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Republican Congressional leaders have stated at least six ways they could chip away at the healthcare reform law after the election, when they are expected to win the House and add Senate seats, according to reports in the New York…

Las Ventanas Surgery Center in Salinas, Calif., has named Thomas Zewert, MD, as its new president, according to a report in The Salinas Californian.

Dotty Bollinger, chief of medical operations at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., suggests three ways spine-driven surgery centers can stay competitive in the ASC market.

Dotty Bollinger, chief of medical operations at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., explains how the surgery center is better monitoring supply costs.

Supplies are one of the biggest costs to an ASC, and according to experts, many centers lose money unnecessarily by failing to negotiate good prices, letting supplies expire and making impulsive purchases. Nine ASC administrators and experts discuss the hallmarks…

Charles Friedman, MD, an anesthesiologist at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas County, Fla., discusses six ways the surgery center is working to maximize efficiency and profitability at the pain management-driven facility.

Federal officials would gain more powers to identify Medicare and Medicaid fraud early and reduce an estimated $55 billion in improper payments each year, according to a report by USA Today.

2010 has been a year of more stability for surgery centers than anticipated. Here are eight issues facing ASCs.

This is a list of 24 orthopedic practices with great sports medicine programs. The list was devised from recommendations by leaders in sports medicine, nominations and research.

Dey, a pharmaceutical company based in Basking Ridge, N.J., has agreed to pay $2 million to settle accusations of Medicaid fraud by the state of Wisconsin, according to a news release by Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.