This article summarizes several issues that are critical to establishing an ASC. The article focuses on business and planning issues and does not focus on legal and regulatory issues for ASCs. In addition, industry experts offer their advice on some…
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Susan Curran, a nurse and manager of the Merrimack Valley Endoscopy Center in Haverhill, Mass., and James Reichheld, MD, a gastroenterologist and director of the Northeast Endoscopy Center in Lowell, Mass., offer their advice on products they say add value…
A successful ASC requires the cooperation of all members of its staff — from physicians to administrators to nurses and ancillary staff. In the field of gastroenterology, this sense of teamwork permeates through flourishing centers.
Fernando Bermudez, MD, FACP, FACG. Dr. Bermudez is currently the medical director of the Eastside Endoscopy Center and a physician with G.I. Medicine Associates, both located in St. Clair Shores, Mich. He specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the…
As competition intensifies and reimbursement becomes less certain, hospitals and physicians are increasingly exploring partnering in joint-venture ASCs. Both are finding numerous economic, marketing and clinical reasons to join forces. Hospitals are seeking ways to align incentives with doctors, staunch…
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This letter offers a handful of observations one can make as this year starts to evolve. It discusses three papers which are available upon request. It also provides information about 27 of the 68 sessions and discounts for our June…
Outpatient GI procedures have taken a big reimbursement hit from Medicare and frequently private payors follow suit with additional cuts. That makes it even more critical for ASCs to focus on internal means of improving quality, efficiency and profitability. Our…
The U.S. House Budget Committee approved a fiscal year 2010 budget resolution that contains a reserve fund that would allow for future healthcare reform, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association.
The Rush University Medical Center in Chicago received a $10 million gift from the Grainger Foundation to develop an orthopedic joint replacement surgery center, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
The Methodist Hospital in Houston agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle allegations that it improperly increased charges to Medicare patients, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.