CMS has proposed to slightly alter the exception to same-day surgery restrictions for ASCs, which mandate that surgery centers must provide certain patient notices prior to the day of surgery, according to an ASCA release.
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Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals, has rolled out its new ScanChart application to Cool Springs Surgery Center in Franklin, Tenn.
AmkaiSolutions, joined by New York's Empire State Development (ESD), have announced AmkaiSolutions has moved its headquarters from Waterbury, Conn., to Westchester County, N.Y.
OSHA has started conducting inspections of outpatient care centers in four states — Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida — in an effort to reduce needlesticks and sharps hazards, according to a report from the ASC Association in its ASCA Government…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists has available a 36-page "Infection Control Guide for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists."
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care is set to open a new ambulatory surgery center in Wauwatosa, Wis., according to a report from the Wauwatosa Patch.
The following article is written by Brenda Morrow (brenda1075@att.net) of HealthCare Reimbursement InSIGHT. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a long-awaited proposed rule that outlines the creation and operation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that…
The purpose of establishing a formal physician query process is a step in the right direction for obtaining accuracy and integrity in reporting coded data. A necessary component in any compliance plan is the assignment of correct codes in a…
Here are 18 statistics about OB/GYN in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Topical anesthesia could limit pain caused by intravitreal injections, according to a study reported in OSNSuperSite.