A new study from the Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., found that performance of advanced laparoscopic procedures in a minimally invasive surgery program is safe, regardless of whether the surgery is performed…
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Certain characteristics of physician owners and non-owners of a surgery center may impact the perception of the value of that center. Here are six physician risk factors and the relative importance ASC operators place on each factor, according to VMG…
The third-party payor profile within a specific market and the ability to obtain favorable managed care contracts can impact an ASC's value. Here are four managed care payor and reimbursement risk factors and the relative importance ASC operators place on…
Jim Stilley is the CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., a multi-specialty surgery center that performs over 16,000 procedures annually.
The American Academy of Professional Coders has announced the appointment of Deborah Grider as president, effective July 1, 2010, succeeding Reed Pew, who was recently appointed chairman of the board of directors for Eli Research's healthcare group, according to an…
Existing general surgery training programs have the capacity to expand their positions by 33 percent and address a growing shortage of surgeons, according to a survey by the American College of Surgeons.
As hospitals look for strategies to improve physician engagement and physicians look for efficient care environments, both groups are increasingly drawn to clinical co-management agreements in which hospitals run an ASC as a hospital outpatient department. David Thoene, founder and…
When most healthcare providers refer to patient-reported outcomes, they think of patient satisfaction scores and reports of complications following surgery. However, these two metrics alone may not be enough for healthcare providers as they face challenges set up by the…
A team of researchers at Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan found that using a flushknife, an endoscopic device with a water jet function, was superior to a flexknife, an electrosurgical endo-knife without a water-jet function,…
Danny Jackson, a former healthcare leader, will be honored by the Craven Regional Medical Center Foundation in New Bern, N.C., for his contribution to healthcare in the Craven area, according to a report from The Sun Journal.