ASC News

Stanford (Calif.) University implemented a new Master of Science and Community Health and Prevention Research program to prepare students on how to prevent health crises. The program involves analyzing and addressing social and infrastructural limitations, according to The Stanford Daily.

Here are 35 updates from the last month.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants earn more than non-clinical staff, according to Medscape's Clinical and Office Staff Salary Report 2015.

"It takes two to make things go right," says Nila Dowell, revenue cycle manager at In2itive Business Solutions who spoke at Becker's ASC Review 22nd Annual Meeting — The Business and Operations of ASCs.

Medline Industries, a Mundelein, Ill-based supplier of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products, hosted an ASC surgeon roundtable at Becker’s ASC Review 22nd Annual Meeting — The Business and Operations of ASCs.

Ambulatory surgery centers are subject to unique financial pressures. Compared to hospitals, they are often reimbursed at lower rates, and negotiating higher reimbursement rates with private payers and managed care organizations is a constant challenge, according to Sandra Jones, senior…

In the current ASC market, outpatient centers are performing more complicated types of procedures including total joint and spine. Medical professionals are adopting a minimally invasive mindset to mirror this trend.

There are still opportunities to run a successful, profitable ambulatory surgery center business.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers sent a delegation to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and discuss support for two bills that provide improved access to care in ambulatory surgery centers.

A new study published in Spine examines the utilization of ambulatory surgical procedures for intervertebral disc disorders and spinal stenosis from 1994 to 2006 in the United States.