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The ambulatory surgery center industry continued significant levels of acquisition activity in 2014, and acquisition activity is expected to remain high for 2015, according to the HealthCare Appraisers "2015 ASC Valuation Survey."

Drug shortages are a rising healthcare issue facing the country, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Preoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decontamination decreased the surgical site infection rate significantly among patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery with hardware implantation, according to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery.

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission was created to improve patient safety, and has been collecting information which they annually publish, but this year, the percentage of facilities reporting mistakes was down 2 percent from 2013, now at about 11 percent,…

The United States military inadvertently shipped live anthrax via FedEx, which resulted in four lab workers in the United States and up to 22 overseas being put in post-exposure treatment, reports CNN.

Health Catalyst, a data warehousing and analytics company, launched an educational program, Health Catalyst Academy, to help health systems improve quality by using data to aid their operational decisions.

New CMS proposed rules will measure healthcare quality and performance of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, similar to that of the five-star ranking that is already in place for Medicare.

This issue of Becker’s ASC Review includes expertise from ambulatory surgery center owners, operators and industry leaders. The issue focuses on the key financial issues and transactions in the ASC industry today, as well as two key lists: 190 Gastroenterologists…

    On the Cover 5 Bold Predictions in ASC M&A Landscape for 20155 Bold Predictions in ASC M&A Landscape for 2015Based on his experience at Regent Surgical Health — which has seen tremendous growth in hospital joint venture surgery…

A man died yesterday of the rare disease Lassa fever after returning from Liberia to the United States, according to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention statement.