Narrowing networks among insurance providers have been a trend for years, accelerated by healthcare reform implementation. Ambulatory surgery centers are now deciding whether to squeeze into narrowing networks or take their chances outside of them.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national annual mean wage for physician assistants is $92,460.
Good time management typically results in higher productivity and lower stress levels, according to a MindTools resource.
Here are 14 statistics on the United States regions compensating the most and least for key ambulatory surgery center specialties based on the Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2013.
The American College of Surgeons issued new standards for pediatric safety for both inpatient and outpatient pediatric surgical facilities.
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AmSurg has 10 centers enrolled in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 12-month Program for Ambulatory Surgery, which has a zero patient-harm goal, according to a blog post.
Why do we use iPhones routinely to navigate through traffic but not use them to track patient conditions? We have access to more data on our uploaded photos than we do on our insurance claims. While technological advances seem to…
In a Medpage Today article, David Pittman discusses ways that physicians can use technology and data analytics to improve quality.
Sparta, N.J.-based Specialty Surgical Center has announced it will join Johns Hopkins (Baltimore) CUSP for Safe Surgery, a program offered through he Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for medical teams to reduce preventable harms to surgery patients.
Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgery Center has sponsored a sports leadership event, Leaders Celebration of Sports Champions, for area youth, according to a report from the New Hampshire Union.