It’s no secret that times are tough for GI, between the Medicare reimbursement cuts and the seemingly never-ending payment squeeze applied by third-party payors. But the specialty as a whole remains profitable; in fact, you can do more than simply…
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Here are nine thoughts on benchmarking, healthcare IT and the changing nature of ASCs. 1. Surgery centers continue to have growth, albeit slower growth than over the last five to 10 years. The surgery center market remains somewhat recession resistant…
Peggy Alteri, RN BSN, MPS, CASC. Peggy Alteri is the administrator and CEO of Holdings, the owner/operator of two freestanding surgery centers in Syracuse, N.Y. She is also president of her own consulting firm, MMAE, which specializes in ambulatory surgery…
Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature, as well as among providers, as new research has indicated it is about as accurate as a standard colonoscopy, reports the…
Carolyn Skaff is the administrator for North Suburban Surgery Center in Thornton, Colo. Ms. Skaff has more than 30 years of healthcare senior leadership, operations, business development, ambulatory strategies, construction project management and service line management. She has experience working…
Here are five real estate-related companies to know that serve the surgery center and hospital industries.
According to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker, here are the specialties responsible for the top 12 net revenues per case in ASCs performing more than 6,000 cases annually. (Gross charges for these specialties are listed in parentheses.)
Five providers in New York have paid fines and reimbursed the state more than $9 million for overpayments associated with waiving out-of-pocket costs for state and local government employees, but only four have agreed to halt the practice, according to…
The Surgery Center at Mt. Zion, providing outpatient surgery services and pain management care in Atlanta since 1997, is notable for its recent growth. In September, Gregory H. Lee, MD, whose areas of special interest include sports medicine and orthopedic…
Here are the top 10 most frequently reported surgical specialties in ASCs in 2007, along with the percentage of centers reporting the specialties, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.