ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, in collaboration with the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, has released important changes to its recommendations for preventing surgical fires, according to an ERCI news release.
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Regent Surgical Health, a leading developer of surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals across the country, has announced the opening of the Surgery Center of Mount Dora (Fla.), according to a Regent news release.
Medical/surgical costs remain the second highest operating expense of surgery centers. In a difficult economy, with lower case volumes and tightened reimbursements, watching these costs is crucial.
Third-quarter financial reports from several industry leaders hint that a recovery of the $11 billion market for hip and knee replacements is under way, according to a report from Dow Jones Newswires.
1. Establish your objectives — Define why your partnership is ready to sell. Is it to realize a return on investment? Is it to grow the center through recruitment and management strategies? Do circumstances call for a re-syndication of the…
As the administrator of five busy surgery centers in the Memphis, Tenn., area, I am charged with the responsibility for operating cost efficient facilities that provide high quality care.
Here are the average operating expenses per case for surgery centers organized by a center's total case volume, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Part journalist, part historian, all shrewd political observer, Ron Brownstein, who will deliver a keynote at the 8th Annual Orthopedics, Pain Management and Spine Driven ASC Conference (June 2010, Chicago), explains with lucid precision the complexities of American politics. As…
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Title: Trends in Strategies and Valuations of Physician/Hospital Relationships