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U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.) visited Tri-Cities Surgery Center in Geneva, Ill., for a tour that included an overview of the center's benefits in efficiency, cost and satisfaction.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has developed a multi-pronged plan to combat deadly antibiotic-resistant "super bugs," according to an IDSA news release.

The Senate voted to repeal the 1099 tax reporting requirement in the healthcare reform law and President Obama is expected to sign the repeal, according to a report by Politico and a report from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association in…

Amerinet, a national group purchasing organization, has announced it has been named the recipient of the 2011 Champion for Change Award by Practice Greenhealth for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible healthcare.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' data on hospital-acquired conditions show that approximately 45 percent of hospitals reported at least one blood or urinary tract infection from Oct. 2008-June 2010, according to a CMS news release.

Diabetes may be an important risk factor for recurring Clostridium difficile, which is occurring more frequently in acute-care hospital settings, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Joseph Zasa, JD, is managing partner and founding partner of ASD Management. He focuses on existing centers that require turnaround expertise and developing new outpatient surgery centers with physicians and hospitals.

Charles A. Peck, MD, FACP, is the president and CEO of Health Inventures. He is an internist and rheumatologist with over 30 years of healthcare experience as a clinician, scientist, medical school faculty member, administrator, medical director and partner in…

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Global Trigger Tool identified 10 times more hospital errors than the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality indicators and voluntary reporting detected, according to a Health Affairs report.

HealthCare Appraisers developed the fair-market-value (FMV) total payment amount for the physicians involved in the co-management of a clinical service line at St. John Providence Health System in Warren, Mich., according to a report from Crain's Detroit Business.