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Here is a list of 30 orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons that recently began practicing at new locations.

In a letter sent to Sens. John Thune and Mark Begich, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and 29 other organizations announced their support of the senators' proposal to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act regarding the applicability of identity theft…

As ASCs look for new opportunities to reduce costs, more facilities are purchasing reprocessed devices as one way to achieve savings on supplies. Before engaging the services of a third-party reprocessor, the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors suggests facilities answer…

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has named Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MSc, as the 2011 recipient of the Elaine Larson Lectureship Award, presented annually by APIC's board of directors.

B. Braun Medical has announced its production facility in taken an important step: its Crissier, Switzerland, has received FDA approval, which will allow the company to export its active ingredient HES 450 to the United States.

Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has opened a new ENT surgical and medical care center in Carlisle, according to a report on PennLive, website of The Patriot-News.

Jeremy Bradshaw, vice president of operations at Denver-based HealthOne, which includes 12 surgery centers, discusses one way ASCs can expand orthopedic-driven ASCs.

According to Beverly Kirchner, owner and CEO of Genessee Associates, ASCs are required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to track patients for infections until a full year after surgery. "The process is time-consuming, potentially paper intensive and…

AmkaiSolutions has hired Carrie McCrea as vice president of sales to cover the southwest United States territory, according to a company news release.