Staffing costs consume a large portion of an ASC's budget, so decisions concerning raising salaries need to be taken seriously if you want to keep your employees happy and stay financially stable. Three ASC administrators share three things you should…
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UnaSource Surgery Center in Troy, Mich., has been distinguished with a 2010 Apex Quality Award from CTQ Solutions for excellence in patient satisfaction and overall quality of care.
Managed care contracting is often overlooked and is critical to the financial well being of your center. Here are four basic rules that you should know when negotiating with carriers.
As the founder of ASC Turnaround Group and the founder and CEO of Murphy Healthcare Group, Robert Murphy is instrumental is helping to develop and manage quality ASCs across the country. As CEO of Murphy Healthcare Group, which he started…
Yousef Masood, MD, an internist practicing in Elizabeth, N.J., has been accused of bilking Medicaid of approximately $1.8 million and allegedly prescribing medication to patients he never saw, according to an NBC report.
The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has opened the Crawford Spine Center at its facility, according to a Cincinnati Children's news release.
Here are seven statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation by specialty from 2009 data, according to the MGMAPhysician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report. 1. The median salary for orthopedic surgeons specializing in spine surgery was $613,709.2. The median salary for…
John Lytle, administrator at Triangle Endoscopy Center in Durham, N.C., explains how the center has worked to create and maintain actionable quality improvement metrics according to standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.
Nick Marassi, MD, of Kemp Surgery Center in Everett, Wash., explains the biggest challenge in keeping costs down at the surgery center and how the center is working to overcome it.
Mary Igo, RN, CEO of Minneapolis-based Minnesota Gastroenterology, a physician practice that owns and operates six outpatient clinics and endoscopy centers, shares three steps she takes to better prepare for contract negotiations with payors.