Claire Wallace

2 days ago | beckersasc.com | Claire Wallace

Perioperative monitoring solutions provider Senzime has launched a medical affairs division, as well as an open-access education platform. The medical affairs division will function a collaboration hub between academic centers, anesthesia providers and perioperative teams, according to a May 13 press release. Senzime’s director of clinical and medical affairs, Jen Sanders, will lead the division.

2 days ago | beckersasc.com | Claire Wallace

Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health will add an ASC and cardiac care center at its Greene Medical Arts Center in Catskill, N.Y., according to a May 12 report from Hudson Valley 360. The new ASC will feature four operating rooms and two procedural rooms and offer gynecology, orthopedics and colonoscopies, according to the report. The facility is expected to open by the end of 2026 and cost between $20 million and $25 million.

2 days ago | beckersspine.com | Claire Wallace

Bethlehem, Ga.-based Apex Spine and Neurosurgery has tapped a new CEO in Karen Harris, RN, according to a May 13 LinkedIn post. Ms. Harris first joined Apex as the administrator for its ASC. She has 40 years of nursing experience, specializing in patient care, operational excellence and team collaboration. She will succeed current CEO Cathy Jones, PhD, who is stepping down.

2 days ago | beckersspine.com | Claire Wallace

The Safe Group, a medical equipment manufacturer based in Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle, France, has completed its first spine surgeries at a new facility in Texas. This marks the Safe Group's deployment of its spine surgery implants in the U.S., according to a May 12 news release from the company.

3 days ago | beckersasc.com | Claire Wallace

Nearly half (43%) of medical practices in the U.S. have been using AI at work for over a year, with 36% of practicing physicians, nurses and IT professionals using it to transcribe patient notes. In addition, several practices are using it for documentation requirements, reimbursement claims and as a virtual scribe. “In the fast-paced world of ASCs, billing teams are constantly juggling coding changes, payer denials, prior authorizations and time-consuming appeals.