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Here are 72 ASC staffing statistics broken down by region of the country, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017. The statistics cover the average number of full-time employees, staff hours per case and hourly wages.

Titusville, Fla.-based Parrish Medical Center shared tips with The Joint Commission on how they earned the organization's first ever integrated care certification.

In a unanimous vote, The Kohler (Wis.) Village Board approved a predevelopment agreement between the Village of Kohler and Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, according to MySheboygan.com.

A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined how patient-reported outcomes affect physician satisfaction, Medscape reports.

Researchers found physical frailty is associated with a higher complication risk among older adults following common ambulatory surgery, according to Medscape.

Various FDA microbiologists testified during the trial of Barry Cadden, former pharmacist and owner of Framingham, Mass.-based New England Compounding Center, which is now closed, for his involvement in deaths related to a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, according to The…

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities compiled its 10 most commonly cited deficiencies and provided solutions on how to address them.

Adhering to hand hygiene practices improves patient safety and outcomes, with the hand hygiene market likely to expand, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

Most ASCs have at least partial physician ownership and are 10 or more years old, according to new data from ASCA.

As more plastic surgeons rely on social media to advertise, newly proposed guidelines aim to curb the practice, MarketWatch reports.