A tool to calculate surgery risks for a particular patient is being used in heart surgery and will eventually be adopted to other surgical specialties, but access is still limited to mainly larger hospitals, according to a report by the…
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As Congressional Democrats hold off on their health reform legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in considering passing a separate bill rescinding the health insurance industry's antitrust exemption, according to a report by CBS News.
Here is the average payor mix as a percent of gross charges for surgery centers based on their region, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health has submitted plans to build a 27,000-square-foot surgery center in Danville, Va., according to a report from WSET News.
President Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget for 2011, released Monday, would allocate $900 billion for HHS, including a six-month extension of enhanced federal Medicaid payments to states.
Q: How are hospitals still feeling the effects of the economic downturn?Dave Felsenthal: States are still struggling, and many states don't have the money to fund state-run Medicare and Medicaid programs. Often they can't pay the bills immediately, so this…
Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., has proposed a $66 million expansion project that includes the construction of an ambulatory surgery center, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Q: Solid business fundamentals are essential to the success of ASCs. What can centers do to ensure their processes are running as effectively and efficiently as possible?Robert Zasa: Case costing remains as important as ever. At our centers, we are…
Co-management arrangements are relatively new pay-for-performance programs whereby hospitals engage physicians to manage and improve entire hospital service lines (e.g., cardiovascular, orthopedics, etc.). These arrangements place emphasis on achievement of pre-established quality and performance metrics and can offer significant improvements…
New state regulations setting time limits for HMO patients to see doctors may force HMOs to add more physicians to keep appointments on time, according to a release from the California Medical Association.