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From the CEO |
| Nueterra Healthcare Adds Value Every Day | |
| Many investors in surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals that do not have a corporate partner think they can develop and run a profitable center on their own. But the fact is that about two-thirds of facilities without a corporate partner are not profitable. How does a corporate partner add value and increase a surgical facility's profitability? Here's a look at some of the value-added services that Nueterra provided to its facilities during 2009...read more |
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Trends |
| Selecting an EMR System | |
| Selecting an electronic medical records system will be the most significant technology decision any facility will make this year. There is a wide variety of EMRs available for medical practices, surgical centers and surgical hospitals. Having hundreds of choices gives you the ability to get an EMR that will meet your needs yet also makes the decision a challenging one...read more |
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Planning & Strategy |
| Physician-Owned Hospitals Not Impacting Community Hospital Financial Performance | |
| Data recently released by the American Hospital Association shows that community hospitals continued to see growth in operating and net revenues in 2008, despite the growth of physician-owned hospitals. This data is further proof that physician-owned hospitals do not hurt community hospitals...read more |
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Trends |
| Nueterra Surgical Facilities: A Cut Above the Rest | |
| In November, all 25 Nueterra facilities that use CTQ's automated patient satisfaction survey, including both surgery centers and hospitals, generated a combined average score that exceeded the national average on every key performance indicator including the two loyalty indicators: confidence in care and recommend the facility. Nueterra was the only company to achieve this level of excellence in 2009...read more |
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Planning & Strategy |
| Look for Nueterra at Industry Conferences | |
| Nueterra Healthcare will be managing and participating in a variety of conferences during 2010. If you are planning to attend one of the industry conferences, please stop by and see us at the Nueterra booth...read more |
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Case Study |
| Outpatient Surgical Center of Ponca City | |
| An existing facility in Ponca City, Okla., was more than 20 years old and being managed by its physician owners, who hadn't seen a distribution in seven years or an employee raise in five. The salaries, wages, benefits and equipment costs were too high compared to industry averages, and fixed expenses were well above the national average for facilities of this size...read more |
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HELP FOR HAITI |
| Nueterra Supports Relief Work in Haiti by One5 Foundation | |
| In the aftermath of the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti, Nueterra has redoubled its effort to support the One5 Foundation, which was started several years ago by Nueterra founder and Chairman Dan Tasset. For a country still recovering from the damage caused by hurricanes in 2008, this additional natural disaster has been a devastating blow. Medical supplies and medical services continue to be in great need...read more |