CMS released the ASC Quality Reporting data for 2018 payment year, covering the average number of procedures performed at ASCs per state in select specialties.
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Parents of pediatric patients may react more positively when physicians use broad differential diagnoses or most likely diagnosis in cases of diagnostic uncertainty, according to a study in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care.
Here are statistics on ASC spend for taxes and benefits, including regional breakdowns, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017.
Boston Scientific anticipates reporting net sales of $9.05 billion in its fiscal year 2017 results, which is an increase of 7.9 percent on a reported basis.
In our ongoing series, Becker's ASC Review spoke with American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities' Associate Director of Accreditation Jeanne Henry about the organization's commonly cited deficiency related to advance directives.
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Baxter International in Deerfield, agreed to acquire two hemostat and sealant products from British-based Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals: Recothrom, the first and only standalone recombinant thrombin, and Preveleak Surgical Sealant for use in vascular reconstruction.
Succeeding in the world of ambulatory quality is challenging. Organizations are awash in a sea of quality measures to track and report. They have multiple incentive-laden payor contracts, often with different quality-based incentives, and limited resources devoted to improving performance.
Space suits used to prevent orthopedic prosthetic joint infections may actually contribute to increased infection rates, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.
The nation's largest union of registered nurses National Nurses United endorsed Marie Newman for Congress as a Democrat. Ms. Newman is running against Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District in the March 20, 2018 primary.
Depending on center dynamics, ASCs rely on their top two, five and 10 physicians to drive case volume. Here are 15 statistics on top physician volume at ASCs based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Speicalty ASC Intellimarker 2017.