Cindy Givens, executive director at Surgery Center at Tanasbourne in Hillsboro, Ore., discusses four steps ASCs can take to increase their number of screening colonoscopies.
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ASCs that just recently opened may look to apply for early option accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care to more quickly demonstrate to the community its commitment and competency for quality care. Here are five practices that…
Spine surgeons must take all possible measures to decrease infection rates among their patients and produce the best outcomes. Infections can occur for various reasons and when an infection does occur, it takes more time and effort from the patient…
While newspaper, radio and television advertising has been the traditional method of marketing an ASC's services, the ever-growing Internet has provided ASCs with a new and fresh way of connecting to their patients and expanding their presence within a community.…
2010 saw a significant increase over 2009 in surgery center transactions. During 2010, the pricing of transactions tended to increase from 2009. To learn more about these trends and see examples of pricing seen in various transactions, read ASC Transactions…
The following article appeared in the Sept. 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC. Q: At re-appointment time, do medical staff members need to complete an application for re-credentialing?
There are two periods of time during which an anesthesiologist may request to have a case at an ASC cancelled — during the pre-op screening process and on the day of the procedure, according to Thomas Wherry, MD, principal of…
Chris Squire, board member of Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and its government relations committee chairman, discusses five issues affecting Minnesota ASCs.
David Ott, MD, founder of Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix, Ariz., shares three ways the orthopedic surgery center maximizes profitability.
Implementing an effective quality improvement program is not only essential to achieving accreditation by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care but also can put surgery centers on the road toward improved patient safety and clinical outcomes. An ASC may…