Dr. Ken Pettine, co-founder of Colorado's Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine and The Spine Institute, has one piece of advice for his patients: "Friends don't let friends get fused." This phrase, which he trademarked as the tagline for The…
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An American Medical Association survey found private payors inaccurately process one in five medical claims, according to an AMA release.
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Brent Lambert, MD, is president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.Q: We recently hired a new staff member to post our ASC's payments and we're seeing a decline in the amount captured. What might be the cause of…
Chris Suscha is vice president of de novo business development for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: Are you seeing any new trends in the ASC market?
Nicola V. Hawkinson, MA, RNFA, NP, CEO and founder of SpineSearch, offers the following five tips to help surgery centers and practices recruit great physicians and staff.
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program announced it became the first accrediting organization to join the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative executive committee.
Here are four statistics about orthopedics in ASCs, according to SDI.
Orthopedics can be extremely profitable for surgery centers if certain best practices are used to ensure efficient operations and quality care in this service line. Becky Mann, director of Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center in Warner Robins, Ga., and Timothy Kremchek,…
The Virginia health commissioner has denied applications for three proposed surgery centers in Isle of Wight County, Va., according to a report in The Virginian-Pilot.