This article summarizes several issues that are critical to establishing an ASC. The article focuses on business and planning issues and does not focus on legal and regulatory issues for ASCs. In addition, industry experts offer their advice on some…
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An overnight recovery area opens a whole new world for ASCs looking to build volume with a wider array of procedures, says Joseph Banno, MD, a urologist and founder of the Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center, a four-OR, multispecialty ASC.
Joseph Stapleton, MD, is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and a partner at East Portland Surgical Center in Happy Valley, OR.
Here are the average daily on-call compensation rates for physicians by medical specialty, according to MGMA's Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey 2010 Report, Based on 2009 Data.
Alphatec Holdings, the parent company of Alphatec Spine, which designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, according to an Alphatec news release.
Aesculap Implant Systems has announced the launch of the S4 Element Pedicle Screw System for use in spinal fusion procedures, according to an Aesculap news release.
While Florida gained more than 27,000 RNs in the past two years, losses to the nurse workforce erased 60 percent of that gain, according to a report by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill., is building a $24 million Orthopedic & Neurosciences Center, scheduled to open in late 2011, according to a report by the Belleville News-Democrat.
Insurers should be prevented from tweaking the reported amounts they spend on medical care to comply with the new healthcare reform law, according to a letter from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Kathleen…
Osteotech, a leader in the emerging field of biologic products for regenerative healing, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, which included the launch of the company's Plexur M Innovated Grafting and MagniFuse Bone Graft products,…