Author: Staff

Here are 12 new surgery centers in the works.

Hospitals are increasingly employing physicians to gain market share and integrate providers into hospital operations, creating a problem for surgery centers that depend on surgical case volume from independent practitioners. Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, partner at HealthCare Appraisers, discusses six…

Kevin M. Behrle, MD, gastroenterologist and medical director of outpatient surgery at the Toledo (Ohio) Clinic, has written a column on the importance of colorectal screening for the Toledo Blade.

Gastroenterologist Monica Patel Zeitz, MD, is featured in a Q&A column published by the Delco News Network.

A Dallas physician has performed a multiple cooled radiofrequency ablation of the sacroiliac joint using new equipment, marking the first such procedure to be performed in the state.

A new smartphone app aids physicians in discussing chronic pain and possible surgery complications with hernia patients, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Center for Musculoskeletal Care at New York University's Langone Medical Center, a stand-alone facility that combines therapeutic and medical technology with the full services of NYU's medical center, opened its doors last week.

Kenneth Pettine, MD, a spine surgeon in Loveland, Colo., and co-founder of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, discusses the inaugural meeting of SASS last November in Chicago.

CMS has announced that the deadline for eligible professionals to submit eligibility appeals under the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs' 2011 payment year has been extended until April 30, 2012.

Asking a few questions and applying a simple formula can help administrators choose an effective solution to safeguard their organization's healthcare data, according to a Computer Technology Review report.