Richard Wohns, MD, is one of the first physicians involved with the development of ambulatory spine practices. An accomplished spine surgeon, he is the founder of South Sounds Neurosurgery in Puyallup, Wash. and NeoSpine, a spine ASC development company part…
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The Senate failed to pass a six-month fee fix as part of its jobless benefits package, which needed 60 votes to pass but received only 56, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Enthermics Medical Systems has released the ivNow modular fluid warmer, the newest product in its line of WarmRight fluid warmers. ivNow warmers work by placing a one liter solution bag on a contoured warming surface, which detects the presence of…
1. Orthopedics accounts for around 16 percent of the total case volume mix in surgery centers, second behind GI/endoscopy (25 percent), ophthalmology (18 percent) and pain management (17 percent). The average surgery center performs 4,869 cases annually, which would average…
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the medical director of the Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky.) and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Paducah. Dr. Manchikanti has been a vocal advocate for the implementation of prescription monitoring programs to combat controlled substance misuse.…
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Here are 12 statistics on the rate of physicians changing their practice location for specialties common to ASCs, according to a report from SK&A, A Cegedim Company.
The rate of physicians changing their practice location has declined steadily over the last three years, according to a report from SK&A, a Cegedim Company.
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has published a Guide to the Elimination of Infections in Hemodialysis in an effort to establish universally accepted best practices for patient protection.
A release of national patient satisfaction scores spanning the past year confirms that patients are extremely confident in the care they receive in an ASC and highly likely to recommend the ASC, according to statistics reported from ASC benchmarking firm…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's new report to Congress discussed several ways to improve quality and lower costs in the Medicare program.