Short Hills Surgery Center in Millburn, N.J., is the largest ASC in the state by size, with eight ORs. Here Nancy Easley-Mack, LPN, business office manager of the surgery center, discusses five steps in moving from out-of-network to in-network reimbursement.…
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The following article appeared in the May. 2011 issue of Connection, the e-newsletter from the AAAHC. Q: AAAHC Standard 5.II.A-6 refers to performing internal and external benchmarking to support the QI program goals. The 2011 Handbook's Glossary defines internal benchmarking…
Performing kyphoplasty on patients with vertebral fractures due to injury can decrease the likelihood of death by 44 percent when compared with those who are prescribed bed rest and painkillers, according to an article published in The Telegraph.
The following article is written by Ronald J. Mattson, MD, vascular surgeon and founding partner of The Surgery Center of the Main Line in Wayne, Pa., a Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners facility. My experience as a founding investor…
An outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) in a healthcare facility can cause higher death rates, increased length of stay and add stress on lab testing services. "All of these factors place a higher burden on our scarce health resources,"…
The following article is written by Robert J. Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, principal of Ambulatory Systems Development. One of the most common issues to address when implementing hospital and physician joint ventures is the need for the hospital to replace the…
Dr. Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission and also president of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. Previously, Dr. Chassin was the Edmond A. Guggenheim Professor of Health Policy and founding chairman…
Medicare violated its own guidelines by paying for follow-up colonoscopies approximately three years earlier than recommended, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine and Bloomberg Businessweek.