Demetrio Aguila III, MD, FACS, wants surgeons to provide world-class care that doesn’t saddle patients with crushing financial debt, and ensures buy-in from the patient...

Bundled payments lead to cost-effective orthopedic care by allowing providers to make decisions based on what's best for their patients and the bottom line. How does it work?...

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Increasing case volumes is the obvious way to infuse your facility with additional revenue. Looking at ways to improve efficiencies, limit waste and make smart...

Ohthalmology has a long history of innovation, and we're fortunate to have access to several cutting-edge treatments that reduce pain and inflammation after cataract...

Help Patients Pay for Surgery; Understanding how healthcare credit cards work will help you select the one that's best for your facility — and those who come to you for care.

Coding & Billing: Don't Leave Money on the Table; The bundling guidance you follow impacts your reimbursement rates.

It sounds almost too good to be true: a credit card without interest for medical expenses. But if you're losing out on potential patients who can't afford skyrocketing...

Surgical facilities track a lot of data — quality measures, patient census, service line revenue and so on. But here’s something that no one regularly tracks: lifetime...

You never want to sacrifice patient safety in your quest to start the next case as soon as possible. Here's a collection of tips to speed room turnover without jeopardizing...

As patients' out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to rise, more and more are taking out loans or lines of credit through their surgical facilities to cover their...

I’m not saying you must become a reimbursement guru, but in the business of surgery, where your revenue is generated by how you code your cases, you should at least...

Turnover time is money. And when you're looking at your bottom line, everything comes down to one big question: How fast can you get the room ready for the next case while...

It’s a letter you never want to receive, but it’s increasingly likely these days that your facility might get one. It first appears rather innocuous: A federal or private payer asks you for a sample...

Reimbursement Update: Medicare Payment Rule a Big Win for ASCs; Breaking down the good news for ambulatory surgical centers.

Financial Management: The Perioperative Olympics; In one quarter, 52 staff-generated, gold-medal, money-saving ideas have resulted in $121,000 in savings.

Shopping for a Compounding Pharmacy: Ask these 5 key questions to find the right drug supplier.

4 Questions to Ask About Prefilled Syringes; Here's what a compounding pharmacy consultant would want to know.

The Quest for Faster Room Turnover; 9 steps for more efficient room setup and teardown.

Calculating the Cost of Prefilled Syringes; Go drug by drug to see if it's time to make the switch.