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On Feb. 5, 2009, the New Jersey Legislature adopted Assembly Bill No. A1933 (which is identical to Senate Bill No. 787, which was adopted in December (the "Bill")), to amend the law prohibiting self-referrals by physicians (commonly referred to as…

On Dec. 15, 2008, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee reports favorably and with amendments Senate Bill No.2312. As amended by committee, this bill establishes certain uniform billing form requirements and reporting requirements for state-licensed…

The United American Nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee and the Massachusetts Nurses Association announced they are joining together to form a 150,000-member association, according to a California Nurses Association news release.

Wells Fargo has named Peter Myhre has the senior vice president of the company's newly formed equipment finance division, according to a news release.

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The number of ASC purchase and sale transactions remained high in 2008. The most common structures for the typical transactions were as follows: (1) the acquisition of a majority interest in an ASC by a forprofit, strategic acquirer which focuses…

Here is an analysis of the average staff hours per case in an ASC by region, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.

Larry Taylor, CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare, has been named to the list of "45 ASC Management and Development Company CEOs to Know" that will appear in the March/April issue of Becker's ASC Review.

Construction is underway for a new surgery center in Rutherford, N.J., according a report in The Paramus Post citing an announcement by Sweetwater Construction Corp.

Here are the health spending changes in rates from 2006-2007 listed by type of insurance, as reported by the 2007 National Health Expenditure Accounts.