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Ambulatory surgery centers being built and upgraded today focus on both the clinical aspects of care and the experience of patients and their families. "We are approaching ambulatory surgery center design as a way to create a less institutional feel…

Select International — an employee assessment company — has been named one of the fastest-growing for-profit companies in the Pittsburgh Business Times' "Pittsburgh 100" list.

The following is an excerpt of a blog post reprinted with permission from AchieveIt.Developing a culture of execution doesn't happen by accident. It takes focus, hard work, consistent effort and a proven roadmap by which to navigate. While we can't…

Vantage Outsourcing in Effingham, Ill., is a cataract outsourcing company. Based on recent developments with Vantage Outsourcing, it is clear that the ophthalmology outsourcing industry is seeing strong, continuous growth.

Stan Nelson, one of the co-founders of VHA and a former chainman of the American Hospital Association, has died at the age of 85.

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, based in Nasvhille, Tenn., has opened an outpatient cancer center at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn.

Chargemaster Automation: A Strategic Asset for Achieving Revenue Integrity   With healthcare reform, healthcare organizations must find ways to operate more efficiently and deliver value. This paper shows how, as the central point of the revenue cycle, automating chargemaster maintenance…

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project has released a report (pdf) on projected costs and outcomes for cardiovascular/cerebrovascular conditions and procedures for 2011 to 2012.

Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta has proposed adding a new cancer center to other planned expansion projects, according to a Rome News-Tribune report.

Steven Hochwald, MD, has joined Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., as chief of gastrointestinal surgery, according to a news release.