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The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program which was scheduled to begin July 1 has been delayed due to "the need for continued software testing," according to a report from the California Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter has welcomed Brannon D. Mangus, MD, an otolaryngologist, according to a report from The Murfreesboro Post.

A study performed by the National Nursing Research Unit at King's College, London, suggests that happier clinical staff provide better patient care. 

As overall medical errors are on the decline, the number of surgical errors is rising, according to a report from the Boston Globe. 

Smith & Nephew will acquire certain assets of Plato Group, the distributor of Smith & Nephew's orthopedic reconstruction, trauma and sports medicine products in Turkey.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Kelly Webb will give a presentation titled "PPO Out of Network Payments Are Not Dead."  

Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for Monday, July 8, 2013.

The HHS' Office of Inspector General has ramped up its auditing and compliance review efforts over the past several years under President Barack Obama, especially in how hospitals and health systems are billing Medicare for inpatient and outpatient services.

In which metropolitan areas does the healthcare sector make up the largest or smallest portion of the area's total employment? The "Healthcare Metro Monitor Supplement" from the Brookings Institution has identified the top 20 in each category.

Raleigh, N.C.-based Baxano Surgical reached a $6 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle its federal investigation related to an October 2011 subpoena.