The Mississippi Supreme Court is allowing Health Management Associates to intervene in St. Dominic Health Systems' lawsuit over ownership of an ASC, according to a report by the Sun Herald.
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Technically, the health reform law could have covered more people at less cost, but these approaches would have been politically untenable, according to a story in Health Affairs.
Danville (Va.) Regional Medical Center argued against the request from Centra Ambulatory Surgery for a CON to build an ASC in Danville at the latest hearing on the project, according to a report in the Danville News.
United Health Services has announced the opening of the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Pre-Admission Testing Program in Johnson City, N.Y.
Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks have become more jittery about lending money…
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A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association about infection control practices in ASCs does not provide comparable data in other healthcare settings, according to a joint release from the ASC Advocacy Committee and the ASC Association.
The Pittsylvania (Vir.) County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution inviting Centra Ambulatory Surgery to build a facility in the county rather than in Danville, Vir., where the company has faced opposition to its plans, according to a report…
New graduates of nursing programs in Massachusetts are having difficulty finding jobs due to the recession, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Victoria Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, will be named co-chairmen of a $125 million campaign to defend the health reform law, according to a report by Politico.
As part of the health reform law, states will receive $250 million over five years to identify and challenge unreasonable insurance rate increases, according to a report from Bloomberg News.