The May 2009 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, is now available online through the AAAHC Web site.
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The Cartilage Restoration Center opened at the Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, N.J., according to a, AOSMI news release.
Days after it was announced that several major health care organizations would cut healthcare spending costs by 1.5 percent annually, officials from some of those organizations are saying that their promise had been overstated by the Obama administration, according to…
Amerinet, a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, released its fiscal results for 2008, which included $386 million in contract portfolio savings and rebates for members and overall membership growth of 21 percent, according to an Amerinet news release.
Medicare announced that it will allow an exception to the Conditions for Coverage for the patient notices required in advance of the day of surgery in certain cases, according to a news release from the ASC Association.
Orthopedic practices are often very busy places, and keeping schedules orderly can present a challenge. Further complicating issues is the fact that many orthopedic surgeons receive patient referrals from local emergency rooms who must be added into their schedules, often…
This article briefly highlights five ASC administrators to know. Visit www.BeckersASC.com and read Becker's ASC Review to see more administrators to know. To nominate an ASC administrator to know, e-mail Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com. To see five ASC administrators previously…
A panel from the Food and Drug Administrated unanimously recommended the approval of Duraseal, a sealant formula made by Covidien Ltd., for use under certain conditions in spinal surgery, according to a report in Forbes.
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