Measuring and tracking patient care processes and outcomes is essential for determining a surgery center's quality performance and identifying areas for improvement. Scott Trimas, MD, FACS, a facial plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist in Florida who serves as a surveyor for…
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Joe Zasa, co-founder of ASD Management, has years of experience with surgery center managers. He has seen the good — administrators whose centers run like well-oiled machines, whose employees sing their praises without being prompted. And he has seen the…
Here are 10 statistics on payor reimbursement as a percent of Medicare, based on Medscape's Insurer Ratings Report 2011. In this survey, physicians reported what percentage of Medicare their best payor reimbursed. The statistics can vary based on location and…
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, a roundtable discussed "The Best Ideas Now: Key Ways to Improve Physician Owned Hospital Profits." The panel included Larry Teuber, MD president of Medical…
Medical Facilities Corporation, a company that owns controlling interests in four specialty surgical hospitals in South Dakota and Oklahoma and an ambulatory surgery center in California, recently announced a cash dividend payment of CDN $0.0917 per common share will be…
Physician practices may miss out on reimbursement through simple mistakes, according to an AAPC report written by Jackie Stack, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CPEDC.
At the end of the month Derek Weichel, MD, will become the newest addition to Beatrice Community Hospital in Beatrice, Neb., and one of the only fulltime orthopedic surgeons in the city, according to the Beatrice Daily Sun.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation has announced it has signed a new multi-year agreement with Cigna, under which Cigna customers will have access to healthcare services at all hospitals owned and operated by Tenet subsidiaries, according to a Market Watch report.
Despite acknowledging that the hospital market basket would be a more appropriate system on which to base surgery center payment updates, CMS continues to base updates on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, according to an ASCA report.
Steve Corl understands what goes into successfully operating a surgery center. Having served as administrator of Mackinaw Surgery Center in Saginaw, Mich., for nearly six years, Mr. Corl possesses a deep understanding of business operations and management that has helped…