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Life Safety Compliance Trends, Update, and Look Ahead
The federal Life Safety Code standards for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) will continue to evolve over the next few years. They are moving toward patient safety-centric policies and procedures, and it might not be long before the next big changes arrive.
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Four Steps to Making ASCs More Efficient
Surgery centers increasingly are under regulatory scrutiny, and their industry is evolving quickly. One of the more predictable changes is the push for greater efficiency and cost-cutting.
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A Few Suggestions for Better Operations
ASC boards focus on the big picture of a surgery center’s staffing, services, and financing. But they also might pay closer attention to some of the operational details that can help or hinder an organization’s efficiency.
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Cutting Higher-hanging Fruit to Improve ASC’s Financials
Minimizing variation is one strategy that can help ASCs improve efficiency and cost.
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A Quick Look at 2018 for ASCs
What is the biggest issue ASCs will face in 2018? They will be challenged to sustain growth at a time when administrators are focused on lowering costs and raising quality during an era of mergers and acquisitions.
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Tips for Avoiding Huge False Claims Fines
ASCs can run into regulatory trouble by simply creating a poorly structured business ownership agreement or by paying one owner physician more than another. Two health law experts highlighted common mistakes healthcare professionals make regarding the FCA, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law.
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Stakes High Regarding False Claims Act Compliance
Ambulatory surgery centers are vulnerable to False Claims Act violations because of their corporate structures and relationships.
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Hospitals’ Financial Assistance Processes Under Intense Scrutiny
Hospitals’ processes for charity care are facing intense legal scrutiny, with two highly publicized lawsuits underway.
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Defense Verdict in 11-Year Delay-in-Diagnosis Case
At first blush, this is a relatively straightforward failure-to-diagnose case, but the essence of this case is that the patient’s cancer would not have been cured in 2004 if the physician had made the proper diagnosis and followed up appropriately, resulting in a defense verdict.
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$7 Million Verdict: Improper Use of Balloon Device Leads to Death
A physician's inexperience with a balloon device led to ruptured blood vessels and the patient's death.