At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Sandra Jones, FHFMA, LHRM, CASC, owner, Ambulatory Strategies, Inc., and an executive vice president with ASD Management, discussed key strategies for meeting CMS' governing body documentation requirements…
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CMS has approved a new program under the healthcare reform law that allows Medicaid programs to provide new health home services for people with chronic conditions.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded three-year grants totaling $4.5 million to support research in three centers that will focus on improving clinical preventive services and practices such as screening, counseling and use of preventive medications for…
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, outlined the HFAP accreditation process and discussed key strategies for preparing for the…
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Tracy Heoft-Hoffman, Administrator, Hastings (Neb.) Surgery Center, shared key tips for preparing for CMS surveyor visits.
Premier Medical Plaza in High Point, N.C., has announced the addition of an ambulatory surgery center, according to a Dig Triad report.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Adrian Gostick, author of "The Carrot Principle" and a global thought leader on workplace strategy, discussed the importance of recognition and employee engagement in an organization's success.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, Bill Walton, a former ABC, ESPN and NBC basketball announcer and inductee of the NBA Hall of Fame shared his thoughts on perseverance in a presentation titled,…
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, president of OrthoIndex; Steven Stern, MD, MBA, medical director and the vice president of neurosciences orthopedic and spine for United Healthcare;and Michael…
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, Reed Martin, COO, Surgical Management Professionals, presented 10 statistics ambulatory surgery centers should track and discussed how centers can use the data to improve their centers.