Author's posts
10 gastroenterologists to know
Here are 10 physicians to know who specialize in gastroenterology:
400-physician practice votes to join Duke Health after suit alleging takeover
Durham, N.C.-based Private Diagnostic Clinic has voted to dissolve and join Duke Health, ending a legal dispute alleging Duke was trying to take over the practice, Triangle Business Journal reported May 13.
Limiting 1st-year residents’ work hours improves patient safety, study finds
Resident physician-reported medical errors and adverse events dropped by more than a third after physician work hours were limited to no more than 16 in a row, according to a study recently published in BMJ Quality & Safety.
A California ASCs’ secret to success
For the Central California Endoscopy Center in Fresno, success hinges on a close-knit staff.
ASCs ‘insulated’ Tenet’s bottom line as hospitals continue to battle high labor costs
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare’s surgery center business, has helped protect the company from the rising labor costs that continue to eat into the bottom line of many hospitals and health systems across the country.
What $27B Atrium-Advocate merger could mean for ASCs
Two large health systems revealed plans to merge last week in a blockbuster deal that could signal more transactions to follow for hospitals and surgery centers.
Las Vegas ASC performs nation’s 1st tendon repair with CoNextions device
Las Vegas-based Sunset Ridge Surgery Center surgeon Colby Young, MD, performed the first procedure with the CoNextions TR Tendon Repair System on May 11.
All the ways ASCs can drive down healthcare costs
The migration of complex cases to ASCs can save employers, patients and payers money, Naya Kehayes, principal and ASC practice leader at ECG Management Consultants, said during the California Ambulatory Surgery Association’s ASC Summit.
Cleveland Clinic announces new 1M-square-foot neurological center
Cleveland Clinic is building a new neurological institute in Cleveland that will provide inpatient and outpatient care, surgical services and research laboratories. Currently, the Cleveland Clinic’s neurological services are offered at various loc…
Illinois ASC adds robotic knee replacement system
Geneva-Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics now offers robot-assisted knee replacement in its ASC using the Velys Robotic-Assisted Solution.
