A study conducted by the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Massachusetts Medical Society showed that the cost of defensive medicine — tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or prescriptions ordered by physicians fearful of lawsuits — is "huge and widespread,"…
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A new bill introduced by the Senate would require all physicians who receive $100 or more from drug makers and device manufacturers to disclose this payment information on the Web, according to a report from the American Medical News.
AmSurg, a terrific surgery center company, announced that revenues for the company increased 8 percent for the fourth quarter and increased 16 percent for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2008, according to a news release.
Here is an analysis of the average staff hours per case in an ASC by case volume, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.
Historically, physician-owned centers that opened without corporate support have had an easier time doing well financially; then, if the physician-owners so chose, they could have their choice of corporate partners to whom to sell 51 percent of the ownership for…
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A 2008 survey conducted by Deutsche Bank finds that currently there are an average 24 eligible surgeons per ASC. This number is down from more than 32 in 2000 and is likely to drop to a little more than 20…
There will be many opportunities but also hurdles in the ASC market in 2009, according to industry experts. Here are five of the most significant trends facing surgery centers in 2009.
Here are 10 interesting statistics about ophthalmology and cataract surgery in ASCs.
Here are three pieces of surgical equipment that ophthalmologist Michael Sayegh, MD, of the Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cornwall, N.Y., says are possible good investments for ASCs offering ophthalmology.
The following question and answer editorial appeared in EndoEconomics, a journal published by Physicians Endoscopy. Participants in the Q&A are William Thompson of Hall Render Killian Heath and Lyman; Scott Becker and Jessica Smith of McGuireWoods; and Craig Jeffries.