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Can orthopedic implants rip apart bacteria? Researchers test dragonfly tech for $20M

Australian researchers are undertaking a four-year, $20 million project to potentially minimize the risk of infection after orthopedic surgery.

These are the top 6 benchmarks driving M&A strategies

Increasing revenue and/or profit growth is the most important operational benchmark guiding strategy for mergers and acquisitions, according to a West Monroe and Mergermarket report.

Nurses attitudes influence infection control compliance — 6 insights

A study of U.S. home healthcare nurses, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, found attitudes and organizational policies are more likely to improve infection control compliance than nurses' knowledge of IC practices.

Here's how much revenue ASC companies devote to salary and benefits — 8 statistics

For the majority of ASC companies, 20 percent to 29.9 percent of revenue goes toward salary and benefits expenses, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.

MACRA Year 2: 4 strategies for optimizing performance

Although the 2018 final rule for the federal Quality Payment Program (QPP), MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act), did not hold big surprises, certain aspects of MACRA Year 2 still pose confusion for eligible clinicians.

Drugs & medical supplies as a percentage of ASC revenue — 7 statistics

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 infection rates between hospitals and ASCs — 5 takeaways

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 damage 54% of mergers, acquisitions and partnerships — 8 statistics

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

Opioid dependent patients incur higher costs after spine surgery — 4 study findings

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.

19% of healthcare provider organizations interested in ASC deals — 12 statistics

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.