Surgistrategies: Features/Columns

Accountable Care Trends, Strategies and Best Practice Compliance

The possibilities of what ACOs and coordinated care can accomplish are bringing other factors and strategies forward that could merge within the CMS Shared Savings models, or as commercial ACOs outside the purview of CMS and the federal government. ...More

February 24, 2012

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Recovery Audits and Billing Compliance in ASCs

A new audit-rich environment requires that providers make a paradigm shift to quality systems as the facility backbone to ensure compliance long-term. ...More

February 22, 2012

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Physician and Health System Partnerships in an Era of Healthcare Reform

Today’s healthcare marketplace requires proactive thinking, new structural and governance models, open mindedness and creativity. ...More

February 21, 2012

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ICD-10 Vision 2013: Catch It!

ICD-10 is coming – take a lighthearted look at the personal side of properly preparing your staff to successfully implement the massive changes. ...More

February 17, 2012

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Aetna Sues Seven California Surgery Centers for Alleged 'Fraudulent Billing Scheme'

Health insurers may use aggressive litigation tactics against ASCs to challenge any type of discount arrangement that the insurer does not like, even if it is designed simply to avoid the unsavory process of sending patients to collections. ...More

February 13, 2012

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When It Comes To ASC Compliance, Ignorance Is Not Bliss

A formal compliance program can help ASCs sidestep declining profit margins. ...More

February 9, 2012

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Healthcare 'Reform' Two Years Later

Healthcare 'Reform' Two Years Later: Medical Costs Are Increasing and Patient Satisfaction is Decreasing ...More

January 26, 2012

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The Status of Healthcare Reform and Implications of Payment Innovation

2012 is set to be a year of shifting variables concerning the future of healthcare reform – Andrew Hayek explains. ...More

January 13, 2012

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More 2012 Healthcare Predictions – Market Transformation

Company predicts provider consolidation, industry repricing, supply chain centralization, quality focus and improved partner trust are at the center of transformation. ...More

January 12, 2012

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The Future of Health IT: Top 10 Predictions for 2012

Outpatient surgery centers looking to remain on the cutting-edge of mobile healthcare technology should review IDC's Top 10 predictions for 2012. ...More

January 9, 2012

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