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Jeff Blankinship is president & CEO of Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ASCs.

While many surgery centers own and maintain their own servers, doing so can present a number of challenges. Scott Palmer, president and COO of the surgery division of SourceMedical, discusses some of these challenges as well as an alternative option…

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute, which operates three spine-focused surgery center, has opened a medical consultation facility in The Villages, Fla., according to a report in a report in the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has denied a petition by insurer Health Net of New Jersey to review the Appellate Court's decision in Garcia v. Health Net. This denial lets stand the Appellate Division's ruling that Wayne (N.J.) Surgical…

Joe Flower, a healthcare futurist with 30 years' experience who has worked with clients ranging from World Health Organization to the Global Business Network and numerous hospital associations and a keynote speaker at the 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain…

MedHQ, a professional employer organization and business office outsourcing service for healthcare, ASCs, surgical hospitals, imaging centers and other physician-affiliated businesses, has announced it is expanding it's accounting services by adding tax preparation service  to address growing customer demand.

Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ASCs, has announced implementation of its VMR Express software application in 70 facilities nationwide, including 23 United Surgical Partners International facilities.

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, a nationwide conservative physicians' organization, has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the new health reform law, according to a report by the Arizona Daily Star.

New decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limits the use whistleblower lawsuits against hospitals and other organizations for alleged fraud against the federal government, according to a report by Bloomberg News.

The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously approved the sale of the Center for Surgical Excellence in Roanoke, Va., one of two outpatient centers Carilion Clinic acquired in 2008, according to The Roanoke Times. The buyer is a group of Roanoke…