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Comparing Two Important Hormone Therapy Treatments
New data from the Women’s Health Initiative may be reassuring for women on postmenopausal hormone therapy. The data show no higher mortality rate with hormone use after long-term follow-up.
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What Is the Appropriate Length of Opioid Prescriptions After Routine Surgeries?
Postsurgical opioid prescriptions often lead to extra pills stored in unsecured locations in homes. This represents a potential source for non-medical opioid use and associated morbidity and mortality for patients and their families.
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Making the Most of a High-deductible Plan Environment
It was just in one summer month, but Bluffton Okatie Surgery Center in Bluffton, SC, logged a cash collection rate of 100.2%.
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For Your Consideration: A Few Interesting FAQs and Answers
Stephen Earnhart answers reader questions on communication, investing, and electronic medical records.
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Surgery Center Finds Success With High-acuity Spine Cases
ASCs that are expanding their services might find that high-acuity spine cases can work well. Some strategies for expanding into spine cases are similar to expanding into total joint cases.
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Follow These Steps for Analysis in Infection Investigations
Because ASCs experience high patient volumes, any lapse in infection control best practices at an ASC can create major problems. The way to prevent a post-surgery infection outbreak is to follow quality improvement steps in surveillance, detection, analysis, and process changes.
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Learn More About Payers to Improve Collections Success
Learning more about the payer market can help surgery centers reduce denials and improve collections.
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After Entering Into a Joint Venture, Here’s What an ASC Can Do
When considering a joint venture with a health system, know which questions to ask and what type of agreement will work.
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Are Joint Ventures With Hospitals Beneficial to Surgery Centers?
Ambulatory surgery centers can benefit from a joint venture with a health system, depending on how it is structured.
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Shocking Nurse Arrest Prompts Discussions About Working With Police Officers
Hospital workers and law enforcement officers often drill together, and they generally work cooperatively to ensure safety and security. Consequently, while disputes are not unheard of, the well-publicized arrest of a Utah nurse who refused to comply with a police detective’s request for a blood sample is a reminder that frontline providers must be well-versed in how to handle such requests.