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Top 3 ASC Payors by Region
(Matching tags: surgery center finance,payors,surgery center) Here are the top five payors by volume by CMS region, according to Genascis. Note: Data may not be available for all states. -
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5 Tips to Improve Recruitment of Spine Physicians and Staff
(Matching tags: spine,physicians,surgery center,recruitment,ASC,Nicola Hawkinson,SpineSearch,practice) Nicola V. Hawkinson MA, RNFA, NP, CEO and founder of SpineSearch, offers the following five tips to help surgery centers and practices recruit great physicians and staff. ... -
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8 Best Practices to Make Orthopedics Profitable in Surgery Centers
(Matching tags: orthopedics,profitability,surgery center,Timothy Kremchek,Becky Mann) Orthopedics can be extremely profitable for surgery centers if certain best practices are used to ensure efficient operations and quality care in this service line. Becky Mann, director of Houston Orthopedic ... -
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Banking Meltdown Sets New Limits on Accessing Capital for ASC Development
(Matching tags: construction,orthopedics,surgery center,ASC,financing,Orion Medical Services,capital,James Cobb,neuro spine,equipment) Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks ... -
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Building a Successful ASC from the Outside In
(Matching tags: EHR,surgery center,ASC,ProVation,Wolters Kluwer,de novo,Ortmann) Building a successful ASC requires prospective owners to contribute a great deal more upfront than a healthy dose of wishful thinking. It requires doing the advanced planning necessary to ensure the concept ... -
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Which ASC Model is Best-Equipped to Deliver Spine Surgery: Multi-Specialty or Spine-Focused
(Matching tags: spine surgery,surgery center,John Caruso,James Lynch,David Abraham,Ken Pettine,Beth Ann Johnson,Jeff Leland) ASC executives and back specialists say that pine surgery is the last, great, untapped frontier — the final medical specialty and potential ASC business line remaining relatively unexploited. ... -
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Building Strong Anesthesia Partnerships in Spine-Focused ASCs
(Matching tags: spine,anesthesia,Oregon,surgery center,Blue Chip Surgical) Douglas H. Irvine, MD, PhD, is an anesthesiologist at East Portland Surgical Center in Portland, Ore. Q: Many spine-focused ASCs struggle to recruit well-regarded anesthesiologists. How can ASCs make ... -
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4 Ways to Ensure Profitability When Adding Procedures
(Matching tags: profitability,surgery center,Regent Surgical Health,Joyce Deno,service line) In a tenuous economy with declining reimbursements, many ASCs are simply hunkering down to see how the healthcare reform landscape will shape up before making any bold moves. Still, says Joyce Deno, chief ... -
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5 Ways to Reduce Costs and Bring New Business to a Surgery Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,costs,technology,Specialty Surgical Center,turnarounds,contracts) Bonnie Brady, RN, the administrator of Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J., shares five tips for reducing costs at an ASC. Ms. Brady has been with Specialty Surgical Center, a multispecialty, two-OR ... -
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Q&A With Dr. Joseph Stapleton, Anesthesiologist, Pain Physician and Partner at East Portland Surgical Center in OR
(Matching tags: spine,surgery center,efficiency,Joseph Stapleton) Joseph Stapleton, MD, is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and a partner at East Portland Surgical Center in Happy Valley, OR. -
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6 Reimbursement and Business Concepts for Spine in ASCs
(Matching tags: spine,surgery center,Jay Rom,ASC,Blue Chip Surgery Center,Physicians Surgery Center,Kamshad Raiszadeh) 1. Negotiations with payors can be more difficult for spine than orthopedics. Since Medicare does not reimburse spine cases in the outpatient setting, negotiating ASC rates for spine cases with private ... -
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Minnesota's Oral Surgery Center Recruits Dr. Christopher J. French
(Matching tags: surgery center,Christopher French) The Oral Surgery Center in Woodbury, Minn., has hired Christopher J. French, MD, according to a Woodbury Bulletin report. ... -
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ASC Managed Care Contracting Best Practices by Specialty
(Matching tags: CPT 69930,CPT 69715,CPT 69714,managed care contracting,surgery center) ASC managed care contracting best practices are largely dependent on an ASC's specialty mix. While single-specialty centers can rely on best practices for their specific specialty, multi-specialty facilities ... -
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Colorado's Peak One Surgery Center Provides Free Surgery for Uninsured, Receives National Attention
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Colorado,PINNACLE III,Peak One Surgery Center,free surgery) Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colo., provided free surgery to 13 uninsured patients on June 12, according to multiple news reports. ... -
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221 People to Know in the ASC Industry
(Matching tags: ASC leadership,people to know,ASC,surgery center) Sami S. Abbasi. Mr. Abbasi is the chairman and CEO of National Surgical Care. Prior to joining National Surgical Care, he served as president and CEO of Radiologix, a leading national provider of diagnostic ... -
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E-mail Scams: "Phishing Season" is Still Open
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,software,information technology,phishing,scam) E-mail scams are an unfortunate fact of life. They range from annoying time and storage wasters to serious security threats. The only way you can completely avoid them is to not use e-mail at all. Even ... -
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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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5 Quick Tips to Improve Recruitment of Great Physicians and Staff
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,physicians,SpineSearch,Nicola Hawkinson,recruitment,practice) Nicola V. Hawkinson, MA, RNFA, NP, CEO and founder of SpineSearch, offers the following five tips to help surgery centers and practices recruit great physicians and staff. ... -
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Improve ASC Profitability: Case Studies With Kenny Spitler of HealthMark Partners
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,case volume,profitability,HealthMark Partners,Kenny Spitler) Kenny Spitler, senior vice president – development for HealthMark Partners, describes a decision an ASC made that improved profitability and a decision by an ASC that hindered it. -
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West Penn Allegheny Plans Ambulatory Center South of Pittsburgh
(Matching tags: surgery center,Pennsylvania,West Penn Allegheny,Peters Township) Pittsburgh, Pa.-based West Penn Allegheny Health System and its affiliate Canonsburg General Hospital plan to open a $14 million ambulatory care and surgery center in Peters Township, Pa., just south of ... -
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Dispelling the Myths of Out-of-Network Billing
(Matching tags: OON,Scott Rein,UnitedHealth,Ingenix,out-of-network,billing,Amerinet,ASC,surgery center) Executive Summary There is no more controversial issue in the outpatient market today than out-of-network billing. It is important to understand the risks as well as the benefits for your ambulatory surgery ... -
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ASC Industry Leader to Know: Allen Hecht
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC Association,ambulatory surgery,Health Resources International,Allen Hecht) As the president of Health Resources International, Allen Hecht is engaged in developing ambulatory care programs in new and emerging markets. According to Becker's ASC Review, Mr. Hecht is "one of the ... -
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New Surgery Center Planned for Colorado's Vail Valley Medical Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,hospital,Colorado,de novo,Vail Valley) Vail (Colo.) Valley Medical Center has announced plans to start building a new surgery center in Edwards, Colo., this year. ... -
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Cincinnati Spine Center Partners With USPI, Hospital
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,spine,Cincinnati,Christ Hospital,USPI) The Mayfield Clinic in Cincinnati has announced its spine surgery center has partnered with United Surgical Partners International and The Christ Hospital to expand services and capacity. ... -
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3 Quick Tips for Faster Room Turnover
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,gastroenterology,Michigan,endoscopy,turnover) Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, offers the following three tips to increase room turnover time. -
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Are Hidden Costs Hurting You: A Regional Anesthesia Approach to Reduce Complications and Cost at ASCs
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,pain management,anesthesia,regional,PONV) ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with "breathing tube" devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to ... -
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Two Quick Tips to Maintain an Effective Collections Process
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Meridian Surgical Partners,collections,April Sackos) April Sackos, director of business office operations for Meridian Surgical Partners, shares two pieces of advice to help an ASC maintain a good collections process. -
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HMA Joining Lawsuit Over Mississippi Surgery Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Mississippi,St. Dominic Health,Health Management Associates) The Mississippi Supreme Court is allowing Health Management Associates to intervene in St. Dominic Health Systems' lawsuit over ownership of an ASC, according to a report by the Sun Herald. -
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Virginia Hospital Pushes for Denial of Surgery Center CON
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Virginia,CON,Danville,Centra,Pittsylvania,Danville Regional) Danville (Va.) Regional Medical Center argued against the request from Centra Ambulatory Surgery for a CON to build an ASC in Danville at the latest hearing on the project, according to a report in the ... -
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United Health Services Opens New York Surgery Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,orthopedics,ophthalmology,ENT,New York,United Health Services,gynecology,general surgery,podiatry) United Health Services has announced the opening of the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Pre-Admission Testing Program in Johnson City, N.Y. ... -
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Banking Meltdown Sets New Limits on Accessing Capital for ASC Development
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,orthopedics,equipment,capital,financing,Orion Medical Services,construction,James Cobb,neuro spine) Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks ... -
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Propofol Shortage Effect on ASC Operations and Profitability: Q&A With Dr. Robert Goldstein of Somnia Anesthesia Services
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,anesthesia,profitability,Somnia,propofol,Robert Goldstein,PONV) Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services. Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and ... -
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Quick Tips for a Financially Challenged ASC: Q&A With Vickie Sanders of Nueterra Healthcare
(Matching tags: surgery center,coding,accounts receivable,revenue cycle,denials,bad debt,Nueterra,transcription,Vickie Sanders,payor contracts) Vickie L. Sanders is vice president of business office services for Nueterra Healthcare. Q: Our ASC isn't performing as well as in the past. What are some areas we should focus on to identify possible ... -
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ASC Industry Responds to JAMA Study on Infection Control
(Matching tags: hand hygiene,American Medical Association,infection control,patient safety,CMS,ASC,surgery center) A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association about infection control practices in ASCs does not provide comparable data in other healthcare settings, according to a joint release from the ... -
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Proposed Virginia Surgery Center Courted by Nearby County
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Virginia,CON,Danville,Centra,Pittsylvania) The Pittsylvania (Vir.) County Board of Supervisors has passed a resolution inviting Centra Ambulatory Surgery to build a facility in the county rather than in Danville, Vir., where the company has faced ... -
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Washington's Rockwood Clinic to Merge ASC Into Deaconess Medical Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,merger,Community Health Systems,Washington,Rockwood,Deaconess,relocation) Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Wash., will merge its surgery center into Deaconess Medical Center, also located in Spokane, according to Rockwood Clinic and a report in The Spokesman-Review. ... -
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Improve Your Struggling ASC This Week: Q&A With Buddy Bacon of Meridian Surgical Partners
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,cash flow,Meridian Surgical Partners,turnaround,physician recruitment,Buddy Bacon) Buddy Bacon is CEO of Meridian Surgical Partners. Q: My ASC is struggling, the physicians are concerned about profitability and staff members are worried about their jobs. It's Monday morning and we need ... -
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Minnesota's MeritCare Detroit Lakes Clinic Breaks Ground on New Surgery Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,Minnesota,expansion,endoscopy,MeritCare) MeritCare Detroit Lakes (Minn.) Clinic has announced the groundbreaking of a new surgery center, and the expansion and remodeling of the facility's existing space. ... -
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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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Upstate New York Hospital Targets ASC for Takeover
(Matching tags: surgery center,hospital,New York,acquisition,Syracuse,Upstate University Hospital) Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., is in discussions with Harrison Outpatient Surgery Center in downtown Syracuse for a possible takeover, according to The Post-Standard. ... -
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5 Things to Know About the DOJ's Healthcare Antitrust Enforcement and Competition Policy
(Matching tags: insurers,health reform,antitrust,mergers,acquisitions,hospital,ASC,surgery center) ... a partner at McGuireWoods, shares the following five things you should know about antitrust policy and how it may impact surgery centers and other providers. ... -
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5 Elements of a Great ASC Relationship With Anesthesia Groups
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,anesthesia,anesthesiologist,Blue Bell,provider) Vicki Edelman, RN, BSN, administrator for Blue Bell (Pa). Surgery Center, discusses five reasons why the ASC has a successful relationship with its new anesthesia group. ... -
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New Surgery Center Planned for New York's Olean General Hospital
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Upper Allegheny,Olean General) ... surgery center in the fall, according to a report by the Olean Times Herald. ... -
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Building a Successful ASC from the Outside In
(Matching tags: Ortmann,de novo,Wolters Kluwer,ProVation,EHR,ASC,surgery center) Building a successful ASC requires prospective owners to contribute a great deal more upfront than a healthy dose of wishful thinking. It requires doing the advanced planning necessary to ensure the concept ... -
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Operating an ASC in a Stable Market Requires a Different Skill Set
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,case volume,turnaround,Illinois) The Center for Health Ambulatory Surgery Center is located in Peoria, Ill., a stable, self-contained market requiring distinctive strategies because it functions differently than larger markets, says Thomas ... -
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Anesthesia Shortage: What It Means for Your Surgery Center
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,shortage,anesthesia,propofol,recall,Versed,Fentanyl) Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Practice Management. Q: I've been reading about the propofol recall and shortage. What might this mean for my ASC? -
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Construction to Begin on California's Cypress Medical Complex
(Matching tags: surgery center,California,construction,Cypress Medical Complex) The Kaweah Delta Local Healthcare board of directors approved the plans for a 50,000 square-foot medical complex, which will include a surgery center and medical offices, in Visalia, Calif., according ... -
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3 Steps to Identify and Reduce Collections Problems
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Meridian Surgical Partners,collections,April Sackos,business office) April Sackos, director of business office operations for Meridian Surgical Partners, shares three steps an ASC should take if it is experiencing challenges with collections. -
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Georgia Gynecological Surgery Center Opens
(Matching tags: surgery center,Georgia,gynecology,laparoscopy) The Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women in Cartersville has opened, according to a press release from the facility. ... -
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What to Know About Your ASC Before Selling Shares: Q&A With Chris Suscha of Meridian Surgical Partners
(Matching tags: surgery center,ASC,Meridian Surgical Partners,valuation,EBITDA,Chris Suscha) Chris Suscha is vice president of de novo business development for Meridian Surgical Partners. Q: Our physicians are considering selling part of our ASC to a management company or hospital. What financial ...
