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Press Ganey, a healthcare research firm, has filed an initial public offering of common stock, according to a Reuters report.

Electronic health records are revolutionizing health care delivery at hospitals and physician offices. Now ambulatory surgery centers are seeing the benefits of EHR technology and are searching for the appropriate technology for their site. This won’t be an easy road…

The Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., has acquired the $90,000 Tru-D SmartUVC robot, becoming the first hospital in the state to use a Tru-D robot, which uses ultraviolet light to kill harmful germs, reports the New Hampshire Union Leader.

The healthcare industry added 22,300 jobs in March 2015, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report.

A new website provides parents and children with individualized information and support to help lower anxiety before pediatric outpatient surgery, according to a two articles in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Raj and Chakri Toleti have founded the new company HealthGrid, which aims to improve communication of patient data between patients and care providers.

BETA Healthcare, a California-based insurer of hospital professional liability coverage, has launched the Alternative Risk and Insurance Services program, according to an insurancenewsnet report.

Here are eight news updates for ASC leaders for Monday, April 6 2015:

ZirMed is planning to open an office in Chicago with 200 jobs added over the next year, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic-resistant superbug, when exposed to cigarette smoke become even more resistant to the immune system, according to a study published in Infection and Immunity.