Hershey (Pa.) Outpatient Surgery Center Administrator Rita Mack, RN, BSN, shared a tip on how implementing a patient tracking system improved her center's communication.
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Houston-based Harris Health System's ambulatory care services division appointed Toni Cotton, RN, BSN, to serve as its CNO.
Delegation is essential to helping an ASC thrive, according to Indianapolis-based VEI Michigan Vice President of Operations Jim Stilley, who was interviewed by Roger Manning on the Excellentia Podcast.
Athens (Ohio) Surgery Center added Bradley Bryan, MD, to its team, The Athens Messenger reports.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce named Carmel, Ind.-based North Meridian Surgery Center to its 2019 Best Places to Work list.
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Good listening skills are essential to effective communication in an ASC, according to Indianapolis-based VEI Michigan Vice President of Operations Jim Stilley, who was interviewed by Roger Manning on the Excellentia Podcast.
In the second part of this series, HSTpathways CEO Tom Hui spoke to Becker's ASC Review on negotiating and implementing interoperability EHR systems and addressed common challenges ASCs face in the EHR space.
Domestic medical travel programs may drive patients to surgery centers, according to The Daily News.
Medscape compared burnout factors among physicians working in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the U.S.
Surgeon Cory Fawcett, MD, penned a blog post on short-term thinking that hinders surgery center management and finances. He is the author of The Doctors Guide to Eliminating Debt.