A new case (Endo Surgi Center v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company), in the aftermath of the original Garcia v. Health Net of New Jersey (also known as the Codey Case), may spell larger problems for New Jersey-based surgery centers. Endo…
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12 Interesting Statistics From the VMG Health Endo Centers Financial and Operational Benchmark Study
This article briefly outlines 12 findings from the VMG Health Endo Centers Benchmarking Study. The study, together with the IMA Health Multi-Specialty Center Study, is an outstanding resource for ASCs.
DayOne Health, a leading outpatient weight loss surgery program in Chicago, has been designated as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This designation identifies top-quality bariatric surgical programs with…
Group purchasing organization MedAssets has announced it will acquire Accuro Healthcare Solutions, a provider of revenue cycle management solutions for hospitals and other healthcare providers. The combination of MedAssets and Accuro creates a leading healthcare ASP-based technology and services provider…
The incidence of serious events and incidents was up 13 percent last year from 2006, according to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's annual report, released this week. The 512 hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities and birthing centers subject to reporting requirements…
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QSE Technologies received the Circle of Excellence Award for Corporate Leadership at the recent Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association annual meeting. The award, given to a company exemplary in its leadership and support of the ASC industry, was accepted by…
In a case that has stretched on for years, the Third District Court of Appeals in Florida has ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida must pay the doctors of Palmetto Pathology Services, which performs lab testing at Palmetto…
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) provides analysis about the causes and dangers of malignant hyperthermia in this story.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has told Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation (ENH) in Chicago, Ill. that it must contract with managed-care plans separately from Highland Park Hospital, which ENH acquired in a merger, according to the FTC.
A Citi Investment Research analyst began coverage of hospital operator stocks and issued a "sell" rating for them due to growing debt and lower patient commercial admissions, according to published reports.