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There are several ways to maintain efficiency at surgery centers, but ASCs can't be efficient unless surgeons have good time management skills.

David Altchek, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, is scheduled to perform elbow surgery on Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Baker, according to a Star Tribune report.

James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform elbow surgery on Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Michael Kohn, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Wiemi Douogih, MD, team physician for the Washington Nationals, performed minor elbow surgery on Nationals pitcher Drew Storen, according to a Washington Times report.

Two commercials featuring physicians from Central Maine Orthopaedics in Auburn have been awarded the Bronze Telly Award in the local commercial-direct to consumer category.

A proposed joint-venture ophthalmology surgery center for Wilton, N.Y., has received approval from the state's Department of Health, according to a Business Review report.

Nationwide Children's Hospital, based in Columbus, Ohio, has opened a new ambulatory surgery center in Westerville, Ohio, according to a ColumbusLocalNews.com report.

Ambulatory surgery centers in Massachusetts say their industry could be under threat from state regulators seeking to give their competition — hospitals — an advantage, according to a Boston Herald report.

Loyola University Health System, based in Maywood, Ill., has announced Bipan Chand, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE, has been named director of the newly established division of GI/minimally invasive surgery, director of the bariatric surgery program and head of surgical endoscopy…

A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals patients are more likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening if they are provided choices for the type of screening test, according to a news release.