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Here are 20 devices, pieces of equipment and resources for use in ambulatory surgery centers and their operating rooms. Note: Devices and equipment are organized in alphabetical order and by specialty or purpose.

Employee contributions to employer-sponsored health insurance increased by approximately 121 percent from 2001-2009, far outpacing premium costs, according to a MedPage Today report.

So you have a great idea for a quality study. You identify the problem or opportunity — it is meaningful and measurable. You take the time collect great data. But now what do you do with it?

Last Friday, Brett Gosney, CEO of Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, Colo., spoke about the prognosis of physician-owned hospitals for the next four years at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Conference in Chicago. Mr. Gosney is also…

The following article is written by Matt Smith, marketing analyst for Healthmark Industries Co. There is nothing more challenging to effective cleaning than receiving instruments in the decontamination area that have dried blood on them. Reducing this concern has always…

In the May edition of Diabetes Practice Options, AAPC member Jennifer Hume, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, discussed four common coding myths that cause revenue loss, according to an AAPC release.

John J. Goehle, COO of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies in Rochester and Albany, N.Y., is author of "The Survey Guide for ASCs - A Guide to the CMS Conditions for Coverage & Interpretive Guidelines for Ambulatory Surgery Centers." He identifies eight…

In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, Blake Curd, MD, board chairman of Surgical Management Professionals and a hand and microvascular orthopedic surgeon, shared four points on performing…

Here are 10 recent reports on newsworthy projects and initiatives focused on improving patient safety and quality of care.

Sandy Berreth, RN, MS, CASC, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and Vicki Edelman, administrator of Blue Bell (Pa.) Surgery Center, discuss 10 ways their surgery centers improve efficiency.