Regent’s Chief Development Officer Jeffrey Simmons discussed spine cases in the ASC setting as part of Becker’s recent 15th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine in Chicago. He joined Pierce Nunley, MD, director of the Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport, on a panel moderated by Bart Walker,…
While inventory management sometimes gets pushed down the priority list for busy ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), Regent’s Stephanie Martin says engaging staff in the function as a primary strategy can yield significant savings and reduce the amount of waste they produce by as much as 5%. In a recent article in Becker’s ASC Review, Martin…
A recent study published by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, Nursing: Supply and Demand through 2020, reveals that the U.S. economy will create 1.6 million job openings for nurses through 2020. Of the 1.6 million job openings, 700,000 will be newly-created opportunities, while 880,000 will result from retirements. The study also found that…
Already a thought leader in the shift to value-based care, Regent Surgical Health has launched a bundled payment strategy within the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) marketplace. As part of the program, the company plans to begin managing episodes of care with a bundled payment approach in multiple markets. “When a bundled payment opportunity comes in,…
Construction of the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the Pacific Northwest designed specifically to treat outpatient total joint replacement and spine disorders is now underway, and among the healthcare leaders looking forward to its completion is Rahul Desai, M.D., an internationally recognized musculoskeletal radiologist. Dr. Desai is one of a group of physicians affiliated…
On the second day of the 23rd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, hosted by Becker’s ASC Review, Regent Surgical Health co-founder Tom Mallon participated in the panel discussion ASCs: 2016-2017, and provided a glimpse into where the surgery center market has been and where it is headed. “We’ve been coming to these…
In spite of financial challenges, the shift of total joint replacement (TJR) procedures from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continues to gain momentum as a trend. While some see the migration of TJR surgeries to ASCs as a threat to hospital revenue, data continues to emerge showing that outpatient TJR patients receive equal or…
As the transition to a sleeker, more value-based reimbursement system occurs, healthcare organizations are under pressure to unearth creative ways to drive down costs while still attracting patients and providing quality care. Hospitals too will soon have the opportunity to establish commercial bundled payments, but with far more complex cases than TJR. A recent article…
Kathleen Bernicky, VP Risk Management and Clinical Operations, and Amiee Mingus, Director of Clinical Operations, recently led an Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) webinar: “What Every Director of Nursing and Clinical Director Needs to Know.” Leveraging their deep clinical and executive experience, Bernicky and Mingus touched on leadership, compliance and fiscal topics that are critical…
Healthcare’s evolution toward value-based care and risk-sharing payment models is prompting many hospitals to take a new look at moving total joint replacement (TJR) surgery to outpatient settings, including ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), as a transformational strategy with potential to improve both bottom-lines and quality of care. While the shift to performing TJR in outpatient…