This article provides insight into four different concepts to strategically attack and manage operations in a surgery center.1 The four cornerstones are derived from a Harvard Business Review article, “The Four Principles of Enduring Success.” The author, Christian Stadler, studied…
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This article summarizes several critical issues related to establishing an ambulatory surgery center. The article focuses on business and planning issues. An article in an issue later this year will discuss key operating agreement and legal and regulatory issues for…
This article focuses on current events and risks in the growing orthopedic and spine devicemaker industry.1 Orthopedic and spine procedures can be very profitable for surgery centers, as confirmed by the increasing number of centers performing these procedures. Reimbursement is…
Only one-fourth of Medicare beneficiaries receive recommended screenings for colorectal cancer since Medicare initiated coverage for screening colonoscopies, according to an American Cancer Society study printed in the association’s journal CANCER in January. The study looked at a sample group…
By all accounts, GI as a specialty — and especially single-specialty GI ASCs — will be hit the hardest by CMS’s restructuring of the ASC payment system. But despite a 4.3 percent average cut for GI procedures, the situation is…
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Physicians and hospitals, it would seem, can complement each other in many ways that would benefit both parties. For example, for physicians, running an ASC is more difficult than ever: Competition is stiff, regulatory and legal issues are more complicated…
After reviewing the data on the safety and efficacy of sugammadex sodium injection, which reverses muscle relaxation induced as part of anesthesia, the FDA's Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee has unanimously recommended it for approval by the agency.…
CMS has issued a document covering 44 answers to frequently asked questions about the new ASC payment system.
The mental health parity bill passed by the House of Representatives last week includes a section that would effectively eliminate physician ownership of hospitals. The language of the bill touches on 14 key facets of physician-owned hospitals, which was covered…
In 2008, the OIG plans to review several areas of interest to ASC Review readers: