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101. 5 Signs Your Surgery Center is Unprepared for Healthcare Reform
John Goehle, MBA, CASC, CPA, chief operating officer of Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, discusses five warning signs that suggest healthcare reform could catch your ambulatory surgery center off-guard. ...13 October 2011 -
102. Private Equity Investing in Healthcare — 13 Hot and 4 Cold Areas
... of investments in China and India below in Section 13). Furthermore, a growing trend of health systems investing in health systems has developed.[3] In Jan. 2011, five health systems announced they ...16 August 2011 -
103. 130 Great Women Leaders in the ASC Industry
... Doctors Insurance Company in Columbus area for five years. She does frequent lectures on legal and risk management issues and writes numerous publications. Carol Ciluffo. Ms. Ciluffo joined Pinnacle ...09 August 2011 -
104. Rising Stars: 30 ASC Industry Leaders Under Age 40
... ASCOA. In his five years with the company, he succeeded in developing or acquiring 11 surgery centers, leading to substantial revenue and profit increases. He was also instrumental in refocusing the firm' ...29 July 2011 -
105. Current Trends in ASC Management Company Consolidation: Thoughts From Brent Lambert and Jon Vick
... multiple ASCs have approached ASCOA, asking to be bought out. "That would never have happened five years ago," says Dr. Lambert, whose larger ASC company has not taken up any of these offers, but ...26 July 2011 -
106. 12 Ways for ASCs to Improve Payor Contracting
... cost of living increases into contracts. "They are being very conservative right now because they aren't really sure what healthcare is going to look like in five years so," Mr. Winslow says. "They are pushing ...15 July 2011 -
107. Anesthesiology and the Proposed Rule for the 2012 Medicare Fee Schedule
... in 2012, with a five percent net increase in payments, and radiation therapy centers would lose the most, i.e., nine percent. Below are the annual total Medicare payments and the impacts of the relative ...11 July 2011 -
108. Patients Become Sick From Legionella Bacteria at Sacred Heart in Washington
... Heart. Related Articles on Hospital Quality: Five Months Later, MU Health in Compliance With Federal Patient Safety Standards UC Regent, Husband Lead the Way to Establishing Prevention Guidelines for ...29 April 2011 -
109. iPhone App for Hand Hygiene Leads to Increased Compliance in Pilot Project
... week. There was an overall upward and statistically significant trend in compliance. Read the abstract about iScrub. Related Articles on Hand Hygiene: Five Months Later, MU Health in Compliance ...29 April 2011 -
110. CMS Seeks Comment on Medication-Related Quality Measures
... on CMS seeking comment on medication-related quality measures. Related Articles on Quality: Five Months Later, MU Health in Compliance With Federal Patient Safety Standards UC Regent, Husband Lead the ...29 April 2011 -
111. Commission Urges Ambulatory Practices to Collect Demographic Data
... (pdf). Related Articles on Quality: Five Months Later, MU Health in Compliance With Federal Patient Safety Standards UC Regent, Husband Lead the Way to Establishing Prevention Guidelines for Surgical ...29 April 2011 -
112. Five Months Later, MU Health in Compliance With Federal Patient Safety Standards
A March 30 follow-up inspection of University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., showed the hospital is now in full compliance with Medicare standards after coming under fire for noncompliance in infection control ...29 April 2011 -
113. 6 Steps for Successful Surgery Center Benchmarking
... at least two benchmarking studies a year and she recommends four or five. Accreditors would like ASCs to benchmark a variety of areas, such as clinical, safety (including infection control), administrative ...28 March 2011 -
114. 10 Recent Nursing Strikes, Lawsuits and Unionizations at U.S. Hospitals
... for the estimated 500 staff nurses who crossed the picket line on Friday and $1 million on security and other costs. 3. Massachusetts Nurses Association may be planning five-hospital strike for April. ...21 March 2011 -
115. 5 FAQs on Surgery Center Development
Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties in Huntsville, Ala., lists five frequently asked questions about ambulatory surgery center development and provides the answers. Q: Is owning ...17 March 2011 -
116. 135 Great Surgery Center Administrators to Know
... performing over 9,000 cases annually. The center's leaders were able to design and build a new, five-OR facility in 2005. "The challenges are dealing with the increased complexity of the regulatory issues ...09 March 2011 -
117. 5 Former Executives of Tampa's WellCare Health Charged for Medicaid Frau
Five former executives of Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans have been indicted for allegedly defrauding the Florida Medicaid program by producing false documents to inflate the costs of behavior health ...03 March 2011 -
118. 12 Tips for Surgery Centers to Survive on a Medicaid-Heavy Caseload
Medicaid currently accounts for one-third of all cases at Bidwell Surgery Center, a five-OR ambulatory surgery center in Middletown, Ohio. "There's absolutely no room for fat on the bone," says Chuck Brown, ...22 February 2011 -
119. Missouri Internist Sentenced for Making False Statements About His Billing Practices
Howard Goldstein, MD, an internist from Clayton, Mo., has been sentenced to five months imprisonment and ordered to pay $30,000 for making false statements about his questionable Medicare billing practices, ...06 January 2011 -
120. 10 Proven Strategies to Building a Successful GI/Endoscopy-Driven ASC
... and 6 Ways GI/Endoscopy-Driven ASCs Will Chance in the Next Five Years. 2. Cut costs wherever possible. Karen Smith, nursing director at Central Illinois Endoscopy Center, says her ASC clamped down on ...15 November 2010