Here are total number of hospitals and surgery centers over the past seven years, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.
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The average number of cases per surgery center in 2007 was 3,542, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report. Here are the percentage of surgery centers broken down by their 2007 annual cases.
A designer, manufacture and distributor of healthcare products, AliMed works with hundreds of vendors to supply more than 70,000 products to healthcare facilities and business all over the world. AliMed has been selling quality items at equitable prices for 35…
B. Braun Medical has announced the publication of a first-of-its-kind educational guide, Dual Guidance A Multimodal Approach to Nerve Location. The company also announced it has achieved "Best in KLAS" for its smart pump technology in KLAS's 2008 Top…
The debate over healthcare costs, accountability and what to do about the uninsured continues to center on nonprofits: The GAO has released a report that indicates that the lack of a consistent standard for what constitutes "community benefit" may prevent…
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Feeling confused by the electronic medical records options for ASCs? Overwhelmed by the wealth of sometimes-contradictory information and opinions? Based on 20-plus years’ experience in healthcare and information technology, I’m going to share what I’ve learned — and, more to…
1. Surgical Notes. A preeminent nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding and other related value-added information technology services for the ASC market, Surgical Notes provides transcription, coding and practice management solutions to over 420 surgery centers and 6,300 physicians in…
Healthcare leadership can use information technology to significantly improve operational, clinical and financial performance. There are several prerequisites for transforming screens and data into actionable decision-making business intelligence — steps that, not taken, will prevent your IT investment from reaching…
A blog started a few months ago by Somnia — a leading provider of anesthesia services to ASCs, hospitals and office-based surgical facilities — includes entries discussing changes to surgery center payment rates, transactions involving anesthesia practices, notable hiring of…
Brent Ashby. The opening of Audubon ASC at St. Francis in Colorado Springs, Colo., in Sept. 2008 presented Brent Ashby, administrator of the facility, with a challenge. The ASC, a second joint-venture between local physicians and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services,…