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Here are 10 trends on pain management case revenue based on number of operating rooms, case volume and facility revenue from 2007-2010 using data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker reports from 2008-2011. (Note: Data in the reports are from…

The Memphis (Tenn.) Business Journal ranks ambulatory surgery centers in the Memphis area in a new list published in this week's print edition of the publication, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.

The ASC Association Political Action Committee raised a total of $106,760 in 2011 and achieved several important regulatory goals, according to the ASCAPAC's 2011 annual report.

U.S. Representative Jim Matheson (D-Utah) has opted to co-sponsor the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to an ASC Association release.

An HHS committee has recommended healthcare facilities that cannot reach a 90 percent vaccination rate for employees make the vaccination an employer requirement, according to an AHA News Now report.

Hospitals in Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Maine and New Hampshire had the highest rates for central line-associated bloodstream infections, according to an analysis by NPR.

Researchers have concluded healthcare facilities should limit the scope of infection reporting to complex surgical site infections diagnosed in inpatient settings to reflect a more accurate picture of performance, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will offer a doctoral program in epidemiology beginning this fall.

University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Columbus Community Hospital and Regional West Medical Center are testing a device that measures the cleanliness of various surfaces in patient rooms, according to a Regional West Health Services release.

Alan Faulkner, MD, is now offering the LenSx Femtosecond Laser for refractive cataract surgery at his Honolulu practice, according to a news release.