Keys to Case Profitability

This content was written by Regent RCM’s Vice President of Revenue Cycle Erin Petrie and was published in ASC Focus’s August 2020 issue. Please see the original content here. As the cost of delivering healthcare continues to rise, ASC reimbursement is getting tighter, necessitating even closer cost monitoring and a proactive stance on payer contracts…

Total Shoulder Replacement Success Launches Outpatient TJR Program at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center

Surgeons at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center completed the first total shoulder replacement procedure recently, kicking off a comprehensive total joint replacement (TJR) program that will also include knee and hip replacement procedures. The successful shoulder replacement surgery was completed by orthopaedic surgeon Ian Byram, M.D., who specializes in shoulders, elbows, and…

Our Healthcare Hero

JetBlue recently launched a program that honored 100,000 healthcare workers called the JetBlue Healthcare Heros and one of our very own administrators received this recognition. Congratulations to Debra Hagendorn, administrator at East Hills Surgery Center in Greenvale, New York! “It was a very nice surprise and it was amazing to learn that all three of my children nominated me,”…

Three Steps to an Effective HOPD Conversion

As healthcare reimbursement policies continue to shift, hospitals are re-thinking how to deliver the best quality care while improving the bottom line. In a reversal from previous practices, they have begun to convert hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) to ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) in order to reap the advantages associated with HOPD to ASC conversion. The…

Lessons Learned on Outpatient TJR Experience

With over a year in operation as the pacific northwest’s first surgery center dedicated specifically to total joint replacement (TJR) and other complex orthopedic procedures, the surgeon-owners at Oregon Surgical Institute (OSI) have honed many new processes. These practices are related to patient experience and patient selection, accompanied by a common core of protocols across the…