Thank you to all that have received and appreciated our newsletter over the years. Today we have published our last issue of the “ASC Insider Brief” as you know it. In these ever-changing times we realize how important it is for us provide the best valued content to our readers in a timely manner. Going […]
Written by Jonathan C. Vick, Founder and President, ASCs Inc, Shared from Beckers Hospital Review “There can be significant benefits to having a hospital as a partner for a surgery center, as long as the terms of the partnership are beneficial for the surgery center. If the partnership is not beneficial a center may find […]
Liberty Search Associates Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary; Launches Newsletter and Completes Redesign of Company Logo and Company Website Liberty Search Associates, an executive recruiting firm that is healthcare focused, specializing in the recruitment and placement of Ambulatory Surgery Center and Surgical Hospital professionals nationwide, this week announces the 10th anniversary of the company’s founding. Liberty […]
We regularly hear of hiring managers who select a less qualified candidate because they liked the person’s energy. They liked their ideas. And they liked their enthusiasm. This is one of the top influencers in an interview and in deciding who gets the job.
HOPDs, ASCs see slim increases. Published: November 2, 2012 Hospital outpatient departments will see a 1.8% increase in their Medicare reimbursements next year, while ASCs get only a 0.6% bump, according to the final rule on facility payment policies that CMS issued Nov. 1. To read the article, click here.
A glimpse at how one surgical team persevered when the Tornado hit Joplin, MO on Sunday, and how the magnitude of a disaster like this begins to sink in. James D. “Dusty” Smith, MD, and his surgical team were midway through a routine case, the draining of a patient’s infected hip, when the tornado hit St. John’s Regional […]
After more than a year of challenge and consolidation for the ASC industry some experts are predicting a big year for evolution and change. Here is an article by Jerry Sokol, JD, and Josh Kaye, JD titled ASC Industry Trends to Watch that offers insight into the direction that the industry may take this year. […]
We see it more often than we would like to and we know ASC staff is working feverishly to prevent them. Even one Healthcare Acquired Infection is too many. Here is more about one ASC that has been recognized for infection prevention and what they are doing to keep HAI’s in check. Article: ASC Infection […]
As a follow up to last week’s blog some of you have wanted to learn more about the highly recognized certification for ASC Administrators. BASC (Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification) President Norman Burnette, CPA, CASC graciously shed some light on this topic. DJ: What year did CASC credentialing began? NB: The first exam was given in […]
