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FUJIFILM SonoSite showcased its X-Porte Ultrasound Kiosk at the Radiological Society of North America's 100th annual meeting in Chicago.

The rate of surgical procedures is increasing annually, with more than 53 million outpatient procedures performed in the United States in 2010.

The PwC Health Research Institute released a new report outlining the top 10 issues facing the healthcare industry next year.

To err is human. However, in the healthcare industry, with people's lives hanging in the balance, there is little space for error.  One of the most unfortunate, albeit common, preventable medical errors is wrong-site surgery.  

Ambulatory surgery centers are typically lauded for their high patient satisfaction rates. However, as higher acuity procedures, such as orthopedic and spine surgeries, are increasingly performed in the outpatient setting, surgeons are continually looking for treatments and techniques to ensure…

The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means revealed a draft of the Hospitals Improvements for Payment Act of 2014, which would allow an ambulatory surgery center voice on the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment, according to an Ambulatory…

Becker's Healthcare confirmed its agenda for the 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine on June 11-13, 2015.  

Becker's Healthcare confirmed its agenda for Becker's Hospital Review 6th Annual Meeting on May 7-9, 2015.

Thirty-five hospitals in 12 states and Washington, D.C., have been designated as Ebola treatment centers by state health officials, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2010, the healthcare community was tasked with improving quality measures through a series of initiatives, including Medicare payment incentives and HHS' Partnership for Patients. Preliminary data from HHS demonstrates that such initiatives have proved successful so far.