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Reed Martin, COO of Surgical Management Professionals, has over 25 years of healthcare management experience with a focus for the past 10 years on the operational efficiency and clinical excellence of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals.

The National Business Group on Health and Towers Watson recently released their 17th annual survey (pdf) on employers and how they purchase value in healthcare, and this year's survey revealed several new and emerging trends.

Please email resumes to Jessie LeFevers at jessie@bluechipsurgical.com.

Ophthalmologist Rand Diab, MD, has resumed practice at the Franciscan Hammond Clinic specialty center in Munster, Ind., according to a Times of Northwest Indiana report.

The Indiana University School of Medicine has announced ophthalmologist Keith Knuth, MD, MBA, has joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine department of ophthalmology at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, according to a news release.

The most common form of on-call compensation for physicians is a daily stipend, according to the Medical Group Management Association's Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data.

ConvaTec has announced the acquisition of Trio Healthcare International, according to a news release (pdf).

GE Healthcare has announced it has acquired XPRO, a Brazilian interventional X-ray equipment manufacturer company, according to a news release.

Brice Voithofer is vice president of anesthesia and ambulatory surgery center services for of AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a medical billing company based in Chambersburg, Penn.

Robert O. Baratta, MD, is partner and CEO of Ascent Surgical Partners in Nashville, Tenn. Ascent Surgical Partners employs a full service approach to ASC development and management and offers a wide range of services, including clinical operations, finance management,…