Posts Tagged ‘MASCA’
LINK – New Ways to Calculate the Risks of Surgery
Facing abdominal surgery for colon and uterine cancer, Kathleen Rivard listened last Thursday as Stuart Bussell, her surgeon at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, laid out the odds: a 1% risk [...]
“We Don’t Need No Stinking Balanced Budget!”
Carl Bearden
You may recognize the quote from which the title of this blog was irreverently taken. Most people would incorrectly identify the quote from “The Treasure of the Sierra [...]
FAQs
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Are ASCs subject to regulation?
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Yes, ASCs are some of the most highly regulated health care providers in the country. Medicare has certified 85 percent of the centers. All states except [...]