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United Health Services and Lourdes Hospital, both based in Binghamton, N.Y., plan on building outpatient surgery centers in the coming year, according to a report in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.

Join Regent Surgical Health for cocktails, company and networking at 7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference.

President Obama's plan to reduce healthcare spending — which calls for the collaboration of doctors, insurers and healthcare facilities to develop a strategy that would slow the growth of healthcare costs — creates legal risks for the companies involved, according…

U.S. Attorney Edward Yarbrough's office filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Middle Tennessee last week against Alpharetta, Ga.-based Medquest Associates, alleging Medicare fraud by the company, according to a report in The Tennessean.

Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center has expanded its services to include manipulation under anesthesia, an alternative treatment for chronic pain, according to a report in the News-Herald.

The Kellum Eye Center in Houma, La., will offer free services to around two uninsured patients a week as part of a new community outreach program, according to a report in Houma Today.

For the past three years, the ASC Association, in conjunction with a number of corporate sponsors, has sponsored a charity event at its annual conference. At this year's event, held in Nashville, Tenn., more than 45 conference participants turned out…

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposal that would prohibit drug and medical device companies from providing gifts, including meals, to healthcare providers and would require the disclosure of payments to physicians that exceed $1,000, according to a report in the…

Executive Leadership International invites you to participate in an anonymous, 15-minute or less survey on the impact of healthcare reform on ASCs and the orthopedic implant industry. Each participant will receive a free electronic copy of the benchmarking report based…

Here are statistics on the number of announced hospital mergers and acquisitions (deals) from 1998-2007, according to an American Hospital Association and Avalere analysis of data from The Health Care Acquisition Report by Irving Levin Associates.