Because ASCs don't have the purchasing power of large hospitals, they should consider taking advantage of group purchasing options, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.
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Williamsburg, Penn.-based The Advanced Vision Institute's ASC is offering free cataract surgeries through its annual Days of Caring event Oct. 6 and Oct. 13, the Virginia Gazette reported.
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined hand hygiene compliance rates at five tertiary care facilities.
Streamlining processes such as removing time consuming supply chain tasks can help clinicians focus more on caring for patients, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems.
The Midwest Center for Joint Replacement released a report on patient satisfaction and outcomes stemming from surgery data collected over a two-year period.
Tracers are used in The Joint Commission's survey process and allow surveyors to detect performance issues throughout the process.
ASC leaders are less satisfied than they were a year ago, according to OR Manager's 2018 Salary/Career survey.
As the payor trend toward increasing deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance continues, greater pressure is on ASCs to collect what have become large dollar amounts from the patient.