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With many nurses, ASC managers and physicians traveling to visit other sites or going on vacations or to conferences, the convenience of a computer kiosk in a hotel lobby or an airline lounge is tempting. You can use them to…

The number of Americans enrolled in health plans with high deductibles is on the rise and is expected to continue as employers look for ways to cut costs in this tough economy. This trend creates challenges for practices as they…

VMG Health has released the 2009 Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker, which provides detailed financial benchmarking information and analysis on ASCs around the United States.

A 10-member state commission recommended that Massachusetts pay healthcare providers and hospitals a flat fee rather than on a per-visit basis to help control healthcare costs, according to a report in the New York Times.

Access MediQuip, a leading provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions to the healthcare industry, has named Tim Hargarten as its CEO, according to an Access MediQuip news release.

Construction has begun on the Morledge Family Eye Clinic and Surgery Center in Billings, Mont., part of a new medical complex to be built near Rocky Mountain College, according to a report in the Billings Gazette.

Aleksandar Curcin, MD, was born in Novi Sad in the former Yugoslavia and eventually made his way to the East Coast where he studied medicine at the University of Maryland. He performed his orthopedic residency at Brown University in Providence,…

1. Orthopedics was fourth among identified specialties represented at single-specialty centers, tied with pain management, and was represented in 5 percent of all single-specialty ASCs.

Healthcare Reform; Hospitals and Health Systems: Improving Profitability of Orthopedic and Spine Programs - Growing Volumes, Assessing Financial Relationships, and Business and Legal Issues – October 7th; 16th Annual Improving the Profitability of ASCs Conference (Oct. 8-10, Chicago) - Special…

Many neurosurgeons I know are interested in handling spine surgeries at outpatient facilities, but have questions about managing risk as they make the transition from inpatient. That's just as it should be. In developing ASCs with Blue Chip Surgical Center…