Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC operator AmSurg is exploring getting into the weight-loss surgery business, according to a story in the Nashville Business Journal.
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Construction is complete on Newsom Eye’s 4,600-square-foot eye surgery center in Tampa, Fla., according to a release from Newsome Eye.
Many hospitals are looking to buy up ASCs from physician-owners and convert them into hospital outpatient departments that command higher reimbursements than ASCs. Other hospitals are seeking to have HOPDs operate like ASCs. While physicians cannot directly own HOPDs, they…
The American Medical Association, along with 95 state and specialty medical societies, submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule outlining the meaningful use criteria for the electronic health records incentive programs, according…
Implantable Provider Group, a leading provider of implantable device management, announced that it has secured an investment from Sequoia Capital, which will enable IPG to invest in future growth initiatives, according to an IPG news release. IPG streamlines the management…
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Anyone who wants to motivate people must be able to give a speech in front of an audience, but just the thought of this brings many talented people to their knees. They get embarrassed and unnecessarily worried about how the…
A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.
Officials from Healthcare Management Associates are meeting with planners and hospital administrative staff to decide how to invest $20 million in Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a report in the Times Record.
Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU…