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Joint Ventures

With healthcare reform legislation passing, more ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), hospitals, physicians and management companies are participating in joint ventures to seek financial opportunities, and in some opinion, better quality service.

A Mixed Bag of Tricks for the ASC Industry

A Mixed Bag of Tricks for the ASC Industry By Kelly M. Pyrek It’s the time of year — just a fraction of a second before the major holiday madness ensues — when we turn introspective, pondering the blessings and the challenges life has dealt us this year. The U.S. economy — ...More
November 1, 2004
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Joint-Venture Advantages in Managed-Care Negotiations

Joint-Venture Advantages in Managed-Care Negotiations by Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM Although there are many advantages to a joint-venture partnership for both physicians and the hospital when developing a freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC), one of the most ...More
November 1, 2004
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B. Braun Awarded Premier Contract For Its Introcan Safety IV Catheter

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- B. Braun, a leading healthcare products and services company and a leader in passive safety technology, announced today that Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the healthcare group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc., has awarded it a multi-source agreement ...More
October 28, 2004
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RehabCare and Valley Baptist Health System Announce Strategic Partnership for Rehabilitation Services

ST. LOUIS & HARLINGEN, Texas -- RehabCare Group, Inc. and Valley Baptist Health System today announced an agreement for physical rehabilitation services in inpatient and outpatient settings by RehabCare, and the development of a rehabilitation hospital and a ...More
October 27, 2004
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Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center and Baylor Health Care System Announce Landmark Partnership to Develop Onsite Rehabilitation Center

DALLAS -- Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center president and general manager Greg Elliott announced today that Baylor Health Care System has become a signature partner of the Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center. This will be the first ...More
October 19, 2004
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Outpatient Services Provider Select Medical Corporation to Merge With New Company

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Select Medical Corporation today announced that it has signed an agreement to merge with a new company formed by an investment group led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare ...More
October 18, 2004
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Premier Signs Multi-Source Agreement for Hypodermic and Sharps Products

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing organization of Premier, Inc., has awarded 21 multi-source contracts to 13 suppliers for hypodermic and sharps products in seven product categories. The agreements were effective Oct. 1, 2004. The awarded suppliers ...More
October 11, 2004
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Healthcare Professionals' Adoption of Information Technology is Studied

In response to the growing national concern regarding patient safety and medical errors, a unique collaboration between academics and healthcare will investigate how the adoption of technology can be used to improve patient care. Sonja Wiley-Patton, assistant professor of ...More
October 4, 2004
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ComSynTech to Assist Kodak in Developing Radiology Information System for Diagnostic Imaging Centers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Communication Synergy Technologies Inc. (ComSynTech), a medical and business information technology company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, MedSynTech Corporation, has signed a multi-year agreement with Eastman Kodak Company to jointly ...More
September 28, 2004
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons Selects The Beryl Companies as Outsourced Partner to Enhance Physician Referral Services

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world, has signed a multi-year contract with The Beryl Companies to manage its physician referral service program. The agreement ...More
September 27, 2004
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