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OOSSMark2012 – Benchmarking Performance for 2011
Benchmarking Update for 2012
Kent Jackson PhD. OOSS Vice President Member Research & Development
The 2012 OOSSMark Program, including the Annual OOSS Benchmarking Survey of 2011 results, is set to launch on Friday, June 1, 2012. With five years of benchmarking development, OOSS has established the single most comprehensive and annualized approach to enable ophthalmic-oriented ASCs (single and multispecialty) to compare practices and performance with 200+ facilities across the country. By completing an online survey anytime from June 1st to December 31st, participating facilities receive a custom report including detailed clinical and business benchmark measures.
All current OOSS members and previous participants in the program will receive invitations via email on June 1st. Participation of non-OOSS members is welcome and complimentary to all considering the time and effort required to participate and the value of the shared information. All reported information is aggregated and individual facility responses are shared only with the participating facility.
If you would like more information or wish to participate in the survey please email Kent Jackson at kjackson@ooss.org.
Watch for additional announcements regarding the expanded OOSSMark Program, including a new OOSSMark Blog and OOSSMark Tools for Success. (more…)
Ambulatory Surgical Center Management Series – Coming Soon!
Ambulatory Surgical Center Management Series – Coming Soon!
OOSS in collaboration with the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE) the practice management arm of the American Academy of Ophthalmology will be introducing a series of ASC modules focused on the financial and operational aspects of ASC management. Topics include quality and performance operations financial management marketing development and design and ophthalmic ASC coding. Modules will be available for purchase in the Academy store in late March.
Watch for ordering information and details on at ooss.org.
iMedicWare the total EMR /EPM and ASC Software Solution
iMedicWare the total EMR /EPM and ASC Software Solution
iMedicWare is a leading provider of EMR / EPM and ASC software specifically designed for Ophthalmologists. The iMedicWare suite of products are secure browser based applications which deliver 24/7 mobility with connectivity to multiple-facility practices. It provides complete flexibility to customize and automate the core operation and work flow elements of an ophthalmology practice. In April 2010 it was named the “Official EMR” by OOSS. (more…)
OOSS Courses @ AAO – Register Today!
OOSS Courses @ AAO – Register Today!
Professional educational activities and opportunities to network with colleagues abound. Our nationally known speakers are available to you anytime but this year they have been invited to speak at a number of industry events. Come join them and hear the latest business regulatory and clinical benchmarking data available. Discover more about our upcoming featured events. (more…)
OOSS Conducts Mini-surveys: Helpful Hints to Reduce Lint in the Surgical Environment
OOSS Conducts Mini-surveys: Helpful Hints to Reduce Lint in the Surgical Environment
Maureen Waddle senior consultant BSM Consulting
Directors and owners of eye care surgery centers choose membership in industry organizations for various reasons. One is to have a common voice to represent their centers to government agencies. Another is to share information with similar centers in order to set goals for continuous improvement. To that end the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS) developed a benchmarking survey and database that captured its first round of data for the 2007 calendar year. In 2009 more than 100 ophthalmic surgical facilities participated in the 2008 benchmarking survey which focused on financial and operational efficiencies as well as clinical results. (more…)
THE OOSS AGENDA: AN UPDATE ON PAYMENTS TO ASCs
THE OOSS AGENDA: AN UPDATE ON PAYMENTS TO ASCs
Michael Romansky JD Washington Counsel
In my last OUTLOOK column I outlined the multitude of legislative and regulatory challenges ” and opportunities ” facing progressive ophthalmologists and ophthalmic ASCs in the year ahead and presented the OOSS game plan for addressing them. With the massive and unsettling health care reform initiative behind us and a election that could change the face of Congress ahead we might take this relatively brief moment of calm to visit where we stand with respect to the issue that always tops our agenda ” ASC facility reimbursement. (more…)
OOSS Members Find Benefits With Educational Websites
OOSS Members Find Benefits With Educational Websites
Allergan Access for the ASC
Have you recently visited Allergan Access for the ASC? If not login today to see the dynamic array of tools and resources available to OOSS members.
New Tools
One of the new tools being added to the site is the ASC Feasibility analyzer. While this tool was originally created to assess the feasibility of building a brand new facility managers and owners with surgical facilities have found it useful in performing the following analysis: (more…)
Health Care Reform And The Ophthalmic ASC: A Few Challenges Multiple Opportunities ‚ Some Moderate Lifting
Health Care Reform And The Ophthalmic ASC: A Few Challenges, Multiple Opportunities ” Some Moderate Lifting
Michael Romansky, JD OOSS Senior Lobbyist
Let’s reflect on an important point: Is your ASC the most profitable component of your organization? Throughout the years of Medicare reimbursement havoc, while your professional fees have dropped year after year, hasn’t it been remarkable that ASC facility fees for cataract surgery have gradually risen or remained stable, (and, indeed, under the new payment system that OOSS helped design, fees for retina and glaucoma services increased dramatically)? Hasn’t the list of services for which facility fees are provided expanded to include virtually every ophthalmic code. Going back twenty years, haven’t we beaten back every effort by the hospital industry to curtail physician ownership of ASCs. Working with the AAO and ASCRS, didn’t OOSS prevail on the Joint Commission to reverse its misguided decision to ban the use of flash sterilization in ophthalmic ASCs. This list of our accomplishments goes on and on. (more…)
Save Money with Our Credit Card Processing Program or We’ll Pay You $100.00!
Credit Card Processing That Just Makes Sense
Professional Solutions is so confident they can save you money on credit card processing they’ll send you a $100 gift card if they can’t guaranteed! It’s called the OOSS Processing Challenge.
One OOSS member’s group is saving $18 000 per year! See if your surgery center clinic and/or optical store can save money too!
Credit Card Processing That Just Makes Sense (more…)
Medicare Payment for Corneal Tissue: A Primer for ASCs
David Glasser M.D. Chair Medical Advisory Board Eye Bank Association of America(EBAA) and Patricia Aiken O’Neill JD President and CEO Eye Bank Association of America(EBAA)
Q: How is an ASC reimbursed for keratoplasty?
A: Under Medicare’s revised outpatient prospective payment system for ASCs which took effect in January 2008 CMS pays a flat fee based on ambulatory payment classifications (APCs). Under this new methodology which was required by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) some ASCs are rewarded for operating efficiently while other ASCs find that the payment rates are inadequate. The new regulation treats almost all supplies used in the ASC as part of the facility fee for purpose of reimbursement. Processing corneal tissue for transplantation is a noteable exception it is reimbursed separately. (more…)
