Nick Marassi, MD, of Kemp Surgery Center in Everett, Wash., discusses how the ASC works to regularly maintain policies and procedures in accordance to Medicare certification.
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Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., and Tammy Burnett, administrator of The Plastic Surgical Center in Flowood, Miss., discuss seven ways ASCs can cut costs without sacrificing quality.
Sarah Sterling, business administrator at Post Street Surgery Center in San Francisco, shares four benefits that were reaped from implementing electronic medical records at her center.
Sarah Sterling, business administrator at Post Street Surgery Center in San Francisco, shares insights and tips for surgery centers working to implement electronic medical records.
Spokane (Wash.) ENT’s surgery center opened 10 years ago as a part of Spokane Ear Nose and Throat Clinic. Since then the ASC has grown to average 3,200 cases annually the last two fiscal years, with patients seen from three…
Seven surgeons and an anesthesiologist who co-own The Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley and its surgery center in Appleton, Wis., have financed and opened the Recovery Inn, a 12-room, hotel-like rehabilitation facility specifically designed for patients undergoing…
An effective ASC infection control program must be robust. It should involve many individuals at the ASC, from staff members all the way up through leadership. It must also include many different policies, procedures and protocols to address aspects of…
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing, and Brice Voithofer, vice president of ASC and anesthesia services, for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discuss how a few small changes to the language or script used by front desk staff can help an ASC…
Regent Surgical Health has named Bo Hjorth as vice president of business development.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter is planning a policy change that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician's supervision, a decision that has angered Colorado anesthesiologists, according to a Denver Post report.