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Bill Prentice is the executive director of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.   Q: Now that you've been serving as the executive director of ASCA for more than six months, what's your impression of the ASC industry?   Bill Prentice:…

Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Symbion has been named a sponsor for the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, to be held Oct.…

Long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, typically used to treat chronic pain, was associated with increased risk for heart patients, according to a report by the American Journal of Medicine.

Researchers have developed a fluorescent protein that allows physicians to produce images of internal organs without using harmful radiation or contrast agents, according to a news release by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

U.S. sales for flexible endoscopes will grow by 5 percent a year from 2010-2017, propelled by a growing preference for outpatient surgery and increased coverage of colorectal screenings, according to a news release by Reportlinker.

Continuing medical education improved ophthalmologists' ability to assess optic nerve head photographs, according to a report by BMC Ophthalmology.

A new program at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C., treats patients suffering from both chronic pain and anxiety or depression, according to a report by the Pilot.

Trauma patients with healthcare-associated infections have a higher risk of mortality, longer lengths of stay and higher inpatient costs, according to research published in the Archives of Surgery.

The American College of Surgeons is seeking to enlist at least 1,000 hospitals into its National Surgical Quality Improvement Program as part of its newly launched ACS Inspiring Quality initiative, according to an ACS news release.

As part of healthcare reform's initiative to lower the cost of healthcare, the Independent Payment Advisory Board and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute were formed to make decisions about the procedures Medicare will cover. IPAB will develop proposals guiding Medicare as…