The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Quality Institute have partnered with EHR platform Epic for data optimization. Through Epic’s community registries platform, the partnership will create an anesthesia community registry that aims to advance quality, safety and patient…
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Physician autonomy is top of mind for many ASC leaders — especially as around 108,700 physicians left private practice for employment between 2019 and 2021, according to a report from Avalere. While many physicians have moved toward employed models, not…
A Kansas City, Mo.-based man has pleaded guilty to a Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for cancer genetic testing and cardiovascular genetic testing, the Justice Department said in a May 29 news release. What happened? What’s next?
Investing in continuing education programs and fine-tuning and cultivating a strong culture are two ways to deal with staffing shortages. Two industry leaders recently connected with Becker’s to share what their organizations have implemented to best work through staffing problems.…
The nurse-patient assignment process for infusion centers is a critical component of patient care. However, the manual assignment methods used at most infusion centers are inefficient, add administrative strain to already overburdened nurses’ workloads and threaten nurse retention. During a…
Slocum Orthopedics is moving forward to construct a standalone ASC in Eugene, Ore., according to a May 29 report from Eugene Weekly. The 42,000-square-foot facility will include up to 10 operating rooms and 30 bed areas for patients pre- and…
Stanford Health Care is building a medical office building on the Stanford Medicine campus in Redwood City, Calif. Specialties that will be at the facility include cardiology, urology and rheumatology, according to a May 28 news release from Stanford Medicine.…
Many medical, dental, and veterinary practices have multiple facilities and parts of the business operating on several different software systems. For example, there are many different electronic health records (EHR) and practice management systems (PMS) across numerous facilities. Similarly, many…
The greater the familiarity between a surgeon and an anesthesiologist was linked to improved outcomes for patients in certain surgeries, MedPage Today reported May 28. The retrospective study was conducted by physicians of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada,…
People living in Maryland currently have the fewest yearly out of pocket healthcare costs, while people living in Mississippi face the highest, according to a new report from Wallethub, published May 29. The financial services platform reviewed where people spend…