Survey results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveal that physicians often come to work sick due to a sense of loyalty to already-overwhelmed peers and a commitment to patient care. This mentality can have unintended consequences, including compromised…
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An American Medical News report discussed three phases of training for new staff members on the use of electronic health records.
The California Supreme Court has refused to bar nurse anesthetists from administering anesthesia to hospital patients without physician supervision, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.
Anesthesia Business Consultants, one of the largest billing and practice management companies dedicated to anesthesia and pain management, this week announced a strategic partnership with Picis to leverage technology and operations in the anesthesia community.
If you've run a surgery center for a number of years, you have probably exhausted many cost-cutting options: standardizing supplies, cross-training staff, and compressing the surgical schedule, for example. Jim Stilley, CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City,…
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 16, Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner at McGuireWoods and Holly Carnell, JD, McGuireWoods in Chicago spoke on the seven core elements of cultures of compliance…
Leslie R. Jebson, CMPE, is the executive director of the Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Florida in Gainesville. After assuming the role four years ago at the new 130,000-square-foot facility, he has been a driving force…
Readbacks — the process by which medical orders that are relayed over the phone are repeated back to ensure accuracy — have been shown to reduce the risk of communication errors and improve patient safety, according to a study published…
LaClaro has added a new "reminder dates" function to its flagship Lighthouse workflow automation software tool to help ASC collectors better keep an eye on aging insurance and patient claims.
Approximately 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health insurance, a trend that has risen steadily over the past 15 years, according to the 2011 National Health Interview Survey and a FOX News report.