ASC Turnarounds: Ideas to Improve Performance
10 Sets of ASC Compensation Statistics
Here are 10 sets of compensation statistics about physicians and staff in ASCs.
Read more...4 Things to Know About an ASC Budget
Debra Saxton Stinchcomb, RN, a consultant at Progressive Surgical Solutions, offers four observations on developing a budget for an ASC.
Read more...7 Things to Know for Recruiting More ASC Physicians
Debra Saxton Stinchcomb, RN, a consultant at Progressive Surgical Solutions, offers seven points on recruiting more physicians to an ambulatory surgery center.
Read more...Secrets to 25 Years of ASC Success: Tuscaloosa Surgical Center in Alabama
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Surgical Center recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Jeff Hayes, who has been with the ASC for 19 years, with 13 in his current role of administrator, discusses the surgery center's history of success.
Read more...7 Easy Ways to Save More Money in Your ASC
Lynda Simon, RN, administrator of St. John's Clinic: Head & Neck Surgery in Springfield, Mo., shares seven easy ways to identify where your ASC wastes money and use that knowledge to trim costs.
Read more...10 Current Topics on Ideas to Improve ASC Performance
Here are 10 current topics on ideas to improve ASC performance. Read more...6 Steps Mature Surgery Centers Can Take to Keep Prospering
Joan G. Dentler, president of ASC Strategies in Austin, Texas, offers six steps to keep prospering at mature surgery centers, those that have been operating five or more years.
Read more...Operating Expense Analysis for Orthopedic-Driven ASCs
Orthopedic-driven ASCs (facilities with greater than 50 percent of their case volume in orthopedics) commit an average of 71.3 percent of their net revenue to operating expenses, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker. Here is a breakdown of where orthopedic-driven ASCs spend their money.
Read more...5 Ways Florida Surgery Center Made Itself Profitable
The Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., went from losing as much as $40,000 a week in 2008 to showing better than benchmark profits in 2009. The two-OR center hosts orthopedics, ENT, dental, podiatry and pain management. Sue Glendon, administrator of the nine-partner center, identifies five key ways it became profitable.
Read more...5 Steps Taken by Florida ASC to Remain Competitive
The Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., has taken several steps to keep itself on solid financial footing. Sue Glendon, administrator of the two-OR center, identifies five key steps the center has taken in the past 6-9 months.
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