ASC News

Optometrist Christine Luzuriaga, OD, will join Center for Total Eye Care in Westminster, Md.

Robert Landerholm, MD, FACS, is the president and medical director of Puget Sound Surgical Center. He specializes in laparoscopic surgery and has been at the forefront of minimally invasive surgical technique.

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LEERINK Partners, an investment bank specializing in healthcare, named Ryan Stewart managing director of the healthcare technology investment banking franchise.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a law firm with a nationally recognized healthcare presence, added Jill DeGraff Thorpe, JD, as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.

Technology is changing the healthcare field with healthcare professionals keeping up with the changing times to remain profitable in the current healthcare market. ASCs are mandated to report quality data, and facilities use data analytics to efficiently manage their center.…

Ensuring the financial stability and success of an ASC is one of the primary responsibilities of administrative staff members. Cost reduction and benchmarking are two ways to improve and maintain financial performance.

Changes in reimbursement have pushed the envelope regarding efficiency and fiscal responsibility significantly over the past five years. Surgeons find themselves working to do more cases to maintain the reimbursement volumes of the past. This has occurred while many hospitals…

Orthopedic surgeon Deepak V. Chavda, MD, of Texas Bone & Joint will discuss the future of physician revenue enhancement.

A panel of experts will discuss physician/hospital relationships and the nature of joint ventures at Becker's ASC Conference in October. The experts will give a presentation titled "Joint Ventures and Physician/Hospital Relationships." The panel will include: