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Standalone cancer centers may have to rethink their economic structure to be successful in a healthcare reform environment, according to a report by Andrew Ziskind, MD, managing director of Huron Healthcare's clinical solutions.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., announced the opening of the updated Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute.

Rebecca Patchin, MD, has been appointed as chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Joint Commission in 2013.

Decatur, Ga.-based DeKalb Medical plans to add cardiac electrophysiology services to its Heart and Vascular Institute.

Surgical Directions, a perioperative consulting firm, plans to launch a "Medical Director's Forum" on its website.

AchieveIt released version 4.7 of its applications Nov. 17.

Thomas McAfee, MD, dean of clinical affairs at UC San Diego Health Sciences, said University of California, San Diego will not close its Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas, as was reported earlier, according to a North County Times report.

The Marine Corps is looking to find smaller, more portable anesthesia machines to lighten the load for medical teams in expeditionary environments, according to the Marine Corps Times.

Private equity healthcare firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe is joining with two industry experts to form U.S. Anesthesia Partners, a single-specialty physician services organization focused on anesthesia and perioperative care, according to Herald Online.

The re-election of President Obama in November 2012 means the solidification of change for the healthcare industry; since the polls closed, support for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act has dropped to its lowest level since the law was…