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Decline in Payments Posted: Q&A With Dr. Brent Lambert of ASCOA
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,ASCOA,Brent Lambert,payment,payor) Brent Lambert, MD, is president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Q: We recently hired a new staff member to post our ASC's payments and we're seeing a decline in the amount captured. ... -
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4 Reasons You Need a Minority Partner
(Matching tags: minority partner,contracts,Brent Lambert,ASCOA,physicians,surgery centers) ... third party is needed to help right the ship. Here are four reasons why you might want to consider bringing on a minority corporate partner, according to Brent Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory ... -
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5 Ways ASCs Lose Money
(Matching tags: ASC profitability,Brent Lambert,ASCOA,Luke Lambert,turnaround,physicians,surgery center) Half of all ASCs in the country are either losing money or just breaking even, according to Brent Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Here are five ways he and Luke ... -
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Webinar Discusses Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning for Hospitals and ASCs
(Matching tags: ASC,hospital,Scott Becker,webinar,Luke Lambert,Brent Lambert,Andrew Hayek,strategic planning,David Fleisch) On May 3, 2010, a panel of speakers shared their thoughts on strategic planning for hospitals and ASCs in a free webinar hosted by ASC Communications and moderated by Scott Becker, JD, partner at McGuireWoods ... -
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13 Major Changes Facing ASCs With Dr. Brent Lambert of ASCOA
(Matching tags: lobbying,Brent Lambert,reimbursements,ASCOA,health reform,physicians,surgery centers) Brent W. Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, discusses 13 changes for ASCs in the next few years. ... -
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7 Biggest ASC Stories of the Decade
(Matching tags: CMS payment system,top issues,decade,Jon Vick,Brent Lambert,Conditions of Coverage,out-of-network,Kathy Bryant,ASC) Over the past 10 years, ASCs have faced numerous changes. These have included areas such as regulation, reimbursement and market dynamics. While individual states have certainly experienced their own noteworthy ... -
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Free Webinar — Hospitals and Surgery Centers: Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning
(Matching tags: surgery center,hospital,webinar,Luke Lambert,Brent Lambert,Andrew Hayek,strategic planning,David Fleisch) Title: Hospitals and Surgery Centers: Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning -
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11 Things to Know About Anesthesia and Anesthesia in ASCs
(Matching tags: surgery center,anesthesia,Thomas Wherry,anesthesiologist,Brent Lambert,William Hoffman,anesthesia subsidy,Mark Schoenfeld) 1. Anesthesia is not reimbursed for many GI procedures. ASCs should be aware that payors are increasingly unwilling to separately reimburse for anesthesia services provided during GI procedures. According ... -
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12 Things to Know About Anesthesia and Anesthesia in ASCs
(Matching tags: ASC,anesthesia,anesthesia models,Dianne Wallace,Ed Hetrick,Brent Lambert,anesthesiologist salaries,Chip Wood,William Hoffman) 1. There are just over 32,900 anesthesiologists practicing in the United States. Anesthesiologists represent 5.2 percent of the 633,000 practicing physicians in the country, according to the Bureau of ... -
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10 Steps to Improving ASC Profitability With Dr. Brent Lambert of ASCOA
(Matching tags: ASC,profitability,ASCOA,Brent Lambert) The profitability of ASCs across the country varies greatly, with some posting substantial profits while others suffer substantial losses. Industry reports estimate that roughly half of ASCs are just surviving, ...
