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AMSURG Sponsors Health:Further 2016
AMSURG participated in Health:Further 2016 on August 23-24 in Nashville as a sponsor of the conference's Provider Track, including an introduction from AMSURG's President of Ambulatory Services, Phillip Clendenin and a presentation from Chief Quality Officer for Physician Services Gerald A. Maccioli, M.D. Dr. Maccioli discussed the implications of the Medicare Authorization and Chip Reauthorization Act (MACRA) for physicians.
Read MoreAMSURG Focuses on Creating and Sustaining Cultures of Safety
Optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork was the goal for the TeamSTEPPS Master Training course that all AMSURG Clinical Quality team members completed in July.
Read MoreA Focus on Patient Safety Shines Through AMSURG Center Leader Ideas for Creating a Culture of Safety
AMSURG surgery centers are leading the way in creating a culture of safety. In honor of National Safety Month in June, AMSURG centers in various specialties answered the question: "How do you create a culture of safety in your center?"
Read MoreFecal transplants in an outpatient endoscopy setting offer big reward with little risk
Patients often go to hospitals for fecal transplants, but according to Paul Allegretti, M.D., many patients are healthy enough to have the procedure performed in endoscopy center or ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
Read MoreHow a corporate partnership can bring ASCs to the next level
When it comes to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the right corporate partnership can make the difference between surviving and thriving. Ophthalmologist Kerry Solomon, M.D., of the Physicians’ Eye Surgery Center in Charleston, S.C., believes that AMSURG has been his center's key to success.
Read MoreImproving Patient Experience with Online Registration
Early this past year, several AMSURG ophthalmology centers transitioned to online patient registration. Online patient registration offers several advantages.
Read MoreHow outpatient orthopaedics can benefit from ASC management partnerships
With the advancements in total joint replacement surgery, more procedures are moving to an outpatient setting and starting the conversation of why to consider a surgery center management partnership.
Read MoreAMSURG Achieves Tennessee Record LEED Certification
After several years of moving around the Burton Hills office complex in Nashville's Green Hills community, it became clear that AMSURG needed a building of its own to continue to grow.
Read MoreWhy quality reporting is important to ASCs
Having the ability to compare quality measures for procedures such as a colonoscopy to a national average is an invaluable tool that can provide ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), endoscopy centers and physicians with quantitative proof that they are the best option when it comes to patient care.
Read MoreIt’s Hurricane Season – Is Your ASC Prepared?
The Atlantic hurricane season begins each year on June 1 and goes through the end of November. The peak of the season is just now gaining steam and will last until October. Because their reach can extend many miles inland, hurricanes can wreak havoc on the facilities of many ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
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