Whitepapers
The following whitepapers have been made available to readers of Becker's ASC Review.
Title: Ambulatory Surgery Center Survival in the New Health Care Era
Source: Cerner
Implementing an electronic documentation system in your ASC should mean more than just converting from pen to computer. It is becoming increasingly clear that ASCs can no longer avoid conversion from paper documentation to electronic documentation if they are to survive in the new health and care delivery models designed to crush the silos. Download the whitepaper here.
Title: Eliminating the Drama & Risk Exposure Caused by Under-Performing Employees
Source: MedHQ
MedHQ recently surveyed surgery center managers about their biggest HR concerns—and the results may surprise you. Learn what the survey found and best practices in human resources—that can save the average center approximately $250,000 every year—in this whitepaper from the only company that specializes exclusively in surgery center and physician practice Human Resources, MedHQ. Download the whitepaper here.
Title: Solving the Patient Payment Conundrum - Reducing Accounts Receivable Days while Improving the Patient Experience
Source: Billing Tree
This is an exciting yet challenging time for healthcare revenue cycle management. One reality remains evident - patients will continue to pay more out of pocket for healthcare services, regardless of their status with public or private payers. This whitepaper explores Patient Payment Portals and how new technology is helping healthcare providers meet the pressing challenges of reducing bad debt by improving patient billing and collection. Learn more about the state of the patient’s role in healthcare revenue cycle management and a vision of where things may be headed and how you may need to adapt as a PCP, group, facility, hospital, clinic, specialty or lab. Download the whitepaper here.

Title: Comparison of MetriCide® OPA Plus Solution and Cidex® OPA Solution Use Properties
Source: Metrex
The properties of MetriCide OPA Plus Solution, a high-level disinfecting solution, are compared to Cidex OPA Solution with regards to composition, reuse stability and reuse costs in a legally marketed automated endoscope reprocessor (AER) system, use stability, safety, efficacy and materials compatibility. This whitepaper discusses:
How MetriCide OPA Plus achieves more equipment treatments over a 14-day use period
How you can achieve more cycles with MetriCide OPA Plus than Cidex OPA
How you can realize a cost savings for your facility with MetriCide OPA Plus
Download the whitepaper here.
Title: Why Cloud Computing Makes Sense for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Source: Source Medical
As an industry, healthcare institutions have traditionally invested in technology at a rate which is far less than other sectors of the economy. The reason for this is simple: Technology expenses in healthcare have traditionally had little impact on the ability to grow revenues. However, being able to shift IT costs from a capital expense to an operational expense is a game changer for the industry and one of the primary reasons cloud computing is so compelling. This whitepaper describes the benefits cloud computing offers to the healthcare industry, in particular ASCs. Download the whitepaper here.
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