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Patient Praises Total Hip Replacement Experience at Florida Surgery Center
Total hip replacements have dramatically increased in frequency in recent years, with more than 300,000 procedures performed annually. General wear and tear, rheumatoid arthritis and injury are just a few of the reasons why people decide to pursue hip replacement surgery.
Read MoreAMSURG and a Partnering ASC Shared Total Joint Replacement Advice in OR Manager
In OR Manager’s February 2018 issue AMSURG, shared advice on developing a high-quality total joint replacement program in ASCs.
Read MoreKaizen Event Reduces Room Turnover Delays by 33 Percent
AMSURG’s process improvement team recently led a Kaizen event aimed at improving turnover times at a Maryland center.
Read MoreDr. Adam Blomberg Featured in Becker’s ASC Review Interview
Dr. Adam Blomberg was featured in Becker’s ASC Review, where he discussed the ASC-based anesthesiologist’s role in enacting ERAS protocols and mitigating opioid usage.
Read MoreAMSURG Research to Focus on Colonoscopy Screening Rates and Community Costs
As an early advocate of GIQuIC, AMSURG has anticipated the many benefits that better data about GI procedures and screening can bring to physicians, payors and patients. At a March GI Research Summit, leaders from AMSURG, Evolution Health and other industry-leading organizations collaborated on how best to study and leverage GIQuIC data in pursuit of the Healthcare Quadruple Aim.
Read MoreAMSURG Drives Better Patient Engagement through Patient Connect
When patients are actively engaged in their healthcare, they contribute to better outcomes and have overall better health. This is why AMSURG’s Patient Connect platform relies on a patient’s own clinical data to drive participation and compliance with medical recommendations.
Read MoreHOPD/Site Neutrality
Effective as of January 2017, medical services administered at off-campus hospital departments that had not been billed as a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) prior to Nov. 2, 2015 will not receive increased Medicare payments.
Read More2017 Changes to Billing Codes and Stark Laws Physicians Should Know
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule in October detailing the new Quality Payment Program established under the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
Read MoreAMSURG Leads the Way in Improving Patient Safety in Scope Reprocessing
AMSURG is on the cutting edge of quality improvements with a new education program aimed at focused training requirements for the healthcare professionals who reprocess endoscopes in AMSURG surgery and endoscopy centers.
Read MoreTop 6 Challenges When Building a New ASC
Building a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is no small project. After 35 years designing and constructing ASCs, AMSURG's Vice President of Real Estate and Planning, Daniel Buehler, offers an overview of the most common ways a development project can become derailed.
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