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Leadership & Management
The senior leadership team at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., reviews eight statistics on a weekly basis. Here Faye Deich, Sacred Heart's COO, reviews each statistic and why it is measured.
When carving out space for an ambulatory surgery center from existing building, designers need to be aware of a variety of needs, both regulatory and practical, says John Marasco, president of Marasco & Associates in Denver, Colo. Here he cites…
Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D., shares six ways to save money on supplies in an ambulatory surgery center.
"Anything you can do to reduce staff time will have tremendous impact on the bottom line of the facility," says Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mr. Lipomi offers four ways to save…
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In the tight-knit community of an ambulatory surgery center, the difficult physician is immediately recognizable, says Michael Redler, MD, co-founder of the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn.
HCAHPS results are playing an increasingly larger role in the financial well-being of America’s hospitals. Since 2007, CMS has required most hospitals to submit HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), a standardized survey tool to measure patient…
Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans in seven states are under federal investigation to examine whether they are raising health-insurance premiums through agreements with hospitals that stifle business with rival payors, according to a Wall Street Journal report. BCBS plans…
A retired chief of surgery at Hollywood (Fla.) Medical Center and Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla., has been sentenced to two years in prison for Medicare fraud, according to a Miami Herald report. Fred Dweck, MD, pleaded guilty last…
Two deaf women have filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., alleging that the hospital refused to provide or pay for a sign language interpreter when one of the women experienced a medical emergency, according…