SurgiStrategies

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)

SurgiStrategies Editorial Advisory Board Announced

Seven ASC professionals have banded together to help shape the direction of SurgiStrategies this year – would you like to join them? ...More
April 12, 2012
Posted in Articles
Senate Letter to CMS Requests Data on ASC Conversions

Thirteen U.S. Senators joined together in a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), seeking data on the recent trend of ASCs being purchased and converted to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). ...More
April 9, 2012
Posted in News
High Pointe Surgery Center Performs First Outpatient Uni-Compartmental Knee Replacement

A Minnesota-based surgery center open since 1999 recently added outpatient knee replacement to its list of services. ...More
April 2, 2012
Posted in News
ASC Professionals – Are you LinkedIn?

There are many online networking groups available to those in the ASC industry. The Surgery Center Professionals group on LinkedIn is blossoming as it celebrates its three-year anniversary. ...More
March 28, 2012
Posted in News
Gallery: McDermott Miami Show

Sessions on strategic partnering options and the latest ASCA news from Washington were a big hit with attendees of the Miami ASC Symposium last month. ...More
March 12, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Successfully Getting Your Facility Through an Audit

Joan Mckibben, administrator of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Somerset in Bridgewater, N.J., shares some insights about the audit process. ...More
February 27, 2012
Posted in Articles
Case Study: Nebraska Spine Hospital

The Nebraska Spine Hospital was birthed just shy of healthcare reform's moratorium on physician-owned hospital joint ventures. ...More
February 23, 2012
Posted in Blog
Wrong Site Surgery Tool Released

Reducing the risk of wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong patient surgery is critical to patient safety and the reputation of any healthcare organization. ...More
February 16, 2012
Posted in News
ERISA Court Rules against UnitedHealthcare on UCR for an Out-of-Network Surgical Center

Eariler this month, a federal court decision was made against UnitedHealthcare regarding an out-of-network surgical center in a UCR fee dispute. ...More
February 14, 2012
Posted in News
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
Posted in Articles

featured links

HOT TOPICS

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)

Mobile Health Snaps

Most Popular Articles

Galleries

Resources

Free Email Updates

featured links

First Name	Last Name
E-Mail