The unprecedented shortage of critical drugs used by ambulatory surgery centers has severely impacted an ASC's ability to provide services, according to Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm…
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When carving out space for an ambulatory surgery center from existing building, designers need to be aware of a variety of needs, both regulatory and practical, says John Marasco, president of Marasco & Associates in Denver, Colo. Here he cites…
Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D., shares six ways to save money on supplies in an ambulatory surgery center.
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Advanced Pain Management, based outside of Milwaukee, says it is the largest pain group in the United States, with 28 physicians and almost 300 employees working at 11 pain centers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Vishal Lal, APM's CEO, describes how…
Most experts agree that after the ICD-10 implementation date of Oct. 1, 2013, even well-trained coders will take longer with the new coding system than they did with ICD-9, according to a blog post published by Tom Sullivan in ICD-10Watch.
Ambulatory surgery centers enrolling in the Medicare program for the first time, revalidating their Medicare enrollment or adding a new practice location will have to pay CMS a $505 fee beginning March 25, according a report from the ASC Association…
A Pomona, N.Y.-based billing manager has been charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly embezzling more than $5,000 from his former employer, according to a MidHudsonNews report.
Fifteen safety initiatives in commercial aviation could improve patient safety in the healthcare industry, according to a report in the Milbank Quarterly.
In an article published in the Archives of Surgery, three anesthesiologists criticize a previous article that concluded "aggressive early postoperative glycemic control should reduce the incidence of [surgical site infections]."