--- title: One Mnet Health Blog description: Discussion of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) topics from preop nurses to cardiac testing to best practices for running an ASC --- [![One Mnet Health Logo (Full Color)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fullcolor.black-3.png?width=1840&height=663&name=fullcolor.black-3.png "One Mnet Health Logo (Full Color)")](https://www.onemedicalpassport.com/facility/) - [Home](https://onemnethealth.com) - [Solutions](https://onemnethealth.com/solutions/) - [ONEflow](https://onemnethealth.com/oneflow/) - [Medical Passport](https://onemnethealth.com/medical-passport/) - [Engage](https://onemnethealth.com/engage/) - [Payments (1st & 3rd Party)](https://onemnethealth.com/payments/) - [Success Stories](https://onemnethealth.com/success-stories/) - [News & Events](https://onemnethealth.com/news/) - [About](https://onemnethealth.com/about/) - [Careers](https://onemnethealth.com/careers/) - [FAQs](https://onemnethealth.com/faq/) - [Request A Demo](https://onemnethealth.com/contact/) ### Want to stay in the know on the latest ASC tips and topics? ### Recent Posts ### Looking for Something? ### Categories - [ASC (79)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/asc) - [ambulatory surgery center (74)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/ambulatory-surgery-center) - [video (34)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/video) - [nurse guide (29)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/nurse-guide) - [patient satisfaction (26)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-satisfaction) - [patient communication (25)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-communication) - [surgical facility (24)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/surgical-facility) - [business and finance (22)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/business-and-finance) - [technology (22)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/technology) - [patient engagement (17)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-engagement) - [ambulatory software (16)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/ambulatory-software) - [pre-admissions (14)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/pre-admissions) - [Case Study (13)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/case-study) - [covid19 (12)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/covid19) - [ambulatory surgery center software (10)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/ambulatory-surgery-center-software) - [outpatient surgery (10)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/outpatient-surgery) - [complex cases (7)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/complex-cases) - [culture of safety (7)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/culture-of-safety) - [employee satisfaction (7)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/employee-satisfaction) - [outpatient surgery software (7)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/outpatient-surgery-software) - [administrator (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/administrator) - [cardiac (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/cardiac) - [or volume (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/or-volume) - [patient tracking (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-tracking) - [postop (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/postop) - [solutions (6)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/solutions) - [document management (5)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/document-management) - [implementation (5)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/implementation) - [surgery scheduling (5)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/surgery-scheduling) - [ASC Everyday Heroes (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/asc-everyday-heroes) - [hiring (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/hiring) - [patient survey (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-survey) - [preop (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/preop) - [scheduling (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/scheduling) - [security (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/security) - [surgery center (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/surgery-center) - [total joint (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/total-joint) - [women in healthcare (4)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/women-in-healthcare) - [ASC booking (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/asc-booking) - [CMS (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/cms) - [CMS requirements (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/cms-requirements) - [Derek's Corner (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/dereks-corner) - [best practices (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/best-practices) - [data integration (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/data-integration) - [everyday heroes (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/everyday-heroes) - [job security (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/job-security) - [outpatient surgery center (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/outpatient-surgery-center) - [patient registration (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-registration) - [payment plan (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/payment-plan) - [preop nurse (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/preop-nurse) - [revenue (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/revenue) - [risk management (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/risk-management) - [senior patients (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/senior-patients) - [specialty procedures (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/specialty-procedures) - [texting (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/texting) - [vendor management (3)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/vendor-management) - [ASC quality reporting (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/asc-quality-reporting) - [Accreditation (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/accreditation) - [GI (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/gi) - [ambulatory surgery center surveys (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/ambulatory-surgery-center-surveys) - [burnout (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/burnout) - [cancellations (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/cancellations) - [clinical (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/clinical) - [cost (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/cost) - [digital chart storage (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/digital-chart-storage) - [disinfect (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/disinfect) - [healthcare consumerism (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/healthcare-consumerism) - [infection control (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/infection-control) - [new hire (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/new-hire) - [patient charts (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-charts) - [patient risk (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-risk) - [payments (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/payments) - [sleep study (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/sleep-study) - [time management (2)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/time-management) - [2021 (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/2021) - [4 tips (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/4-tips) - [Accredited (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/accredited) - [Billing (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/billing) - [ERAS (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/eras) - [One Mnet Health (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/one-mnet-health) - [SaaS (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/saas) - [capnography (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/capnography) - [certfication (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/certfication) - [colonoscopy (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/colonoscopy) - [conscious sedation (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/conscious-sedation) - [corona virus (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/corona-virus) - [customer spotlight (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/customer-spotlight) - [diagnosis (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/diagnosis) - [elderly patients (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/elderly-patients) - [endo (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/endo) - [hygiene (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/hygiene) - [intubation (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/intubation) - [laryngoscopy (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/laryngoscopy) - [marketing (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/marketing) - [obesity (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/obesity) - [outsourcing (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/outsourcing) - [patient (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient) - [patient finance (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-finance) - [patient satifaction (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/patient-satifaction) - [payment (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/payment) - [personalized care (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/personalized-care) - [physician offices (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/physician-offices) - [pricing (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/pricing) - [recovery (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/recovery) - [screening (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/screening) - [sleep apnea (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/sleep-apnea) - [staff burden (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/staff-burden) - [staffing shortage (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/staffing-shortage) - [top 12 (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/top-12) - [vendor communication (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/vendor-communication) - [vendors (1)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/tag/vendors) See all [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-1138318122.jpeg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/are-the-patient-payment-options-on-your-website-a-dead-end) 07.07.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [Are the Patient Payment Options on Your Website a Dead End?](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/are-the-patient-payment-options-on-your-website-a-dead-end) It is no secret that healthcare providers are struggling to streamline their cash flow because getting patients to pay in a timely fashion is not always an easy job. Medical debt in the United States has become so commonplace that Forbes reports as many as half of Americans have some kind of medical debt.   [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/are-the-patient-payment-options-on-your-website-a-dead-end) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-156363969.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-ascs-can-navigate-major-staffing-shortages) 06.28.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [How ASCs Can Navigate Major Staffing Shortages](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-ascs-can-navigate-major-staffing-shortages) One of the most pressing challenges facing ASCs and healthcare organizations today is pervasive staffing shortages. While nursing shortages are nothing new to healthcare industry veterans, the Covid-19 pandemic pushed the issue to a critical turning point.  [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-ascs-can-navigate-major-staffing-shortages) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/smiling%20nurses%20on%20computer-1.png)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/maximizing-time-with-the-right-technology) 06.24.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [Maximizing Time With the Right Technology](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/maximizing-time-with-the-right-technology) Modern facilities have a number of challenges to tackle on any given day. The ultimate challenge is to figure out how to keep improving your services, increasing patient satisfaction, as well as running an efficient and profitable ASC without bankrupting your most valuable resource — time. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/maximizing-time-with-the-right-technology) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/Texting%20Is%20The%20Obvious%20Solution%20For%20Patient%20Engagement.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-older-patients-are-more-technologically-savvy-in-2022) 06.15.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [Why Older Patients Are More Technologically Savvy in 2022](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-older-patients-are-more-technologically-savvy-in-2022) In a bid to mitigate the damage of a mysterious global outbreak, governments worldwide implemented a series of restrictive actions to COVID-19 such as lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing. This period of isolation had far-reaching consequences on societies around the world, and created a dramatic surge in the use of digital technologies. In response, the public has grown accustomed to such technological solutions in all aspects of life — remote education, remote work and remote health services have suddenly become a necessity, and not merely a luxury. According to research provided by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), during the pandemic the number of internet users worldwide grew from 4.1 billion in 2019 to 4.9 billion in 2021. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-older-patients-are-more-technologically-savvy-in-2022) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/Dereks%20Corner%20Thumbnails%20(2).png)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-the-significance-of-our-new-brand) 06.03.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [Derek's Corner: The Significance of Our New Brand](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-the-significance-of-our-new-brand) [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-the-significance-of-our-new-brand) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-156363969.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/3-ways-software-will-take-your-facility-to-the-next-level) 06.01.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [3 Ways Software Can Take Your Facility to the Next Level](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/3-ways-software-will-take-your-facility-to-the-next-level) In the modern day and age, patients — as consumers in everyday life — are highly digitally empowered. As their digital skills evolve and demand for digitalization grows, healthcare providers must make an effort to keep up with the times and adapt to meet patient expectations. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/3-ways-software-will-take-your-facility-to-the-next-level) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-1138318122-2.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-to-create-a-seamless-patient-journey) 05.17.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [How to Create a Seamless Patient Journey](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-to-create-a-seamless-patient-journey) In this day and age, creating a seamless patient journey is not an easy job. While by and large the patient experience depends on staff, they cannot be expected to do everything on their own. When staff are overworked without enough personnel to provide assistance, patient experience — and hence patient satisfaction — suffers. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/how-to-create-a-seamless-patient-journey) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-840730154.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-patient-financial-alerts-are-crucial-in-2022) 05.12.2022[One Mnet Health](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-mnet-health) ## [Why Patient Financial Alerts are Crucial in 2022](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-patient-financial-alerts-are-crucial-in-2022) Healthcare providers across the board, including surgical facilities, struggle to streamline their revenue because getting patients to pay is not always easy. In fact, medical debt in the United States has become so commonplace that [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2022/03/28/medical-debt-is-unevenly-distributed-new-analysis-shows-but-conquering-it-is-possible/) reported no less than half of Americans struggling with some kind of medical debt. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/why-patient-financial-alerts-are-crucial-in-2022) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/Dereks%20Corner%20Thumbnails%20(1).png)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-healthcare-consumerism) 03.21.2022[One Medical Passport](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-medical-passport) ## [Derek's Corner: Healthcare Consumerism](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-healthcare-consumerism)   Derek Smith, CEO, explains how One Medical Passport and Mnet Health help with healthcare consumerism through powerful technology. Do you have anything you'd like us to post about? Leave a comment down below and let us know! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next blog. [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/dereks-corner-healthcare-consumerism) [![](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/iStock-160961160.jpg)](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/everything-ascs-need-to-remember-about-patient-engagement) 03.17.2022[One Medical Passport](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/author/one-medical-passport) ## [Everything ASC’s Need to Remember About Patient Engagement](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/everything-ascs-need-to-remember-about-patient-engagement) As more and more patients seek out reputable ambulatory surgery centers for outpatient procedures, it’s more important than ever that facilities consider ASC patient engagement as a key aspect of their overall communication strategies. What complicates the matter is finding a way to be personal and helpful for each individual patient without burning all of your time and energy doing so. There is [ambulatory surgery center software](https://1mp.com/) available that makes these processes much easier, of course. But in developing your ASC messaging strategies, it is important to keep a few things in mind:   [Read More](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/everything-ascs-need-to-remember-about-patient-engagement) [All posts](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/all) [Next](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/page/2) ## Related Blogs ### [An Ambulatory Surgery Center PreOp Nurse’s Guide to Cardiac Testing - Part 1 EKG](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/an-ambulatory-surgery-center-preop-nurses-guide-to-cardiac-testing-part-1-ekg) ### [An Ambulatory Surgery Center PreOp Nurse’s Guide To Cardiac Testing – Part 3 Nuclear Medicine Stress Test](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/an-ambulatory-surgery-center-preop-nurses-guide-to-cardiac-testing-part-3-nuclear-medicine-stress-test) ### [An Ambulatory Surgery Center PreOp Nurse’s Guide To Cardiac Testing – Part 2 The Echocardiogram](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/an-ambulatory-surgery-center-preop-nurses-guide-to-cardiac-testing-part-2-the-echocardiogram) #### COMPANY - [One Mnet Health](https://onemnethealth.com/) #### CONTACT SALES - *![phone](https://www.svgrepo.com/show/524807/phone.svg)* ##### PHONE [888.807.7709](tel:8888077709) #### CONTACT SUPPORT - ##### FACILITIES [Click here to contact the Passport Care Team for facility support.](https://www.onemedicalpassport.com/facility/) Phone: [800.540.7527, ext. 2](tel:8005407527) - ##### PATIENTS [Start your Patient Registration (Medical Passport) here](https://www.onemedicalpassport.com/?help) ![one medical](https://blog.onemnethealth.com/hubfs/OneMedicalPassport_June2019/Images/one-medical-logo-dark.svg) - - - © 2023 One Mnet Health. All rights reserved. ONE MEDICAL PASSPORT®, MEDICAL PASSPORT®, and PASSPORT ENGAGE® are trademarks of One Mnet Health. [Privacy Policy & Terms of Service](https://onemnethealth.com/privacy-policy/)