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ASC Acquisition Market
The recent financial crisis has illustrated that the market for ambulatory surgery center (ASC) transactions largely mirrors the general economic marketplace as a whole. Just as with much of the investing public, depressed equity markets have caused traditional ASC investors to pull back and use caution in evaluating investment decisions. Although the U.S. markets have rebounded from their lows, ASC ...(More)
3/5/2010
Carle Spine Institute Has Your Back
Pain management is defined as the process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Sounds simple enough, right? As we all know, there is much more to it than that. The most dedicated pain management practices know that patients suffering from neck and back pain benefit from a pleasant experience from beginning to end. Since opening in March ...(More)
3/5/2010
Stopping the Bleed: ASC Turnaround Recoveries
According to information from Ambulatory Surgical Center of America (ASCOA), 50 percent to 60 percent of all ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) nationwide either lose money or only break even. These centers fall on hard times, never reaching full profitability and recent times show that turnarounds have been a key aspect of today’s industry. While there are various reasons for a ...(More)
3/5/2010
Proper Coding of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve entrapment caused by pressure on the median nerve where it passes through the wrist. The median nerve supplies sensation to the thumb side of the palm, and to the thumb, index finger, middle finger and the thumb side of the ring finger. treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome Patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) ...(More)
3/5/2010
EMR 202: Getting Ready for Implementation
In the first part of this series, we discussed the benefits of transitioning to an electronic format of health and medical records in your ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Top company experts gave their insight on key benefits including cost savings, workload efficiency, ease of implementation, and most notably, the importance of knowing the difference between a multi-faceted EMR and a ...(More)
3/5/2010
2010 Management Guide
For SurgiStrategies magazine’s annual management guide, we have partnered with management companies serving the ambulatory surgery industry to bring educational case studies to our readers. In these tough economic times, physicians and administrators are searching for solutions to challenges that range from improving operations and boosting revenue streams, to recruiting physician partners and much more. Dealing with Survey Deficiencies After ...(More)
2/9/2010
Getting Skin in the Game
Orthopedic surgery can be a demanding specialty, and with its rewards comes its challenges and opportunities. No one knows this better than J.F. James Davidson, MD, who specializes in sports medicine, shoulder and knee surgery and who is part of Canyon Orthopaedic Surgeons and also practices at Gateway Surgery Center, both in the metropolitan Phoenix area. He discusses life inside ...(More)
2/9/2010
ORs of Tomorrow Can Yield Pay-offs Today
The operating room (OR) of the future is closer than many facilities think. While the level of sophistication in equipment and technology depends upon a facility’s budget and ability to retrofit to accommodate exciting new developments in OR modalities, facilities should be aware of the changing dynamics of OR design and planning. The challenges of efficient and effective surgical planning ...(More)
2/9/2010
The Building Blocks of Patient Safety
Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 7-13, 2010, and this observance is always a good opportunity to review the patient safety initiatives you currently take at your ambulatory surgery center (ASC), as well as ask yourselves what you could do to take safety to the next level. I like what Doni Haas, RN and Lorri Zipperer, MA, have created in ...(More)
2/9/2010
EMR 101: An Overview of Key Benefits
It’s no secret the Internet is everywhere, so it is a contradiction that millions of Americans feel secure enough to do their banking online, but the U.S. healthcare system is still wary of transitioning health and medical records into an electronic format. As I sat with Ron Pelletier, vice president of market strategy, at a SourceMedical conference in Las Vegas, ...(More)
1/26/2010
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