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3 Best Practices for Expanding GI/Endoscopy in Your ASC

Dianne Wallace, executive director of Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, discusses three ways the surgery center has expanded the GI specialty at its multi-specialty ASC.

Guidance for Benchmarking Your ASC as Part of a Quality Improvement Program: Q&A With Dianne Wallace of Menomonee Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center

Dianne Wallace, executive director of Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, explains how the surgery center has implemented benchmarking processes as part of its larger quality improvement program to meet the standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health…

Guidance for Integrating Physicians and Staff at a New Pediatric Multi-Specialty ASC: Q&A With Cindy Evans of Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center

Cindy Evans, vice president of ambulatory and regional services at Seattle (Wash.) Children's Hospital, which opened Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center in July, discusses a challenge of opening a new ASC and how the center is working to overcome that.

3 Best Practices for Staying Competitive as a New Pediatric Multi-Specialty ASC

Cindy Evans, vice president of ambulatory and regional services at Seattle (Wash.) Children's Hospital which opened Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center in July, shares three ways the pediatric multi-specialty ASC is working to stay competitive in the market.

Average Implant Cost for the Top Orthopedic Procedure by State

Here are 26 statistics about average implant cost for the top orthopedic procedure — arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy, medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving — by state, according to weekly data from Genascis. Data was unavailable for states…

White Paper on Anesthesia Staffing Model Trends, Developments and Best Practices Now Available From Somnia Anesthesia Services

Somnia Anesthesia Services has issued a white paper entitled "Anesthesia Staffing Models That Drive Value and Improve Quality: How the Right Model Delivers Efficiencies, Revenue and Clinical Quality Excellence."

Performing Complex Spine Surgery in an ASC: 5 Essential Business Considerations

Performing complex spine surgeries in an ASC provides both financial and quality of care benefits to the facility, its surgeons and, most importantly, to its patients. ASCs offer flexibility of scheduling, on-time starts, low infection rates, reduced costs and high…