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Understanding Outsourced Anesthesia |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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Q: What are the major challenges ASCs are facing with regard to employing anesthesiologists? |
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Scott Becker Discusses Business Challenges Facing ASCs on ReachMD Radio |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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Scott Becker recently spoke about new business challenges
facing surgery centers with the Chicago Tribune’s Bruce Japsen on XM Radio’s
ReachMD station. Scott was a featured participant in the station’s ongoing
“Clinician’s Roundtable” series.
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Colorado ASCs Can Now Perform Physician Peer Review |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
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In a move touted as "improving quality of care and patient safety," Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed HB 1075, which lets ASCs form physician peer review committees, earlier this month. Peer review was previously only allowed by the state's hospitals. |
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Two Key Issues for ASCs: An Interview With Rob Carrera |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
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After all these years, physician-driven surgery centers still have to battle to survive in the healthcare marketplace. Currently, there are two key issues ASCs have to be concerned about, says Robert Carrera, the President of Pinnacle III, a provider of consulting and management services to surgical centers through both equity and non-equity models. |
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Looking Ahead to Required Reporting, National Quality Forum Endorses 5 Quality Measures for ASCs |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
In an effort to enhance the ability of ASCs to report healthcare outcomes and processes in a standardized manner, the National Quality Forum has endorsed five quality measures for ASCs developed by the ASC Quality Collaboration.
The five facility-level ASC measures endorsed by NQF are
1. patient burn;
2. prophylactic intravenous antibiotic timing;
3. patient fall within the ASC;
4. wrong-site, wrong-side, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure, wrong-implant surgery; and
5. hospital transfer/admission. |
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Survey: Four in Five ASCs Not Using Electronic Health Records |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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ASCs continue to face challenges, yet appear to see promise, in the adoption of electronic documentation. According to an independent national survey of ASC administrators, 82 percent of ASCs do not use an electronic health record (EHR), 85 percent use paper perioperative notes, and 74 percent use dictation and transcription for the generation of physician procedure notes. |
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10 Valuation Facts and Statistics for ASCs |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Valuation multiples for ASCs were higher than ever in 2007, and orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology and general surgery are the most desirable specialties, among other findings, according to the 2008 ASC Valuation Survey by HealthCare Appraisers. Thirteen management partners representing more than 300 ASCs nationwide participated in the survey. |
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Response to ASC Referral Patterns Study: ASCs Strengthen Funding Sources for Safety-Net Hospitals |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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A study published in the March 18 Health Affairs that claims that physician-owned ASCs siphon referrals of commercially insured patients from HOPDs merits further analysis of its data and conclusions, says health industry consultant Craig Jeffries, Esq., in a letter to the journal. |
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Prexus Secures Contracts With Humana of Ohio |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
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Prexus Health has successfully completed contract negotiations with Humana of Ohio. |
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