5 Key Differences for Employees Between ASC and Hospital Environments
ASCs offer employees advantages that they could not find in the surgery department in the hospital, says Greg Zoch, a managing director at Kaye/Bassman, an executive search firm for ASCs and other companies. Here he lists five key differences between ASCs and hospitals.
Read more...OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules to Implement HITECH Act
IntroductionOn July 14, 2010, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a proposed rule[1] (Proposed Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards[2] (Privacy Rule), security standards[3] (Security Rule) and enforcement regulations[4] (Enforcement Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The proposed modifications include changes required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and other changes deemed appropriate by OCR in order to strengthen the privacy and security of health information and to improve the "workability and effectiveness"[5] of the Privacy Rule, Security Rule and Enforcement Rule (collectively, the Administrative Simplification Regulations).
Read more...106 Great Women Leaders in the ASC Industry
Here are 106 great women leaders in the ASC industry, listed in alphabetical order.
Read more...5 Financial Implications Healthcare Reform Will Have on ASCs From Andrew Hayek of the ASC Advocacy Committee
Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates and chairman of the ASC Advocacy Committee, discusses five key ways the healthcare reform law will affect ASCs.
Read more...Baylor Regional Medical Center in Texas Renovates Surgery Center
Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas, has updated it surgery center, according to a Southlake Times Star report.
Read more...5 Observations on the Future of ASCs by Dr. Neal Lintecum of Kansas' Lawrence Surgery Center
Neal Lintecum, MD, an orthopedic hand surgeon, is chairman of the board of Lawrence (Kan.) Surgery Center. It has four ORs, about 18 physician-partners and hosts surgery in orthopedics, ENT, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, podiatry and urology. Dr. Lintecum makes the following observations about the future of ASCs.
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