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Big decisions can cause a great amount of stress and worry. Here are four tips that can help make the decision making process easier and more effective, according to LifeHacker article:

Rheumatology saw the largest increase in compensation as compared to other specialties, between 2012 and 2013, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2014.

Presentations are essential parts of a business — whether it's presenting performance results or convincing a board of a new project, presentations are an important vehicle for transferring one person's expertise to a group. However, presentations also have the tendency…

It's a jungle out there. Being an ASC stakeholder means being part of a constantly shifting landscape, negotiating changing rates, hospital partners, shifting caseloads, physician recruitment and more. Only the fittest survive.

Accountable care organizations and other types of narrow networks are forming across the United States, and ambulatory surgery centers will either be in or out.

Geriatric medicine included the lowest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Medicine degrees, whereas plastic surgery included the lowest percentage of active physicians with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees in 2010, according to the "2012 Physician Specialty Data Book,"…

Here are six ways to improve employee morale and productivity, according to a Power Your Practice blog post:

Six industry leaders answer questions on the position of the ASC in the healthcare industry.

Having one surgeon run two operating rooms simultaneously with appropriate staff support does not increase surgical complications or reduce outcomes, according to research presented at the American Academy of Thoracic Surgeons' annual meeting.

Having surgeons commit to bringing cases is one of the most important aspects of running a viable ambulatory surgery center. While ultimately surgeon-controlled, administrators are responsible for maintaining adequate case volumes at an ASC. Their efforts to do so are…