This article was written by Amiee Mingus, RN, Director of Clinical Operations at Regent Surgical Health, and republished here with permission.
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Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Hospital has purchased approximately a half-dozen sites in Ridgewood and in Paramus, N.J., at a cost of $54 million for potential future physicians' offices and outpatient services, according to a report from The Record.
Adoption of a team-based pre-procedural pause, also known as a "time-out," is most effective when using a team approach, according to an article from the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Joint venture partnerships are not for every ASC, but they have the potential to provide several benefits. According to a presentation by Regent Surgical Health, these benefits may include:
Monroe, Mich.-based Mercy Memorial Hospital System has closed its outpatient surgery center, according to a report from the Monroe News.
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This article is sponsored by SOIX.Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange has been doing procedure-level benchmarking since 1999. All clinical benchmarking results are reported based on the CPT code of the primary procedure. For example, a multispecialty center that uses SOIX to…
Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J., announced that it has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, an international organization focused on worldwide healthcare improvement.
Nueterra Global Alliance partnered with Texas Institute for Surgery, according to an NGA report.
In a Physicians Practice article, James Doulgeris, manager of the healthcare division at HCP Associates, lays out the most common medical practice marketing mistakes made.
In a Houston Chronicle article, Tia Benjamin discusses the steps that leaders and managers can take to deal with an underperforming employee.