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Improving Profits: Best Practices Create a Turnaround
A few years ago, the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., was unprofitable. Managed by the 376-bed, not-for-profit hospital, the underperforming surgery center struggled to earn enough income to cover its expenses. While busy with 500 cases per month, the center was squeezed by shrinking reimbursements, certain unprofitable surgical specialties and rising costs. ...(More)
4/1/2008
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4/1/2008
Top 3 Tips for Hiring the Right Administrator
Are you having trouble finding good people? Well it may not make you feel any better, but you’re not alone. There is a growing shortage of qualified ambulatory surgery center (ASC) talent. The nationwide demand already exceeds the supply of experienced administrators and other key personnel. The number of ASCs in the U.S. has almost doubled over the last seven ...(More)
3/1/2008
Exploring the Opportunities of Entrepreneurial Healthcare
One of the most intriguing trends in healthcare these days is the evolution of outpatient models of care. The single-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) was a pioneer of its day more than 30 years ago, when Dr. Wally Reed and colleagues launched their Surgicenter in Phoenix with a vision to offer high-quality, lower-cost outpatient surgical services. Multi-specialty ASCs began to ...(More)
3/1/2008
NEWS March 08
Overbooking Appointments Can Increase EfficiencyUniversity of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business instructor Linda LaGanga and fellow researcher Stephen Lawrence, an associate professor of operations management, found that overbooking could increase patient access and improve clinic productivity, resulting in reduced costs and greater patient satisfaction.According to the study, overbooking would address patient no-shows and enable clinics to see more ...(More)
3/1/2008
PHA Digs for Truths, Rejects OIG Report
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report in January concerning the ability of physician-owned specialty hospitals to handle medical emergencies. The report, titled, “Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals’ Ability to Manage Medical Emergencies,” (Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, January 2008, OEI-02-06-00310) assesses 109 physician-owned specialty hospitals, reportedly identified from a list provided by ...(More)
3/1/2008
Hide and Seek: Tracking Systems Do More than Monitor Instruments
Wayne Root used to track information, tools and equipment manually and says he never wants to go back. Root, a registered nurse, is manager of sterile processing for the hospital and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) of the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, Mich., and says tracking systems are the wave of the future.“I wouldn’t want to have ...(More)
3/1/2008
Business Efficiencies: Part I
The San Antonio Spurs had more to celebrate in the spring of 2007 than an NBA Championship. The state-of-the-art Center for Special Surgery at Texas Center for Athletes arrived at the doorstep of the Spurs training facility that March.For 10 years, the physician partners had served at the surgery center under a previous general management partner. In recent years, the ...(More)
3/1/2008
Tips for Recruiting Physicians for Your ASC
Whether you are starting a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) or trying to add needed cases to your existing ASC, there are some key elements to consider before recruiting a new physician.One of the best ways to check out the physician’s history before actually scheduling a recruiting call is to ask your current medical staff and ask your clinical staff.The ...(More)
3/1/2008
Scheduling: Removing the Barriers
Are you making it easy to schedule cases at your center?One of the biggest challenges for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is figuring out whether the physicians who are using their center are easily able to schedule all the surgical cases they want to at their facility. It’s critical to carefully examine the barriers that exist in the offices while trying ...(More)
3/1/2008
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