Changing the Way We Operate
Moving the medical industry forward through education around the safety and advantages of in-office and clinic-based surgical suites.
Succeeding as an Ambulatory Surgery Center Means Addressing the Abrasion Factor
After years of hesitation, payers and large health systems have come around to the astonishing clinical and financial benefits of ambulatory surgery centers. As a result, the market is exploding with repeated announcements of new facilities across the US. But in the long term, what does succeeding as an ambulatory surgery center take? What are…
The Real Impact of Changing Office-Based and ASC Costs
Payers are actively embrace the office-based setting for surgical procedures, as demonstrated by changes in office and ASC costs. The last few years have seen increased incentives to shift procedures from hospitals or ASCs to the office. New procedures are added to the incentive list regularly, including the most recent additions of cardiovascular stents, urolifts,…
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What health systems can gain from shifting sites of service?
Health systems need to differentiate from new players offering easier access and lower costs. Office-based procedures could be the key.
Outpatient Surgery comes from Setting Higher Standards
High standards for ambulatory surgery, whether in ASCs or the office, remain the linchpin to successfully resolving a constellation of systemic issues in healthcare. Rising costs, stagnant quality, declining access, and discouraged providers; moving the ball on all of the above remains a dedication to pushing the bounds of excellence in ambulatory settings. Within ASC…
Succeeding as an Ambulatory Surgery Center Means Addressing the Abrasion Factor
After years of hesitation, payers and large health systems have come around to the astonishing clinical and financial benefits of ambulatory surgery centers. As a result, the market is exploding with repeated announcements of new facilities across the US. But in the long term, what does succeeding as an ambulatory surgery center take? What are…
How Anesthesia Providers Impact Physician Office Value-based Care
Healthcare is continuing its slow, but inevitable transformation away from the traditional fee-for-service payment models to value-based care. This shift ensures providers focus on improving outcomes and the quality of care a patient receives rather than volume of cases, while also improving access to care across the board. The question is how can this reach…
The Real Impact of Changing Office-Based and ASC Costs
Payers are actively embrace the office-based setting for surgical procedures, as demonstrated by changes in office and ASC costs. The last few years have seen increased incentives to shift procedures from hospitals or ASCs to the office. New procedures are added to the incentive list regularly, including the most recent additions of cardiovascular stents, urolifts,…
Considering an Office-based Surgical Practice? Start here.
Healthcare in the US is demanding more office-based surgical practices. Let’s get into how to start (or grow) one, and who can help.
Proven Financial Benefits of An Ambulatory Anesthesia Partner
Payers have started to more actively embrace the office-based setting for surgical procedures. The last few years have seen increased incentives to shift procedures from hospitals to ASCs and the office, ramping up the need for effective ambulatory anesthesia partners. New procedures are added to the incentive list regularly, including the most recent additions of…
The Scope Podcast
The Scope Podcast
PCCI’s Steve Miff on healthcare data and technology
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation CEO Steve Miff joins us to discuss how healthcare data and tech can drive transformation.
The Scope Podcast
KP Georgia’s Dr. Kate Koplan on population health
Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Kate Koplan joins us to discuss her work in the field of population health and the importance of physician leadership.
The Scope Podcast
Carrie Nixon on advising healthcare innovators
Carrie Nixon (Nixon Gwilt Law) joins us to discuss advising healthcare innovators, mistakes they make, and the future of the industry.
Q&A with Dr. Tara Troy: In-Office Procedures and My Practice
Recently, we sat down with Dr. Troy to discuss the realities, considerations, and advantages of bringing procedures in-office.
What Procedures are Physicians Performing In-Office?
One could make the argument that physician’s offices and clinics have always seen, to varying degrees, procedures performed therein. But in terms of modern medicine, surgeries and other procedures have taken place in office and clinic-based surgical suites since the 1970s, and with increasing regularity since the 1980s. Today, tens of millions of procedures are…