Long-term cost management is among the greatest challenges for out-of-network ASCs. As the administrator of an out-of-network surgery center that performs more than 300 cases per month in a one-room OR, Toni Rambeau, CASC, has developed the necessary cost management…
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Children’s Hospital Boston has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to study how children’s hospitals measure the quality of care provided by pediatric cardiovascular nurses. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on…
Researchers found healthcare access, cost, quality and outcomes can vary greatly across and within communities, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on…
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a non-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has appointed Belle Lerner, MA, as its new assistant director.
The National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission today announced the 2011 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards.
Out-of-network reimbursement used to be a profitable strategy for surgery centers, but times have changed. Pressure from payors, high-deductible insurance plans and the elimination of out-of-network benefits has made it increasingly difficult to survive on out-of-network. Eric Woollen, vice president…
Women's Surgery Center in Bethesda, Md., has hired leadership solutions firm B.E. Smith to recruit a new CEO for the center, according to a Yahoo News report.
Center for Sight in Sarasota, Fla., will donate 100 free cataract surgeries for patients without insurance or means to pay on March 23 and March 30, according to a Gulf Coast Business Review report.
The New Jersey legislature is set to vote Thursday on a bill authorizing a health insurance exchange run by the state, according to an NJ Spotlight report.
Construction and expansion has continued for physician-owned hospitals that were Medicare-certified by Dec. 31, 2010 — but the future of the ownership model is still uncertain, as opponents continue to criticize the potential "conflict of interest" physicians may face.