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Virginia Health Information released its 2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency report, offering an array of insights into procedure costs at hospitals, ASCs, hospital outpatient departments and physician office suites in the state.

Patients are more likely to get hospital-acquired infection than lose their checked airline luggage, according to Maureen Spencer, RN, an infection prevention and clinical implementation consultant.

Angioplasties, bypass grafts and minimally invasive procedures are among the most common cardiac surgeries performed at ASCs, according to 2017 commercial claims data from healthcare intelligence company Definitive Healthcare.

Physicians at the Tustin, Calif.-based miVIP Orange County Multispecialty Surgery Center performed the 1,000th robotic surgery this month.

Hawaii is ranked as the best state for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2019 rankings.

Orthopedists are among physicians with the highest net worth, according to Medscape's 2019 physician wealth and debt report.

Lynn M. Nolan, MSN, RN, Manager of the Universal Care Center and post anesthesia care unit at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital, shared her tips and insight on how to improve quality and infection control at ASCs.

Gastroenterologists top the list of physicians with a net worth over $5 million, according to a report from Medscape.

MedPAC's 2019 commission report to Congress outlined data on ASC characteristics, including where the centers are located and whether they're for profit or nonprofit.

March/April Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER    Where 5 major ASC companies stand in 2019: Strategy, market share & moreUnited Surgical Partners International, AmSurg, Surgical Care Affiliates, SurgCenter Development and Surgery Partners have made significant changes in…