OakBend Medical Center has opened a new ambulatory surgery center in Richmond, Texas, according to a report from the Fort Bend Herald.
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Ambulatory surgery centers in Nevada could either see their facility licensing fees almost triple or face a significant reduction in inspections depending upon the results of a vote scheduled Jan. 13, according to a report from the Las Vegas Sun.
Fox Valley Orthopedic Associates Ambulatory Surgery Center in Geneva, Ill., has announced it has recently achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
10 Current Issues Affecting ASCs Nationwide As ASCs enter a period of declining reimbursement, regulatory changes and new ownership models, state ASC associations are attempting to guide their members through budgetary crises and confusing legislation. Click to continue » Outlook…
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum and have announced the four 2010 recipients of the annual John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, according to a jointly issued news release.
Most ASCs take write-offs with contracted payors at the time of billing (TOB) rather than time of payment (TOP), and the data shows ASCs are collecting more per case. According to a study conducted by GENASCIS, a provider of billing,…
El Camino Hospital, which has hospital campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, Calif., is in discussion with the management team of an ambulatory surgery center in Mountain View about reducing the hospital's majority ownership position to a minority ownership,…
Healthcare-associated infections and surgical site infections deserve more attention from the anesthesia community, and hand-washing studies should be repeated at other institutions, according to the authors of an editorial published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
CMS has issued a reminder for Medicare fee-for-service physicians, providers and suppliers that all claims for services furnished on or after Jan. 1, 2010 must be filed with the individual's Medicare contractor no later than one calendar year after date…
Peter L Bailey, MD, a physician in private practice in New York and former professor with the University of Rochester (N.Y.), provides practical guidance for improving IV start times.