Careers in Anesthesia are Changing, with Opportunities Outside Hospitals
Careers in anesthesia treating non-hospital patients is at the cutting edge of technique and skill while offering greater work-life balance.
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How office-based procedures embody the spirit of the quadruple aim
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AMS’ Tina Mentz on the importance of cost transparency
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What health systems can gain from shifting sites of service?
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Could office-based procedures be the key to growing your practice?
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One doctor’s novel approach to bringing down healthcare costs
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What are some of the fastest-growing medical procedures performed in the office space?
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4 Reasons Why Part III: Changing Industry and Demographics
Today's post is part III of our ongoing series about moving procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery center and office-based environments. Today, we're discussing changing patient demographics and market signals.
4 Reasons Why Part II: The Evolution of Office Healthcare Technology
Today's post is part II of our ongoing series about moving procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery center and office-based environments. We're discussing the contributing factors to the site of service shift, and its benefits to patients and doctors alike. Last week, we covered advances in surgical procedures and anesthesia. This time, we're addressing the rise of office healthcare technology.
4 Reasons Why: Moving Procedures in-Office.
Reason #1: ADVANCES IN ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES The modernization of anesthesia, particularly outsourced anesthesia, has played a clear role in the site of service transition to office-based procedures. The healthcare industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation. The past decade has seen a steady increase in surgical procedures moving away from hospital environments into surgery...
Ten Questions to Ask: Finding an Anesthesia Partner
Finding the right outpatient anesthesia partner can be tricky. Here are five quantitative and 5 qualitative metrics to consider.
Is Your Practice Meeting PMPM Quality Incentives?
As the ambulatory space continues to grow, anesthesia partnerships need to go beyond the immediate patient experience and recovery process. In that same vein, they should always help surgeon partners increase patient compliance with colorectal cancer screenings and ease the burden of the overall referral process, thus increasing your revenue. The right partner can even help...
Healthcare AI: Patient Experience And The GPT Evolution
AI has been used as pattern recognition technology to aid clinicians in diagnostics from pathology reports, x-rays, etc. In each case, it has been put to work as a substantial augmentation on human expertise. Will GPT engines impact healthcare, next?
Exclusive Q&A: Walmart Health SVP David Carmouche, MD
In late 2021, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. David Carmouche, Walmart Health SVP of omnichannel care offerings. Today, The Scope is excited to bring Dr. Carmouche back for a follow up on Walmart Health’s growth as well as his unique perspective as a provider and leader on the changing state of...