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Here is a list of the number of ambulatory surgeries performed in the United States in 2006 (with figures rounded to the nearest hundred thousand for procedures with volumes greater than 1 million) by facility type and location, according to…

Here is a list of the number of ambulatory surgeries performed in the United States in 2006 (with figures rounded to the nearest hundred thousand for procedures with volumes greater than 1 million) by procedure category, according to the National…

The Medical Group Management Association has released a free white paper titled "Meeting the Challenge of Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting," which analyzes the evolution of patient safety and discusses management issues related to providing quality care in…

This advisory opinion relates to the start up of two simultaneous ASCs, one by a surgeon owned LLC and one by a hospital. The plan, as indicated in the advisory opinion, is to merge the two ASCs as they become…

Here are 15 hip surgeons and specialists to know.

Gregg T. Nicandri, MD, and Wakenda Tyler, MD, will be joining the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center department of orthopedics and rehabilitation to help the medical center fill the growing patient demands in sports medicine and adult reconstructive surgery,…

Synthes will market and distribute Kensey Nash Corp.'s extracellular matrix, porcine-derived tissues for reconstructive surgical applications, according to a release from Synthes.

AAOS President Joseph Zuckerman, MD, says he has told AMA executives that he is unhappy with the organization's endorsement last month of the U.S. House's healthcare reform bill.

Charles Theofilos, MD, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will provide free examinations and evaluations from uninsured patients with serious neck and back problems to give back to patients in his community, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.

The FDA's Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Committee has unanimously recommended for FDA approval a ceramic-on-metal hip from DePuy Orthopaedics, according to a release from DePuy, a unit of Johnson & Johnson.