Fox Eye Surgery in Iowa had its application for a certificate of need to build an ASC denied by the Court of Appeals of Iowa, according to legal documents on Leagle.com.
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Title: Director of Operations Departmental Scope: Case Management Team; Intake, Authorization, Account Management & Logistics Current Staff: Approximately 20; Three-year growth plan exceeds 100 FTE's for department Reports to: VP of Operational Excellence (interim period; 90-180 days); Chief Operating Officer…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
Stephanie Ellis, owner and president of Ellis Medical Consulting since 1992, has spent almost 20 years working with ASCs on coding, billing and reimbursement, revenue cycle and compliance plans. As a tenured consultant on the finance-related errors that plague surgery…
American Society of Anesthesiologists President Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, discusses five trends affecting anesthesiologists and how the ASA is responding to threats to its members.
The Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., went from losing as much as $40,000 a week in 2008 to showing better than benchmark profits in 2009. The two-OR center hosts orthopedics, ENT, dental, podiatry and pain management. Sue…
The Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., has taken several steps to keep itself on solid financial footing. Sue Glendon, administrator of the two-OR center, identifies five key steps the center has taken in the past 6-9 months.
Administrator Linda Phillips, RN, of Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center explains some of the ways her facility is expanding their pain management specialty.
Administrator Linda Phillips, RN, of Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center discusses three ways in which the surgery center reduced its supply costs.
In order to survive and thrive in today's environment, it is essential for ASCs to control the cost of implants in addition to handling more complex cases. To this end, facilities, physicians and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) must work together…