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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CMS have launched a "parallel review" pilot program for concurrent review of medical devices for FDA approval and Medicare coverage, according to an FDA release.

Surgical Care Affiliates has selected a workforce management solution from Kronos, according to a Kronos news release.

We are seeing a tremendous amount of positive and negative activity in the ASC industry. Here are a few quick observations:

The final Becker’s ASC Review for 2011 is a robust issue full of practical guidance to help you and your ASC as you finish the year. The issue features stories on achievable goals by year’s end; benchmarks on ASC case…

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association recently sent a letter to CMS to express concern over the inclusion of ASC patient encounters in determining whether physicians are "meaningful users" of EHRs, according to an ASCA release.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care has announced it is now seeking submissions for the 2011 HAI WATCHDOG Awards, according to a Kimberly-Clark Health Care news release.

In its draft guidance, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its recommendation on prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer and recommends against the screening for healthy men. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on USPSTF’s draft…

Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a patient who died due to a fatal medication error, according to a local ABC report.

Septicemia was the single most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals in 2009, costing hospitals nearly $15.4 billion, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission made its final recommendations to Congress regarding the repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula used to calculate the Medicare physician fee schedule, according to an AHA News Now report.