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…
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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…
The NovaMed of Chicago Northshore ASC hosts 3,000 cataract cases a year, a stunning rate for just one OR. It's a rate that is greater than at some multi-OR facilities, says John Calta, regional director of operations for NovaMed. Mr.…
Seven surgeons and an anesthesiologist who co-own The Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley and its surgery center in Appleton, Wis., have financed and opened the Recovery Inn, a 12-room, hotel-like rehab facility specifically designed for patients undergoing…
The following is a white paper written by SurgiScreen, which provides consulting, management support and outsourcing of pre-surgical screening services.
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No matter how hard you try, you will always receive some complaints. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD Management, offers "dos and don'ts" on how to handle complaints from patients, physicians and employees.
With so many day-to-day stresses in a surgery center, it's easy to overlook emergency drills in favor of more pressing issues. Disasters happen, though, and if they happen to your center, you want your staff to be as prepared as…
Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, describes a critical mistake made by new ASCs.
A standard medical director agreement lists a daunting array of functions to be fulfilled by the practitioner taking on this critical position. Participation in facility committees, continuing medical education for the staff, and implementation of quality assurance programs are but…
Editor's note: The following article by Patrick Doyle, vice president of sales, surgery division, for SourceMedical, appeared in the Spring 2010 edition of SourceMedical's "Insider Source" magazine.