Technology (Part V of V) As noted in the first installment of this five-part series, an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is a distinct entity that primarily provides outpatient surgical procedures to patients who do not require an overnight stay after the procedure. ASCs typically provide relatively uncomplicated surgical procedures in a non-hospital, outpatient setting, and most ASC cases are non-emergency, noninfected, and elective. The last installment of this series on the valuation of ASCs will review some of the technology advancements that are driving ASC industry growth and evolution. [su_pullquote align=”right”]Resources: Valuation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers—Introduction (Part I of V)…
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The Most Critical Challenges Confronting Medical Practices Physician practices face a common set of challenges today, and Reed Tinsley explains key issues that practice owners, valuators, and financial consultants should focus on together in order to control costs, build incentives, ease management, and strengthen growth.
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Enhanced Training, Meaningful Use Incentives, Patient Portals, HIEs, Mobile Apps, a Move to the Cloud, and More Yes, portals and mobile EHRs were big in 2012 — but will they continue to make headlines in 2013? And what about stuff like ICD-10 training, health information exchanges (HIEs), and telemedicine? Marissa Torreri reports that Physicians Practice asked more than a dozen healthcare IT experts, including physicians, consultants, and administrators, to give us their predictions for the coming year. Here are the magazine’s first five predictions. Read the full piece here.