The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has chosen SPH Analytics, a population health manager, as its partner for ASC surveys.

The American College of Surgeons has verified New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital as a level 1 children's surgery center.

Linda Komnick, senior partner and leader of the physician integration and leadership practice at executive search firm WittKieffer, and Christine Mackey-Ross, a former WittKieffer employee, shared their insights on remedies for physician burnout.

Columbus (Miss.) Eye Clinic and Laser Surgery Center leveraged its EHR to improve internal processes and care management strategies, according to MidSouth Practice Transformation Network.

The average yearly salary for a nurse practitioner practicing in the U.S. is $112,673, according to jobseeker website ZipRecruiter.

Nearly 2 million patients were affected by data breaches in May, according to HIPAA Journal.

Keeping up with ASC quality measures can be difficult for staff despite having a lower quality reporting burden than hospitals, according to ASC management software company Simplify ASC.

Becker's ASC Review reported on three ASCs and ASC operators affected by data breaches in the first six months of this year.

The data systems of a Downstate Illinois eyecare and ASC business were breached by an unauthorized person April 18, its patients have been informed.

In a recent press release, Diversey announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the addition of Candida auris (C. auris) to the master label of Oxivir® 1, in both its ready-to-use and wipes formats.

Patient burn rates dropped in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the ASC Quality Collaboration's latest ASC quality report

Nurses at the Geneseo, N.Y.-based Noyes Health Ambulatory Surgery Center took part in the Association for periOperative Registered Nurses "National Time Out Day" June 12 for surgical safety, according to the Livingston County News.

Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare intelligence company, outlined how to manage patient data and avoid cyberattacks.

Here are 25 organizations who have joined the ASC Quality Collaboration, either as part of its board of directors, its technical expert committee, or both:

The American Medical Association released new policies related to artificial intelligence at its 2019 annual meeting this week.

ASC management company Pinnacle III outlined how ASCs can stay compliant with CMS' requirements for safe medication practices.

Three experts shared their tips on quality improvement for ASCs with Becker's ASC Review:

There are a variety of ways physician burnout can be addressed, according to a report from Medical Economics.

Hand-washing is a key compliance issue for ASCs, according to experts.

From the World Health Organization updating its definition of workplace burnout to the cost implications of burnout on the healthcare system, here are three things to know about physician burnout: