Health systems should invest in new or existing ASCs rather than competing with them for surgical revenue, according to Celeste Weise of Manage Resource Group.
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Health systems shifting their resources to outpatient care must execute a strong non-acute care strategy in order to succeed, according to McKesson.
One multiphysician practice can experience around 14,000 patient no-shows each year, according to a whitepaper by Medbridge Transport.
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Most practicing physicians are happy and would choose to become physicians again, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Family Physicians and CompHealth.
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Lack of transportation accounts for about 67 percent of patient no-shows, causing about 3.6 million patients to miss their medical appointments, according to Medbridge Transport.
One patient no-show per day can cost an ASC thousands of dollars each year, according to Medbridge Transport, a company that provides medical transportation services to ASCs in Houston.
Real estate investors are looking to capitalize on the fierce healthcare market as outpatient developments continue to surge, RE Journals reports.
Across specialties, physicians are losing autonomy and control — and as a result, they're leaving practice early, according to retired OB-GYN Valerie A. Jones, MD.