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You want the best staff possible, but it can be hard to get a sense of a person's character and work ethic during a brief interview. Lynda Simon, administrator of St. John's Clinic: Head and Neck Surgery in Springfield, Mo.,…

In the healthcare sector, very often services are rendered without a detailed understanding of the associated costs. Case costing enables us to determine how much a specific surgery either improved or reduced the bottom line of an ASC. For instance,…

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Symbion Healthcare honored Texarkana (Texas) Surgery Center as its best affiliated center last year, based on physician satisfaction, patient satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Texarkana ASC is a large multispecialty center with five ORs, two procedure rooms and 65 credentialed…

Editor's note: The following article by Daren Smith, BSN, administrator for Fremont (Neb.) Surgical Center, appeared in the Spring 2010 edition of  SourceMedical's "Insider Source" magazine.EHR systems offer the opportunity to enhance your facility's efficiency and effectiveness, and to increase…

Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, describes the critical mistake made by ASCs of asking unqualified staff members to oversee vital business needs.   Tom Jacobs: A mistake we've witnessed is relying on internal staff to be experts in…

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