Managed care contracting is often overlooked and is critical to the financial well being of your center. Here are four basic rules that you should know when negotiating with carriers.
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Here are seven statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation by specialty from 2009 data, according to the MGMAPhysician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report. 1. The median salary for orthopedic surgeons specializing in spine surgery was $613,709.2. The median salary for…
Mary Igo, RN, CEO of Minneapolis-based Minnesota Gastroenterology, a physician practice that owns and operates six outpatient clinics and endoscopy centers, shares three steps she takes to better prepare for contract negotiations with payors.
United Surgical Partners International, a Dallas-based company that owns and operates surgery centers and surgical hospitals, has selected Surgical Notes as a preferred clinical documentation vendor, according to a Surgical Notes news release.
The only constant is change. In the surgery center context that means that physicians retire, move away, or sometimes simply decide to do cases elsewhere. Accordingly, for a surgery center to remain healthy, it must always be looking for new…
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Here is the average common size balance sheet for orthopedic-driven ASCs (facilities with greater than 50 percent of their case volume in orthopedics), according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker. The balance sheet is broken down into assets, liabilities and equity, and…
Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and Tammy Burnett, administrator of The Plastic Surgical Center in Flowood, Miss., discuss seven ways ASCs can cut costs without sacrificing quality.
Sarah Sterling, business administrator at Post Street Surgery Center in San Francisco, shares four benefits that were reaped from implementing electronic medical records at her center.
Sarah Sterling, business administrator at Post Street Surgery Center in San Francisco, shares insights and tips for surgery centers working to implement electronic medical records.
Spokane (Wash.) ENT’s surgery center opened 10 years ago as a part of Spokane Ear Nose and Throat Clinic. Since then the ASC has grown to average 3,200 cases annually the last two fiscal years, with patients seen from three…