ASC News

Here are four technologies that can improve efficiency at ambulatory surgery centers.

This article is written by Director of Clinical Operations for Regent Surgical Health Kathy Bernicky, RN, BSN.

According to an American Medical Association survey, the percentage of physicians who were practice owners decreased only 8 percentage points from 2007/2008 to 2012.

The Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota welcomed Jill Murphy, MD, a plastic surgeon associate from the University of Kansas Medical Center who will start with the group August 2014.

Melody Winter-Jabeck is the administrator of the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute Glenview/Wilmette Division and Ravine Way Surgery Center in Glenview, Ill. Ms. Winter-Jabeck explains how her surgery center excels, how the challenges of surgery center administration have evolved and…

Karen Reiter, COO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. DISC and Newport Beach, Calif., discusses eight leadership tactics for effective ambulatory surgery center leaders. 

This article is written by Carole C. Foos, CPA, and David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, OJM Group.Most ASC owners strive to achieve two goals in their center – to "do good," by delivering quality patient care and to "do well"…

Angela Laux, RN, BSN, MSOLQ, administrator of Bellin Orthopedic Surgery Center in Green Bay, Wis., offers three tips for surgery centers to increase patient volume without breaking the bank.

Earlier this year, Wooster (Ohio) Ambulatory Surgery Center hosted an open house to showcase its facility and promote the use of ambulatory surgery centers, according to a report in The Daily Record.

In May 2012, MedHQ conducted a customer survey to see what drove their need for human resources support. The survey questioned why facilities contact the human resources department and what their most challenging employee issue was.