Articles
As ASC industry leaders, the PSS team of consultants are frequent contributors
to national publications and presenters at industry meetings.
Click on the links below to see recent articles and presentations.
to national publications and presenters at industry meetings.
Click on the links below to see recent articles and presentations.
Medication Compounding in the ASC
Source: Administrative Eye Ezine Summer 2011
There has been a great deal of discussion lately about medication preparation in the ASC, and specifically medication compounding.
Show Me the Documentation
Source: Outpatient Surgery Magazine August 2011
Documentation is important not only to remain in regulatory compliance, but also to demonstrate your facility’s attention to quality and safety. Here are 8 types of documents that ASCs sometimes overlook.
Acing an Accreditation Survey
Source: AE Ezine Spring 2011
You can ace your accreditation survey with proper preparation and thorough knowledge of the standards.
Retina Rising
Source: March 2010: Outpatient Surgery Magazine
How one facility added and is profiting from posterior segment surgery.
Quality Assessment Performance Improvement
Source: AE Winter Ezine 2011 Ambulatory Surgery Centers
A robust QAPI program is an invaluable asset to a best-performing ASC operation.
Risk Management for ASCs
Source: AE Fall 2010
A comprehensive risk management plan helps not only to minimize any financial/legal exposure but also to improve patient outcomes.
When Surveyors Land on Your Doorstep
Source: AE Summer 2010
Be Prepared! CMS has budgeted and committed to survey 30% of non-deemed ASCs in fiscal year 2010. The agency is also increasing fiscal year 2010 ASC validation surveys for centers that have deemed status.
First Who, Then What: Nuturing Leadership in the ASC
Source: AE Magazine Spring 2010
ASC leaders … will inspire their team to implement creative strategies and approaches to guarantee compliance with new regulations and established standards of care within existing financial constraints.
Efficiency in the ASC
Source: AE Magazine Winter 2010
Efficient operations have always been key to a successful business. However, in the current climate they can mean the difference between survival and success.
A New Era of Enforcement in ASCs
Source: AE Magazine Fall 2009
Regulation and enforcement are more intense than I have ever experienced in my 27 years in ambulatory surgery. It is a certainty now: Your number will come up in the near future.
EMR Selection in the ASC
Source: AE Magazine Summer 2009
One of the biggest obstacles to EMR for any provider is the lack of “standards” to facilitate the ease with which patient information can be transferred, shared, and interpreted.
12 Steps to Recruitment and Selection
Source: AE Magazine Spring 2009
A disciplined approach to recruitment and selection, utilizing the strategies outlined, will reap long-term benefits for your organization.
Growing Your ASC Busine$$
Source: AE Magazine Winter 2009
Where is the business opportunity for ophthalmic ASCs?
Improving ASC Profitability
Source: Ophthalmology Management JULY 2008
Increasing the profitability of your ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is dependent upon three primary factors: effective utilization of available capacity, aggressive management of the cost per case and customer-relationship management. This article examines ways to manage these three critical factors to increase center profitability.
127 People to know in the ASC industry
Source: ASC Review
See the complete article here
How to Negotiate the Red Tape
Source: Judith Lee
Regulatory skill can literally make or break an ASC. Make sure you're prepared
What we saw at the ASCRS exhibit hall
Source: Outpatient Surgery Magazine August 2009
New Options for Ophthalmic Surgery Crissy Boore, BSN | Huntington Beach, California
As consultants to ophthalmic surgery centers, it is imperative to keep current on the latest technologies and products available to the specialty. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s annual meeting, these products are under one roof. About 300 vendors lined the exhibit hall in San Francisco in
April. Here are some of the new products that were on display.
Click here to read the full article
As consultants to ophthalmic surgery centers, it is imperative to keep current on the latest technologies and products available to the specialty. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s annual meeting, these products are under one roof. About 300 vendors lined the exhibit hall in San Francisco in
April. Here are some of the new products that were on display.
Click here to read the full article
Can You Pass the Surveyor's White Glove Test
Source: Outpatient Surgery Magazine October 2011
Advice to help make your next accreditation survey a lot less nerve-wracking.
Debra Stinchcomb RN, BSN, CASC I Fayetteville, AR