Demystifying software updates and upgradesHow would you define a medical equipment software update? How about a software upgrade? Answering these questions isn't so simple – it's difficult to define software updates versus upgrades because the answer varies based on the…
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Great Lakes Surgical Center in Southfield, Mich., with about 25 owners, has been open for five years. With four ORs and a volume of 6,500 to 7,000 cases a year, it is solidly in the black. Keith Metz, MD, anesthesiologist…
William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, medical director of the Center for Sight in Sarasota, Fla., offers three tips on keeping your staff motivated and enthusiastic throughout the year.1. Give back to the community. If your facility makes itself an integral…
In the midst of a struggling economy, William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, medical director of the Center for Sight in Sarasota, Fla., is able to offer free cataract surgery to underprivileged patients. "We're not immune to financial stresses," Dr. Lahners…
In only a few minutes, William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, can perform a surgery that can alter the rest of a patient's life — and in some cases, he'll do it for free.
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The income statement is one of the financial statements which we as investors, managers, operators, and employees should all understand. Without a profitable business, we wouldn't be in business at all. The income statement shows us how our business is…
Larry Taylor, president and CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare, offers 10 best practices on recruiting new physician-partners to an ASC.
Evaluation of custom packs and trays should be an ongoing process because surgeons preferences change, says Larry Taylor, president and CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare.
While it is critical for ASCs to constantly explore growth strategies such as adding more cases and recruiting physicians, more and more ASCs are considering adding untraditional ASC specialties like spine and retina. While these may seem to fall under…
Many older surgery centers in dire financial straits can be turned around and get a new lease on life, according to Bill Southwick, president and CEO of HealthMark Partners. Mr. Southwick offers four key questions to determine if an older…