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Joint Commission to Provide Electronic Standards Manual |
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Written by Rob Kurtz
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
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The Joint Commission will provide its organizations with an electronic edition of its standards manual beginning in November 2008, according to Michael Kulczycki, executive director of the Joint Commission’s Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program. |
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In the News: WSJ Examines Malignant Hyperthermia |
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Written by Staff
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) provides analysis about the
causes and dangers of malignant hyperthermia in this story.
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7 Keys to Successfully Launching a Spine Program in the ASC |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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Increased reimbursement for orthopedic and spine procedures under the
new Medicare ASCpayment system as well as rapidly developing minimally
invasive technologies and techniques for spine procedures are driving a
boom in outpatient spine programs. Whether you’re thinking about
building an ASC around spine or adding the specialty to an existing
facility (it works best, say our experts, when you’re already
performing orthopedics or pain management procedures), there are
several key clinical and business considerations common to both models.
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AORN Offers Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program Following ASC Association Meeting |
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Written by Staff
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is offering a live Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program in San Antonio, Tex., on May 18-19, following the 2008 ASC Association meeting.
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Spotlight On: A Better Way to Collect Fees - An Interview with Rob Morris |
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Written by Stephanie Wasek
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
Stephanie Wasek: Can you summarize briefly what CareCredit offers both practices and patients?
Rob Morris: CareCredit lets patients pay their current bills in full
immediately with the use of interest-free and low-interest extended
monthly payment plans. ASCs get paid in two business days with no
responsibility if the patient delays or defaults.
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Trends, Developments and Legal Issues in the Orthopedic and Spine Device Markets |
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Written by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, and Nancy A. Temple, JD, CPA
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
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This article focuses on current events and risks in the growing
orthopedic and spine devicemaker industry.1 Orthopedic and spine
procedures can be very profitable for surgery centers, as confirmed by
the increasing number of centers performing these procedures.
Reimbursement is solid for orthopedic procedures, and demand for
implants is increasing as the Baby Boomer generation is aging. More
implant and spine cases are being performed at ambulatory surgery
centers than ever before.
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10 Interesting Facts and Statistics for ASCs |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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The 2007 edition of a leading benchmarking guide for ASCs, which is developed and published by VMG Health, AAASC and Informed Healthcare Media, has been released. The guide covers financial and operational benchmarks for various specialties performed within ASCs, multi- and single-specialty ASCs and varying procedure volumes. Here are 10 statistics and observations from the 2007 Intellimarker ASC Financial and Operational Benchmarking Study.
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Pa. Report: ASCs Save Medicare $464 Million Annually |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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An independent report on Pennsylvania's ASCs has turned up some interesting statistics. The report, entitled Financial Analysis 2006, Volume Two, reported a total of 205 licensed ASC facilities in the state with 28 facilities having opened between June 2006 and May 2007. The report also indicated a 17-point increase in the number of outpatient diagnostic and surgical (D&S) procedures over a six-year period. In 2006, ASCs performed 622,652 of the total 2.3 million outpatient D&S procedures in the state.
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One Facility's Advice for Bariatric Success |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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A year-and-a-half ago, the South Sound Surgery Center in Olympia, Wash., transitioned from a hospital-based outpatient surgery department to an independent ASC facility. General surgery made up about 30 percent of the multi-specialty center's procedures, so when a local bariatric surgeon, who has an office-based Center of Excellence, approached administrator Paul Wilkinson about adding laparoscopic banding, it was an easy transition to a successful program.
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10 Benchmarking Statistics for Ambulatory Surgical Centers |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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The following highlights another 10 terrific statistics on ASCs from the 2007 Multispecialty ASC Intellimarker. This publication is authored by VMG Health, an outstanding valuation firm with a focus on ASCs. You can e-mail Greg Koonsman and VMG or call him at (214) 369-4888.
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Pa. Report: ASCs Save Medicare $464 Million Annually |
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Written by Scott Becker
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
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An independent report on Pennsylvania's ASCs has turned up some
interesting statistics. The report, entitled Financial Analysis 2006,
Volume Two, reported a total of 205 licensed ASC facilities in the
state with 28 facilities having opened between June 2006 and May 2007.
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