Recent studies have cast doubt over the perceived benefits of hip resurfacing versus total hip replacement, and the studies may indicate that hip resurfacing could have a higher risk for complications in some patients, according to a report in the…
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New York Health Commissioner Richard Daines, MD, wrote a letter to the Public Health Council and the State Hospital Review and Planning Council to clarify the state's position on new surgery centers, according to a report in Crain's Health Pulse.
B. Braun received two 2009 GHX Best in Class Awards for achieving the highest year-over-year market share growth for distributed products in the parenteral and solutions/nutritionals product categories for the 2008 calendar year, according to a B. Braun news release.
The number of cases plays a significant role in a centers distress. When we look at a turnaround situation, the center is either doing very few cases at a reasonable reimbursement rate or many cases at a low reimbursement rate.…
With an economy in shambles and banks refusing to make loans, physicians seeking to invest in or recapitalize ASCs face continuing financial challenges.
Azalea Orthopedics in Tyler, Texas, was ranked in the 97th percentile of healthcare facilities across the country for patient satisfaction, according to a patient satisfaction survey conducted by Press Ganey Associates, as reported in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics, founded by Larry Lemak, MD, is adding a second clinic location, according to a report in the Birmingham Business Journal.
Several surgery centers in Georgia have filed a class-action lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia alleging that the insurer discouraged visits to out-of-network healthcare providers by reimbursing procedures at a fraction of the charges, according to a report…
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"Vigilance" is the word Kathy Bryant, president of the ASC Association, uses when describing the best course of action for ASCs to take in the face of new rules and regulations that have been implemented in recent months.