Digital Debut
BY BY DAN MONTZKA, MD, AND TERA ROY | MAY 2018
As we prepare to head into the second half of 2018, the market forces helping to define ASC business decisions and operations this year are clear. Value-based care still sits atop health care organizations’ to-do lists, as does maintaining operational revenue amid shrinking payment margins. Patients continue to expect a high level of service, including easy access to appointments and compassionate communication from providers.
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BY KARA NEWBURY | APRIL 2018
With the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program web-based measure deadline of May 15, 2018, in the rearview mirror, it is time to look ahead to the data that will be reported for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ASCQR Program in 2019 for 2020 payment determinations. It also is a good time to review some of the publicly available data on current measures to determine where ASCs can improve.
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BY SAHELY MUKERJI | APRIL 2018
A delegation of 20 senior-level health care executives from eight Eurasian countries visited the Boston Eye Surgery & Laser Center in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the US Department of Commerce’s Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program during ASCA’s annual meeting in Boston, April 11-14.
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