The shortage of surgeons may decrease if potential retiring surgeons are offered part-time employment, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Following last week's Washington State fly-in, Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has joined the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011 as a co-sponsor, according to an ASCA release.
Although imaging centers share many concerns with ambulatory surgery centers, they have been going through harder times and even bigger market changes than ASCs, says Kevin McDonough, senior manager in the Dallas office of VMG Health.
The following article is written by Ann O'Neill, director of clinical operations, Regent Surgical Health. This is the third and final installment regarding ASCs and EHR Systems. The first article, "Electronic Health Records: What Does it Mean and Do…
ProVation Medical will host a free webinar on Sept. 29 at 11:00 a.m. CDT titled "Closing the Quality Gap: Evidence to Improve Care."
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Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic seeks a new market CEO.
Medical Facilities Corp., which owns controlling interest in four specialty surgical hospitals and one ambulatory surgery center, has announced it will be added to the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index, effective after the close of trading on Sept. 16, according to an…
An ongoing national pediatric quality improvement program launched in 2006 has so far prevented 2,964 central line infections; saved 355 children’s lives, and saved nearly $104 million that would have gone toward treating complications stemming from invasive blood-stream infections, according…
A new survey shows that 44% of patients in U.S. outpatient settings received potentially inadequate relief of moderate-to-severe acute pain, according to a Janssen Pharmaceuticals news release (pdf).
Jafar Hasan, MD, a Chicago plastic surgeon, is developing a new medical device that would close wounds without traditional sutures and leave less scarring than staples, according to a MedCity report.