3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASCSettings What We Know The disparity of care is a big topic in health care today, so it’s time to address how the Ambulatory Surgery Center industry can assist in lessening this issue. It’s important to ask...
3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASCSettings ASCs are notoriously busy this time of year. Patients want to have their surgeries because their deductibles have been met, children are out of school and need tonsillectomies, family members are in town to help during...
3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASCSettings Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) is the electronic transmission of a prescription via the internet. The goal is to allow prescribers to electronically send an accurate, error-free, and understandable prescription...
3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASChstpathways.com Patients are entitled to a copy of their medical records – always have been, always will be. This has caused some concern for clinicians though as those medical records contain their chart documentation, and...
3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASCSettings The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 proposed payment rule for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). The 860 or so pages contain many updates and...
