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In attempts to reduce the occurrence of "never events," medical errors that should not happen if proper preventive protocols are in place, the National Health Service in England is publishing details on them to increase transparency.

Naser Rustom, MD, an internal medicine physician, will lead the new Primary Comprehensive Care ACO, one of the 123 newly announced accountable care organizations, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business report.

Ophthalmology makes up the largest percentage of procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers, according to the Outpatient Surgical Centers Industry Overview report from Hoover.

Bertrand Kaper, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Prescott (Ariz.) Outpatient Surgery Center, recently performed hip surgery on an African pastor who suffered for years after injuring his hip, according to a report from The Daily Courier.

A study released by the Center for Innovation and Healthcare Logistics at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville finds adopting an advanced inventory management system reduced the costs of medical and surgical tools used in the operating room.

The global drug device combination products market is forecasted to grow at a 7.9 percent compound annual growth rate, reaching $115.1 billion by 2019, according to a news release.

Over the past four weeks, Becker's Hospital Review has reported on quality and performance report cards released by different organizations.

Twenty-four percent of healthcare workers carried spores of Clostridium difficile on their hands even after following proper hand hygiene protocol after patient contact, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. In the controlled study, healthcare workers…

Here are five recent leadership moves within the ambulatory surgery center industry.

Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for Dec. 26, 2013.