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HAVE SOME NEWS TO SHARE WITH THE INDUSTRY? Email it to jschraag@vpico.com2007 Health Confidence SurveyIn November 2007, the 10th Annual Health Confidence Survey (HCS) was released. The “2007 Health Confidence Survey: Rising Health Care Costs Are Changing the Ways Americans Use the Health Care System” is an annual survey to assess the attitudes of the American public regarding the U.S. ...(More)
1/2/2008
WASCA Annual Educational Conference
The Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s Annual Educational Conference titled, “Changes and Challenges” was held October 19, 2007 in Seattle. WASCA hosted a stellar educational program that included guest speakers from the state department of health and the Governor’s office. Other topics included infection control, the legalities surrounding physician ownership, supply cost control and complex surgeries performed in an ASC.“Given ...(More)
1/2/2008
Tips to Win: Navigating CON Laws for ASCs
Despite 14 states having repealed their Certificate of Need (CON) programs, and others having significantly reduced their programs in recent years, several states are now examining ways to reintroduce CON as a purported method of leveling the playing field between general acute care hospitals and competing independent outpatient facilities such as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).At the same time, the CON ...(More)
1/2/2008
Communication and Documentation Tips for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
In any business, the importance of clear communication and sound record keeping practices cannot be overstated. This applies to the medical record in particular because it is the primary instrument used to:record patients’ clinical informationcommunicate and coordinate care among healthcare professionalssupport billing for caredefend healthcare providers in court casesThe following suggestions may help ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) avoid pitfalls that ...(More)
1/2/2008
Navigating the Political Landscape: 5th Annual Legislative Update
As we wrap-up yet another dynamic and eventful year in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry, we look to the future — and the beginning of this new year — with a now unified voice, modified legal and reimbursement considerations and another action-packed year on the horizon.This month marks the commencement of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASC Association) — ...(More)
1/2/2008
Into 2008 and Beyond
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), as well as the national ASC associations, will undergo major changes in 2008. Both the new payment system and the streamlined association will prove valuable to ASCs in the long term. Industry analysts have focused much attention on which ASC procedures and physician specialties will be “winners” and “losers” under the new payment system. The new ...(More)
1/2/2008
Top 5 Recent Trends in ASC Equity Transactions
The ambulatory surgical center (ASC) industry experienced a substantial amount of transactional activity in 2007. There is every reason to believe that the industry will continue to show signs of a “bull” market well into 2008. In this market, certain trends have emerged in connection with ASC transactions and business operations.The first trend is developing an ASC with a corporate ...(More)
1/2/2008
A Look at How ASCs are Coping with the New CMS Change in Reimbursement: A Checklist
It’s the beginning of the New Year and the much anticipated Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule has been in effect for a short time now. However, with improved reimbursement comes many new regulations and increased responsibility for the ASC.Hopefully you began preparing early and your transition is going smoothly. Now is the time to re-review the ...(More)
1/2/2008
EHRs/EMRs Show Big Promise, But U.S. Progress is Slow
Electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs): just about everyone who has a say in the matter wants them to be systemized, accessible and widespread, and yet this seemingly simple plight is more complex than solving a Rubik’s Cube in a vat of chocolate pudding. Blindfolded. Without hands.The use of electronic records in healthcare lags behind the adoption ...(More)
1/2/2008
Benchmarking in Endoscopy
Benchmarking is the process of identifying, measuring, and understanding data from similar organizations, and comparing your own data against this to improve your own product or service.Benchmarking can be done both formally and informally. However, healthcare facilities that do not participate in a formal process are missing out on a tremendous opportunity to improve their business, patient satisfaction, and staff ...(More)
1/2/2008
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