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Medicare’s Online Procedure Price Lookup Tool Could Be Useful for Patients
ASC patients with Medicare coverage now can use a simple tool to compare total costs and what they will pay for procedures and surgeries in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.
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It Is the Little Things That Go a Long Way
These small gestures can enhance and promote great customer service and set your organization apart from others.
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Prescribers Have Contributed to Opioid Epidemic but Can Help Stop It
Ohio's opioid prescribing initiative could serve as a blueprint for others looking to give doctors information about the dangers of opioid addiction, overdoses, and over-prescribing.
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ASCs Can Improve Reporting Culture
Recently, The Joint Commission issued four basic steps that healthcare organizations can take, starting with establishing trust.
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Thanks to High-Deductible Plans, ASCs Must View Patient as Payer
Interested in what the rise in patient deductibles means for surgery centers’ bottom line? Read on.
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Document, Assess, Audit: Improving Infection Prevention Procedures
ASCs can improve their infection prevention processes is by keeping their policies and procedures aligned with standards, regulations, and nationally recognized guidelines. Experts explain several additional steps centers could take to improve their overall infection prevention program.
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Two Recent Infection Breaches Highlight Danger of Complacency
Surgery centers should refocus on infection prevention efforts in light of recent reports of breaches involving HIV, hepatitis, and the potentially fatal carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). These problems point to the need for ambulatory surgery centers to follow the highest level of infection prevention standards and guidelines.
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CMS Grants Medicare Reporting Exemptions to Disaster Areas
Read on to see if your facility is affected and how to seek relief.
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How Cost-Effective Is Outsourcing?
Facilities have become so dependent on others to handle tasks many cannot or do not want to do that it might be tough bringing all these services back in house. But what does all this cost? Is it a good deal or too expensive?
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The Challenges of Opening a Community’s First ASC
Vermont is about to welcome its first multispecialty ASC. The facility's administrator explains what it's like to be a pioneer.