Mike Kintner, service contracts manager at TriMedx, shares five strategies ASCs should adopt to achieve significant, sustainable equipment savings.
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St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La., has announced the opening of its new 20,000 square-foot ASC.
Physician shortage estimates are 50 percent worse than anticipated prior to healthcare reform, according to a release by the Association of American Medical Colleges. A report by the AAMC's Center for Workforce Studies made the following four other key findings:
As many spine procedures become feasible on an outpatient basis, they are quickly moving from the hospital to the ASC. Chris Bishop, senior vice president for acquisitions and business development at Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, provides 10 steps for…
An effective quality improvement program allows an ASC to track areas of improvement and form new policies and procedures to rectify those problem areas. ASCs should continuously build on past successes by tackling clinical, financial and operational weaknesses. John Dooley,…
The realm of healthcare has changed dramatically in recent years with the signing of the new healthcare reform law and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and more drastic changes are forecasted to change the nature of healthcare. Brian…
The Office of Inspector General says it will review several issues pertaining to surgery centers, including analyzing the appropriateness of the methodology for setting ASC payment rates under the revised ASC payment system, according to the OIG Work Plan for…
Somnia Anesthesia Services has produced the second in a series of videos on "Managing Anesthesia Costs and Quality Improvement."
Meridian Surgical Partners has announced it has acquired a majority interest of City Place Surgery Center in Creve Coeur, Mo.
In the current economy, patients are finding it more and more difficult to pay their bills — so much so that they often put off non-elective procedures because their high-deductible insurance plans require a hefty financial contribution. Three ASC collections…