Forbes profiled Tulsa-based Oklahoma Surgical Hospital for its comprehensive customer service.
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A Twin Falls, Idaho-based ASC filed a lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg and Twin Falls NSC, complaining of "gross mismanagement" and alleging the companies did not support strategic planning after competitor Twin Falls-based St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center opened…
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Life expectancy is declining in high-income counties across the world because of the opioid epidemic and a worsening flu season, according to studies published in BMJ, MDLinx reports.
A study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research examined the wage gap between executives, physicians and nonclinical workers.
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There are a multitude of ways health systems can use technology to make patients more comfortable and improve their overall experience, according to Forbes.
CMS proposed changing the definition of surgery to account for "surgery-like" procedures in the 2019 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, which could add cardiac catheterization procedures to the ASC covered list.
Operating a rural ASC can be a challenge — limited resources for patient access, staffing and physician recruitment require administrators to strategize to ensure their ASC is successful, according to Pinnacle III, an ASC management company.
Here are four legislative issues impacting ASCs:
Four ASC administrators discuss how they are improving the patient experience.