and the organizations were selected for their demonstrated excellence in creating…
Ross Alexander, MBA, the administrator of The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.), a multi-specialty ASC owned and managed by a group of surgeons, Poudre Valley Health System and Surgical Care Affiliates, shares some ideas on how surgery centers can…
Herb Schultz has been named director for HHS Region IX, which oversees California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and other U.S. possessions in the Pacific, according to a report by the San Francisco Business Times.
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement has found that more ambulatory healthcare centers reported a decrease in demand while fewer reported an increase in demand in two separate surveys given less than a year apart, suggesting that the use of…
ASCs may consider selling a portion of their centers in order to improve operations or to gain a stronger partner in their business. William Kennedy, senior vice president of business development for NovaMed, discusses two critical concepts to consider when…
ASCs continuously search for new service lines to generate additional revenue for their centers. Orthopedic and pain management ASCs often look to spine surgery to provide that new revenue, but they often overlook a procedure they can add with no…
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy launched the ASGE Ambassador Program, in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 19, 2010, which provided training expertise and gastrointestinal endoscopic care to developing countries lacking physicians skilled in therapeutic endoscopy, according to an ASGE news…
UnitedHealth Group, Healthspring, Coventry Health Care and Humana are among the insurers that will receive the same payment rates for 2011 as they did this year for administering Medicare Advantage plans, according to a report in Bloomberg BusinessWeek.