Medline Industries, a Mundelein, Ill-based supplier of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products, hosted an ASC surgeon roundtable at Becker’s ASC Review 22nd Annual Meeting — The Business and Operations of ASCs.
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Ambulatory surgery centers are subject to unique financial pressures. Compared to hospitals, they are often reimbursed at lower rates, and negotiating higher reimbursement rates with private payers and managed care organizations is a constant challenge, according to Sandra Jones, senior…
In the current ASC market, outpatient centers are performing more complicated types of procedures including total joint and spine. Medical professionals are adopting a minimally invasive mindset to mirror this trend.
There are still opportunities to run a successful, profitable ambulatory surgery center business.
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers sent a delegation to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and discuss support for two bills that provide improved access to care in ambulatory surgery centers.
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A new study published in Spine examines the utilization of ambulatory surgical procedures for intervertebral disc disorders and spinal stenosis from 1994 to 2006 in the United States.
Boston University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Public Health collaborated to create the Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences, according to BU School of Medicine.
Utah-based Arches Health Plan is closing, according to Fox 13.
Virginia Health Secretary William A. Hazel Jr. appointed a work group comprised of hospital CEOs, doctors and healthcare executives to review Virginia's laws that regulate medical facilities and services, according to The Washington Post.
Seventy-seven percent of American polled by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported expensive prescription drugs as their main healthcare concern, according to abc News.