Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for April 30, 2015.
Global healthcare supply chain management market to reach $13.8B by 2019
The trend of hospital consolidation in countries such as the United States offer new growth opportunities for supply chain management solutions such as inventory management software, focused on both hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Read the full report on Becker's ASC Review
Participation in PQRS program increases by 47%
Participation in the Physician Quality Reporting System program increased by 47 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to CMS' 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Experience Report. Participation in the e-prescribing program rose by 9 percent from 2012 to 2013.
mHealth market to grow at CAGR of nearly 50% by 2020
Here is how the mHealth market was broken down by service in 2012:
• Monitoring services: 63 percent
• Others: 15.2 percent
• Diagnostic services: 14.8 percent
• Healthcare system strengthening services: 7.2 percent
General surgeons at healthcare organizations earn $390k
Based on the Medscape General Surgeon Compensation Report 2015, here is the breakdown for general surgeon compensation by practice specialty:
• Healthcare organization — $390,000
• Office-based multispecialty group practice — $386,000
• Office-based single-specialty group practice — $344,000
• Outpatient clinic — $305,000
• Hospital — $286,000
• Office-bases solo practice — $283,000
• Academic (non-hospital), research, military, government — $218,000
CDC believes OHSN surveillance can improve healthcare worker safety
Because of data collected from a surveillance system, the CDC believes surveillance can offer institutions tools to work toward improved safety and injury-prevention strategies, according to a recent report by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Surgery Partners CRNA receives University of Alabama award
Ernesto Perez, CRNA, has received the 2015 Ernestine Tucker Opening Doors Inclusion and Engagement Award from the Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Dr. Nameer Haider officially breaks ground on OMNI Surgical Center
The Ultica, N.Y.-based pain management-driven surgery center represents a $6 million private investment and is expected to open in October.
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Dr. Nameer Haider officially breaks ground on OMNI Surgical Center: 4 things to know
Surgery Partners CRNA receives University of Alabama award