Now more than ever, ASCs are under pressure to remain profitable while continuing to provide a safe, surgical environment for both patients and staff. The COVID-19 pandemic required almost all ASCs to implement new processes and r [...]
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." -- Jim Rohn Running a surgery center draws upon a broad yet diverse set of clinical, technical, operational an [...]
When it comes to operating a high performing, profitable surgery center, there’s a mountain of resources to guide newly minted ASC administrators through the ins and outs of their role. From CE courses through nurse.com, to webina [...]
The first World Patient Safety Day, on Sept. 17 of this year, draws attention to the 134 million adverse events that occur in healthcare settings across the globe. ASCs are understandably proud of their low rates of adverse events [...]
Before the shift towards most outpatient surgeries being performed in ASCs, Medicare and Medicaid surgical patients were primarily cared for in hospital settings. But as reimbursement models shifted, and surgical and anesthesia in [...]
A Reference Guide to the Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management When Ronald Dys was born in Berkeley, California in 1947, the total charge for his birth at Alta Bates Hospital was $108.36.
A Reference Guide to the Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management Earlier this year, the home makeover series “Tidying Up” became a bingeworthy TV sensation. The benefit of an organized home, according to inventor Marie Kon [...]
A Reference Guide to the Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management Whether you’ve worked your way up from scrub tech, or joined directly from a hospital or health system Operating Room team, starting out as an ASC administra [...]
The founders of industrial engineering, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, pioneered the use of time motion studies to create more efficient methods that powered the businesses of the early 20th century. They even consulted on creating m [...]
Keeping patients safe is every ASC’s top priority. Yet tracking the quality and patient satisfaction measures necessary to support a safe environment can be a difficult task for many ASC administrators. Despite having a lighter re [...]