Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for June 15, 2015.
SurgCenter Development, physicians to open $2M JV surgery center in Ohio
SurgCenter Development and a group of physicians are building a new joint venture surgery center in Athens, Ohio, according to a report from The Athens News. The surgery center will house two operating rooms, three recovery rooms and three private rooms.
Liver transplant outpatient clinic opening in Walnut Creek
John Muir Health and UCSF Medical Center worked together to open a new liver transplant outpatient clinic in the East Bay Region, specifically located in Walnut Creek. Francis Yao, MD, a UCSF transplant hepatologist, provided services for patients as recently as last month.
New ASC opening at Rockaway Beach
Physicians and healthcare developers from Rockaway Beach in New York went before a community board to discuss plans of opening an ASC on Rockaway Beach Boulevard which is set to open in 2016.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Medical Anesthesia and Pain Management Consultants merge
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based U.S. Anesthesia Partners is merging with Medical Anesthesia and Pain Management Consultants in Fort Myers, Fla. As per the new partnership, MAPMC will join Joseph L. Riley Anesthesia Associates, which is a founding partner of USAP.
Somnia Anesthesia names Diana Allen VP of patient revenue
Somnia Anesthesia named Diana Allen, MHA, its new vice president of patient revenue. Ms. Allen has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare administration and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in healthcare management and leadership at Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs.
WEDI: Final ICD-10 readiness survey before the plunge
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has released the final series of ICD-readiness surveys. The most recent survey was conducted in February and released in April. Click here to access the latest survey.
CDC reports cases of Hepatitis C are rising
A recent report by the CDC indicates Hepatitis C is on the rise with researchers devising treatments to combat the disease. The number of cases in Appalachia has increased more than 300 percent in a mere six-year period with Virginia notably having a substantial number of cases.