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Debbie Newton is suing Olympus America, after she claims she developed a CRE infection after a procedure using one of Olympus's duodenoscopes at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to The Seattle Times.

Avanza Healthcare Strategies welcomed three new team members.

HHS announced a targeted initiative to reduce prescription opioid and heroin-related overdose, dependence and death.

Some combinations of outpatient cosmetic procedures result in a heightened risk of venous thromboembolism, according to a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

President Barack Obama and health secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced a partnership with companies and trade associations to find a replacement to the fee-for-service model of payment, with the objective of half of Medicare's $362 billion in payments to be…

According to a recent MLive report, healthcare jobs seem to be recession resistant based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation report, which notes growth in the healthcare sector for February, with gains of 20,000 in ambulatory care…

Though the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act, the U.S. Senate did not vote on the legislation before leaving for recess. The American Medical Association is urging the Senate to take immediate action on the…

Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for March 26, 2015.



Implementation of a checklist-based quality improvement intervention did not affect rates of adverse surgical outcomes among patients undergoing general surgery, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

The Z23 Outpatient Knee Program allows surgeons to provide total knee replacement using the Zimmer Persona Knee System in an outpatient setting, based on a protocol designed by Michael Kolczun II, MD.