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The following article was written by David Kelly, administrator of Samaritan North Surgery Center in Dayton, Ohio, a Health Inventures facility.

When Lori Martin, RN, administrator and clinical director at SUMMIT Surgery Center at Saint Mary's Galena in Reno, Nev., found herself battling cancer and needing to scale back her full-time work schedule for several months, she fully realized the value…

Silverton (Ore.) Health is developing a new ambulatory surgery center for its Woodburn (Ore.) Health Center, according to a Woodburn Independent report (subscription required for full access).

As the number of patients suffering from chronic pain rises in Louisiana, it can be increasingly difficult to secure an appointment with a specialist, according to a WWL Radio report.

Some Colorado physicians are experimenting with new ways to curb prescription drug overdose in response to a steadily increasing addiction rate in the state, according to a Denver Post report.

Brandon Earp, MD, has been named chief of orthopedics at Faulkner Hospital in Boston, according to a report from The Boston Globe.

The following transactions or developments between hospitals and physician groups took place within the past month, beginning with the most recent.

In the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's annual payment policy report (pdf) to Congress, MedPAC officials recommended that Medicare payments for ASCs increase by 0.5 percent for the 2013 calendar year.

Five pain management physicians discuss the role of patient contracts in prescribing narcotics.

Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center is undergoing a $109 million expansion that includes development of a new surgery center, according to an Inside Tucson Business report.