Anxiety over changes in healthcare delivery and payment systems has permeated hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Administrators are concerned about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other initiatives will hit the organization’s bottom line. Increasingly, perioperative services leaders are being drawn into discussions in these areas.
What if a surgeon decided to perform a procedure on…
Takeaways • The Joint Commission eliminated 56 redundant or outdated…
Takeaways • Healthcare consumers are not aware that they can…