A recent report in Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology outlined five key barriers to healthcare providers' implementation of electronic health records as well as ways providers in Massachusetts were addressing these concerns.
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The average single-specialty ASC performed 3,124 cases in 2008, according to SDI Health. Here are the average annual cases for single-specialty ASCs by the five highest-performing specialties.
Tria Orthopedic Center in Bloomington, Minn., is participating in a pilot program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota to offer joint replacement followed by recovery at a nearby Hilton hotel, according to a report by the Star Tribune.
Here are the top 10 surgical specialties for ASCs by the average number of annual procedures for 2008, according to SDI Health.
Sarah Martin, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, shares three mistakes ASCs often make when trying to recruit physicians to their ASC.
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Here a breakdown of the case volume mix as a percent of an ASC's total cases, organized by an ASC's total number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
The following are the top 10 most frequently reported surgical specialties in single- and multi-specialty ASCs in 2008 by percentage of centers reporting the specialty, according to SDI Health.
Edward J. Gorz, CPA, accounting manager for MedHQ, a professional employer organization and business office outsourcing service for ASCs and other providers, provides four steps ASCs should take before outsourcing or seeking assistance with administrative services.
Douglas Carlan, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgery of the hand and upper extremity at Eaton Orthopedics and Carillon Surgery Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Georganna Howell is the administrator of Greenspring Surgery Center in Baltimore, part of OrthoMaryland.