For nearly a third of physician practices, electronic health record implementation cost more than $200,000, according to a national survey commissioned by Medical Economics and administered by MPI Group.
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As of September 23, 2013, ASCs were required to comply with the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule.
Hoag Orthopedic Institute recently released its 2014 Outcomes Report, including data from its Main Street Specialty Surgery Center in Orange, Calif., and Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County in Newport Beach, Calif.
San Antonio Eye Center PA has announced William R. Thornton, MD, has joined the center as its newest surgeon.
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.
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…