At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Joseph Zasa, JD, partner, ASD Management, and Thomas K. Miller, MD, medical director, Roanoke (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center and Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics, discussed essential actions for ASC…
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After 12 years developing and centralizing information technology for hospitals, MMF Systems is considering expansion into the ASC industry. The company recently developed a new application — a preoperative questionnaire that patients fill out online prior to surgery. Here, Jerry…
Ambulatory surgery centers are poised to become leaders in healthcare delivery innovation because their existence depends on optimizing efficiency and while delivering high quality healthcare. In some cases, hospitals may want to partner with surgery centers to test new processes…
Ann O'Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health, discusses four commonly overlooked surgery center benchmarks, as well as seven steps to benchmark correctly in an ASC.
New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey recently underwent surgery at Philadelphia's Jefferson Surgery Center, according to a New York Times report.
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Don't go into the next year without some robust goals for your surgery center. Setting goals now will empower employees to offer suggestions for change and get your ASC off to a good start in 2013. Here Jared Leger, CEO…
Hospitals and physician-groups in several markets are exploring accountable care organizations, and many are choosing to participate. As a result, surgery centers are assessing whether they should join or if it would make more sense to go in a different…
Lloyd Guthrie, vice president of accountable health networks at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo., discusses accountable care ACOs and the beneficial payment models for ambulatory surgery centers in the future.
Here are eight steps for surgery center administrators to create a culture of growth and innovation at their facilities.
Here are eight surgery centers located in small towns and rural areas.