Cathy Rudisill, RN, is a senior vice president of operations with Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, a physician-owned ASC development and management company in Hanover, Mass.
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Jeffrey Simmons is the chief development officer for Regent Surgical Health, an ASC management and development company in Westchester, Ill. He is responsible for overseeing all acquisition and development efforts for the company.
William Comer, senior vice president of operations for Nueterra Healthcare's hospital division, is in the running to be the next CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will require physicians to gain permission from the insurer before writing new prescriptions for 30 days' worth of painkillers for patients, according to a Washington Post report.
CMS announced that it will no longer cover most uses of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for chronic low back pain, according to a MedPage Today report.
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Successful adoption of clinical decision support can require years of collaboration with physicians and staff, according to a Health Leaders Media report. Michael Restuccia, vice president and CIO of Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, discusses six ways to get physicians on…
An American Medical News report discusses three ways to implement online patient payment systems in medical practices.
The physicians at Women's Health and Surgery Center in Stafford, Va., now perform 99.9 percent of hysterectomies laparoscopically, according to a Digital Journal report.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has reviewed evidence on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention in a new draft report (pdf).
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority announced its falls reporting and prevention initiative has met with some success.