As CEO of Executive Solutions for Healthcare in Chandler, Ariz., Linda Peterson is an expert in promoting cost efficiencies for ASCs. At the 2010 ASC Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., she spoke on "Doing More With Less," a pertinent topic…
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Marge Schillaci, RN, MS, administrative director of Surgery Center of Joliet (Ill.), which performs a high volume of colonoscopies, EGD and upper and lower GI diagnostics and screenings, shares three ways her ASC has improved its efforts to provide quality…
The U.S. Senate cleared a decisive hurdle toward passage of $16 billion in federal assistance for state Medicaid programs in a 61-38 cloture vote defeating a Republican-led filibuster, according to Kaiser Health News.
Surgical Care Affiliates has announced it has entered in a joint-venture agreement with West Coast Endoscopy Center in Clearwater, Fla.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration are urging HHS to phase in a value-based purchasing program for ASCs, rewarding providers and facilities showing high quality performance and achieving quality improvements, according to a…
The ASC Administrator, who reports to the director of operations, will manage and direct the day to day operations of this new free-standing multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center. The center has four ORs/three procedure rooms. It is projected to do approximately…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee will be extending a patient safety program aimed toward reducing patient infections, according to a WREG news report.
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has signed the Medicaid Anti-Kickback law, an initiative to fight fraud, waste and abuse in the state's Medicaid system, according to a news release by the Governor's office.
The Joint Commission has launched a new campaign aimed toward raising awareness about falls, according to a news release by The Joint Commission.
HealthGrades has announced the publishing of its first study identifying pediatric patient safety incidence rates over a three-year period, according to a news release.