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OIG Report on VA Operating Rooms Reveals Best, Worst Practices
A recent Office of Inspector General report on Veterans Health Administration ORs paints a clear picture of what makes an OR run efficiently, and what makes it more chaotic.
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COVID-19 Vigilance Must Continue in 2021
Whatever roles ambulatory surgery centers play as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, leaders should prioritize securing supplies in the event of another worldwide supply chain disruption.
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More Hospitals, Health Systems Want to Call the Shots on ASCs
From 2019 to 2020, hospitals and health systems planning to increase their investments in ambulatory surgery centers rose from 44% to 67%, according to a recent survey.
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Creating a Good Marketing Video Can Attract and Inform Patients
Most people will research their condition and treatment options before visiting a surgeon. Centers can educate potential patients about their medical issue and attract them to learn more through video marketing.
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Boost 2021 Marketing Campaign with Visual and Audio Elements
Surgery centers can improve their outreach and marketing by focusing on techniques that have become more popular in recent years, including video stories and podcasts.
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Quality Improvement Project Reduces Sharps and Biomedical Waste, Saves Money
What started as a small quality improvement project led to a major reduction in sharps and biomedical waste and serious cost savings.
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Save Money by Embracing Green Techniques in the Operating Room
ORs are major generators of waste, leaving a large energy use footprint. By focusing on practical green techniques, surgery centers can save money and help the environment.
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Analysis: ASCs Saved Nearly $29 Billion in Medicare Costs 2011-2018
The authors estimated ambulatory surgery centers could reduce program costs by another $73.4 billion from 2019 to 2028.
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AAAHC Takes Pragmatic Approach in Latest Edition of Handbook
There are notable updates regarding surgical site marking, high-alert medications, and quality improvement projects.
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Hospitals Without Walls
In April, CMS unveiled “Hospitals Without Walls,” a COVID-19 pandemic-specific policy likely to affect both hospitals and surgery centers. It provides a path for a Medicare-approved ASC to change its status to a hospital, thus allowing just about any Medicare-approved procedure permitted in a hospital to be performed in a surgery center — and at hospital reimbursement rates.