How to Improve Infection Control in Your ASC
As ASCs prepare to re-open post-COVID-19, infection control is first and foremost on everyone’s mind. What protocols does your ASC have in place to make infection prevention a priority?
Do Your Patients Know if it’s Safe to Schedule Surgery?
As hospitals and surgery centers embrace the new normal with the risk of coronavirus omnipresent, many patients are eager to reschedule "elective" operations that were delayed because of the lockdowns. When these elective surgeries were on hold,…
Top Challenges for ASCs in 2020
As healthcare evolves daily, some crucial challenges remain for ASCs. What does the 2020 landscape hold? Consider these key challenges and what to do about them.
Managing ASC Patients After COVID-19
In some regions, the COVID-19 curve is successfully flattening, and we are getting closer and closer to restarting elective surgeries. Already, administrators should be evaluating the backlog of missed operations and re-prioritizing how to proceed…
Re-Opening After COVID-19: The ASCA Checklist
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) has released a checklist to help ASCs consider what they need to do to begin caring for non-COVID-19 patients. The full list is available for ASCA members, and we’ve outlined some of the most crucial…
Medical Practice Reopening: Three Tips to Help the Process While Keeping Costs Down
With stay at home orders expiring and governors choosing to partially open their states, medical practices and the surgical industry will be back up and running very soon. Georgia has already opened their state as of April 24. Some states,…
Hyper-growth SaaS sales Leader Craig Silverman Joins 1MP
One Medical Passport is pleased to announce that hyper-growth SaaS sales leader Craig Silverman has joined the company as its Chief Revenue Officer. In his prior role as VP of Sales at DrChrono (2014 – Q1 2020), Silverman helped orchestrate the…
Why America’s ASCs Should Re-Open May 1st
On April 13th , it will be exactly one month since the American College of Surgeons released its statement that surgeons should “minimize, postpone, or cancel elective operations at the current time until we are confident that our health care…
How to Choose the Right Patient Engagement Solution
Patient engagement tools are rapidly expanding. When they are implemented correctly, these solutions can offer significant benefits—improving outcomes, reducing costs, and increasing patient engagement. In an ever-expanding world of options, how do…
4 Government Programs to Assist ASCs
With COVID-19 affecting small business in the US, the government has issued various relief programs that you may be eligible to participate in. Below are a list of the top 4 relief programs we wanted to help you learn about and be aware…
Surgical Industry – Steps You’ll Want to Take Now for When the Doors Open Again
For good reason, COVID-19 has forced most of the surgical industry into emergency mode with facilities seeing reduced hours or temporary closings altogether. The last few weeks have rightly been a time of reaction but what happens when centers and…
Is Your COVID-19 Response Going to Cost You Patient Visits in the Future?
Patients who owe you as little as $100 may visit a different provider for their future needs. According to an AthenaHealth study completed in 2017, “orthopedic patients were the most sensitive to balance size, with their return rates dropping 45…
A Message of Hope from a Trusted Advisor
As frightening as the news is right now - it will pass. Our healthcare industry will be smarter and stronger from what we are learning today from this crisis. On the other side of this nightmare our hospitals will be more focused on greater…
3 Policy Changes to Make in Your ASC During COVID-19
It’s amazing how “what’s really important” can change in a matter of days and even hours. Because the number of cases and the death toll has spiked around the world and here in the U.S., and because the news from experts has become more dire, the…
Coronavirus Sets the Stage for Hack Attack
The Coronavirus has undoubtedly changed the world; in its impact on the daily lives of billions across the globe; the ways people are able to socialize in a world of social distancing; the health and healthcare of everyone across the planet; and…
Mnet's Top Priorities and Goals During COVID-19
As we continue to navigate the evolving and unprecedented circumstances around COVID-19, Mnet wants to reiterate that our top priority is the safety and health of our customers, employees and loved ones. Our thoughts go out to all those impacted by…
How Hospitals and ASCs Are Affected During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The global pandemic known as COVID-19 has already affected over 280,000 people worldwide. As of March 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 15,219 cases and 201 deaths in 54 jurisdictions in the United States due to…
New Survey Supports Culture of Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
One Medical Passport (1MP) and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) have teamed up to make a Culture of Safety Survey available to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The survey will help ASCs measure current safety practices, identify…
How to Avoid Costly Cancellations at Your ASC
A last-minute surgery cancellation can be a costly occurrence. The Association for periOperative Registered Nurses recommends keeping same-day cancellation rates under 2%. This is an exceptionally low rate, but not one that is unachievable.…