Quality improves when physicians, patients and their families are satisfied with ASC procedures, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.
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Here's a snapshot of the six legislative issues that dominated healthcare coverage in 2018:
China, Apple and environmental factors affecting health outcomes will drive healthcare transformations in 2019, reports Isabelle Roughol, LinkedIn senior editor-at-large.
The owner of the former Midtown Medical Center in Chicago pled guilty to illegally selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of opioids prescriptions, according to the Chicago Sun Times.
CMS' finalized site-neutral payment policy requiring Medicare to pay hospital outpatient departments and ASCs the same for outpatient procedures may not significantly hurt hospitals or greatly benefit ASCs, according to experts quoted in a Medscape article.
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An ASC "lifecycle" lasts about 10 years, and an ASC may need to adjust to new challenges once that time is up, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.
Rockdale, Texas-based Little River Healthcare closed all of its facilities and operations Dec. 4 — including Temple (Texas) Surgery Center — due to "unfortunate financial conditions," according to a statement on the system's website.
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System plans to open a freestanding emergency department in a former outpatient surgery center, Columbus Business First reports.
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined three tips for ASCs onboarding a new department manager.
Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University suspended negotiations to manage a new hospital, and in response, The Washington Post's editorial board called on GWU officials to consider alternative ways to meet local health needs.