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Cornelius Dooley, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Santa Fe-based Northern New Mexico Gastroenterology. 

Stephen Rotman, MD, and Parham Safaie, MD, joined Milford (Mass.) Gastroenterology Associates, Wicked Local reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality Improvement conducted a benchmarking study on YAG laser posterior capsulotomy, a relatively high volume ambulatory ophthalmology procedure.

ASCs have many expenses, including plant, property and equipment.

CMS released the ASC Quality Reporting data for 2018 payment year, covering the average number of procedures performed at ASCs per state in select specialties.

Parents of pediatric patients may react more positively when physicians use broad differential diagnoses or most likely diagnosis in cases of diagnostic uncertainty, according to a study in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care.

Here are statistics on ASC spend for taxes and benefits, including regional breakdowns, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017.

Boston Scientific anticipates reporting net sales of $9.05 billion in its fiscal year 2017 results, which is an increase of 7.9 percent on a reported basis. 

In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities' Associate Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to advance directives.

Baxter International in Deerfield, agreed to acquire two hemostat and sealant products from British-based Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals: Recothrom, the first and only standalone recombinant thrombin, and Preveleak Surgical Sealant for use in vascular reconstruction.