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HIPAA Compliance: What Providers Should Know About HITECH Act Mandatory Audits

1. HHS mandated auditsInvestigations by the Office for Civil Rights related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will no longer be initiated by only complaints and self-reported breaches. Section 13411 of the HITECH Act requires HHS…

11 ASC Administrators Discuss How Their Centers Stand Out

Here 11 ambulatory surgery center administrators and leaders from across the country explain how their centers distinguish themselves.

5 Tips to Revive an ASC's Patient Base With Direct Marketing

1. Focus your media buy. Unlike hospitals, surgery centers typically aren't targeting a broad range of patient needs. Centers should instead identify a narrower patient market to pursue through local media outlets and advertising, said Scott Christiansen, CEO of CORE…

5 Weekly Benchmarks for ASCs to Track

Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, shares five benchmarks ambulatory surgery centers should benchmark on a weekly basis.

5 Trends for Physician Perspectives of US Healthcare

Here are five trends on physician perspective of the United States healthcare system, addressing healthcare reform, industry consolidation, compensation, accountable care organizations and physician opinions on the future. The data is based on the Deloitte's Physician Perspectives Survey.

5 Strategies to Reduce Human Resources Costs at Surgery Centers

Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, and John Merski Jr., executive director of human resources at MedHQ, discussed human resources costs for surgery centers and related changes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in a recent webinar…

10 Statistics on General Surgeon Compensation

Here are 10 statistics on general surgeon compensation based on the Medscape Surgeon Compensation Report: 2012 Results.

22 Statistics on ASC Financials

Here are 22 statistics on average ambulatory surgery center financials, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

5 Tips for Introducing New Technology to Your Board

This article is written by Tommy Kline, administrator, Hampden Surgery Center.While most organizations have processes they would like to improve, it is not always easy to get everyone behind new ideas. This is particularly true in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)…

25 Statistics on ASC Payor Mix

Here are 25 statistics about ASC payor mix as a percent of gross charges from the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.