Healthcare delivery in the United States is on the cusp of major change, and many experts believe how healthcare is provided and paid for will be significantly different in the next decade. Hopefully, the changes will result in higher quality…
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President and chief development officer of Meridian Surgical Partners Kenneth Hancock discussed his experience with outpatient spine surgery centers in an article for the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery.
Changing payment systems are putting pressure on hospitals to deliver value. Value is defined as quality, for a reasonable price. As hospitals and health systems strive to decrease the costs of the delivery of care while simultaneously increasing the quality…
The majority of physicians and hospitals say bundled payments have the most potential to improve healthcare affordability rather than patient-centered medical homes or accountable care organizations, according to survey results from Booz & Company.
Physicians consider many aspects of a location before choosing to settle in and practice medicine there, but they find some traits more important than others, according to results from a Medscape survey.
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Emotional intelligence, or the ability to understand and control emotions, has been linked with to a number of qualities desired of healthcare providers: High EI has been positively correlated with job performance and satisfaction, stress management, social interaction and ability…
Here are five ideas on how to make ambulatory surgery center board meetings more productive. Sign up for our FREE ASC E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!1. Communicate agenda and prior minutes in advance. At least…
A few years ago, Auburn-based Central Maine Orthopaedics, which includes a surgery center performing 2,000 procedures per year, devised a plan to stop spending money on advertising and start focusing their attention and resources on relationship building.
Here are 12 statistics on average ambulatory surgery center administrator salaries, according to VMG Health's 2011 Intellimarker survey.
Here are eight trends in ambulatory surgery center third party payor contract negotiations and reimbursement rates from Dan Connolly, vice president of payor contracting for Pinnacle III.