Thought Leaders and Implementation Experts
It’s no secret that surgical departments across the country are experiencing a sharp shift in dynamics concerning anesthesia service providers. Approximately 25% of anesthesia providers have retired in the last 36 months, while MGMA reports a median increase of 24% in...
OR directors and business managers alike are expected to have the tools to develop and present an effective business plan for new services, facilities, equipment, technology, and supplies or staff; however, surgery programs are...
Successfully Negotiating Anesthesia Service Agreements Post-COVID The healthcare environment is constantly changing — and the payment landscape is no exception. As hospitals slowly emerge from COVID, managing precious resources...
How to ‘Restart’ Your Perioperative Department in the COVID-19 Era The pandemic has ushered in a new era of expectation, creativity and spirit of collaboration among healthcare providers. This is especially true of the perioperative department — typically the greatest...
Hospital leaders are stretched to the max in daily planning and management of resources, leaving little time to plan for the surge in surgical cases that will come after coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on elective surgery are lifted. How hospitals decide which...
Hospitals across the country are continuing to work on properly allocating their outpatient services to ambulatory care centers. Freestanding Digestive Health Centers for GI endoscopy are an example of the type of centers that are siphoning off many of the ambulatory...
As described in a recent article published by Becker’s ASC Review, “The number of hip and knee joint replacement surgeries performed in an outpatient setting is expected to grow 73% from approximately 1.1 million today to approximately 1.9 million by 2026.” Keeping...
TJA Blog Series Part I By 2025, the annual number of total knee arthroplasty is predicted to increase by 110% to 1,272,000 replacements. Similarly, the demand for hip arthroplasty is also projected to spike, increasing by 75% to 652,000 replacements. With this in...
A critical pillar of surgical services, the sterile processing department (SPD) requires absolute attention to detail to ensure patient safety and surgeon satisfaction while simultaneously following rigorous reprocessing practices for optimal efficiency. If attention...
TJA Blog Series Part II Shifting total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to an outpatient setting can be both safe and effective. Case prioritization and patient selection are critical to continuing surgeries. Following this plan can be done safely by using risk assessments,...
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