As president and CEO of ASC development and management company Physicians Endoscopy, Barry Tanner is keenly aware of the challenges facing GI-driven ASCs. In a 2008 interview with Becker's ASC Review, he said that, like other surgery centers, GI facilities…
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With House approval secured, a $16 billion package of enhanced federal Medicaid payments to states is being sent to President Obama for his signature, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
A standard medical director agreement lists a daunting array of functions to be fulfilled by the practitioner taking on this critical position. Participation in facility committees, continuing medical education for the staff, and implementation of quality assurance programs are but…
Editor's note: The following article by Patrick Doyle, vice president of sales, surgery division, for SourceMedical, appeared in the Spring 2010 edition of SourceMedical's "Insider Source" magazine.
LaClaro, an ASC technology company, has announced the launch of Lighthouse, a web-based workflow management, oversight reporting tool and analytic suite for ASC managers.
Increasing quality of care means paying careful attention to your risk management procedures and taking extra steps to prevent errors. Sandra J. Jones, executive vice president of ASD Management, discusses three mistakes ASCs make with risk management and how to…
Pre- and post-operative care can be especially difficult because a good healing process is dependent on understanding and cooperation from the patient. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD Management, offers four suggestions on improving pre- and post-operative care.
Angela Wustner, business analyst at Physicians Endoscopy, which operates 20 GI centers across the country, shares three ways GI/endoscopy-driven ASCs can reduce costs.
Center for Sight Ambulatory Surgery Center in Sarasota, Fla., has announced it has been granted three-year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.