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Nationwide manufacturing issues have shrunk the supply of liquid forms of morphine, fentanyl and Dilaudid, which are injected to control acute pain after surgery, VC Star reports.

A survey of 347 general surgeons who had one or more pregnancies during residency revealed multiple concerns for pregnant surgical residents.

Here are 31 benchmarks for eye surgery and ophthalmology-based ASCs.

Avanza named Robert McDavitt, RN, senior consultant of development and operations.

A new pain management solution is now available at Loveland Surgery Center in Colorado.

Orthopedic surgeon Robert Loeffler, MD, is returning to Allentown, Pa.-based Muhlenberg College, his undergraduate alma mater, to deliver a commencement speech to the graduating class and to receive an honorary doctorate.

Nearly one-third of physician groups tie 5 percent to 10 percent of their revenue to risk-based payment models, according to Sage Growth Partner's 2017 Large Independent Physician Organizations Report.

HIPAA-covered entities and business associates reported 25 healthcare record breaches in February, constituting a 19 percent month-over-month increase, according to HIPAA Journal.

Ambulatory surgery centers are seeking new ways to reduce their supply chain costs without affecting day-to-day operations. However, many ASCs overlook one key way to improve their bottom line: reducing the amount spent on direct shipments to their facilities.

Healthcare fundraising has been significantly increasing since 2014 and reached a high of $9.1 billion in 2017, according to Silicon Valley Bank's Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits 2018. SVB predicts fundraising will drop to the $6 billion to $7…