Nov 1, 2019
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 [...]
Oct 1, 2019
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 [...]
Sep 13, 2019
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.
Aug 15, 2019
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 [...]
Aug 9, 2019
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 [...]
Jul 16, 2019
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 [...]
Jun 20, 2019
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 [...]
Jun 13, 2019
As hospital systems pursue more ASC deals and joint ventures, and private equity jumps into the ASC market with both feet, surgery centers are seeing a rising tide of ownership changes. The centers who have their data house in ord [...]
Jun 11, 2019
Higher nurse satisfaction with EHRs, as uncovered in a recent KLAS survey, is good news for ASCs at the beginning or midpoint of their paper-to-digital journey. Nurses, who have the most daily interaction with digital patient char [...]
