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Drugs and medical supplies account for the highest percentage of net operating revenue at ASCs in the Mountain region, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study. 

The difference in the infection rates between surgery centers and hospitals is significant, according to Health Talks podcast host Tom Farmer. Mr. Farmer is also the CEO and founder of Healora, a healthcare pricing transparency solution.

Incompatible cultures are the top reason organizations' recent mergers, acquisitions and partnerships fell short of expectations, according to a HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report.

Patients who remained or became opioid dependent after surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis had significantly higher healthcare utilization and costs post-op, according to a study in the Journal of Neurosurgery. 

Nearly half of healthcare provider organizations are highly interested in pursuing a physician practice through mergers, acquisitions and partnerships within the next year, according to a HealthLeaders Media  Intelligence Report. 

ASCs in the Pacific region pay nurses the highest median hourly wages, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study. 

SPH Analytics named Kailua, Hawaii-based Windward Surgery Center a 2017 National APEX Quality Award winner for outstanding patient satisfaction and overall quality of care. 

The Joint Commission is revising the requirements in National Patient Safety Goal 03.05.01, Reducing Harm from Anticoagulant Therapy.

Of all recent or potential regulatory issues, the move from fee-for-service to bundled or value-based payments has the biggest impact on dealmaking, according to a West Monroe and Mergermarket report.

Here are 21 statistics on general and administrative operating expenses for ASCs based on data from the VMG Health 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.