In an article published by Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, healthcare experts called on the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America to focus on the gaps in knowledge pertaining to healthcare-associated infections, according to the article abstract.
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A family practitioner from Lufkin, Texas, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges, according to a KTRE news report.
Florida has finalized legislation related to pain clinics, medical offices that treat patients in need of pain medication and medical offices that advertise pain treatments, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel news report.
Federal prosecutors are seeking as many as five years in prison for a Detroit-based family practitioner who worked at a phony clinic in Canton, Mich., according to a Chicago Tribune news report.
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) operates a network of 130 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the country with approximately 3,700 full-time teammates and more than 2,000 physician partners. The company's mission is to care for patients, serve physicians, and…
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A new eye institute for the University of California, Irvine's School of Medicine will include an ASC, according to a news release from the organization.
A new ASC for Colorado's Vail Valley Medical Center will proceed as planned after there were no concerns expressed by residents during a meeting held about the project, according to a report by the Vail Daily.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Union Hospital of Cecil County in Elkton, Md., has selected ProVation Order Sets as its electronic order set solution.
Ann Margaret McCraw, CEO, and Belinda Rutledge, administrator, of Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center in Columbia, S.C., share six tips on how orthopedic-driven ASCs can increase profitability.
Implementing an EMR in an ASC may become increasingly important as healthcare moves toward electronic health information exchanges, but the financial commitment necessary for implementation can be overwhelming.Patrick Doyle, vice president of sales for SourceMedical, discusses the different costs and…