Donald Johnson, MD, has owned and practiced at Southeastern Spine Institute in Mount Pleasant, S.C., for nearly 24 years. In the last five years, he added an ambulatory surgery center. The practice now includes 10 physicians, 13 physician assistants and…
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Ambulatory surgery center leaders often assume acquiring bad debt is part of doing business. However, it isn't a necessary byproduct of the industry. Clint Sallee, President and CEO of Fidelity Creditor Service, discusses the misconceptions about bad debt and how…
Physician recruitment is a large factor in ambulatory surgery center growth. New physicians bring new cases and open up the possibility of adding new procedures, specialties or investment. Physician recruitment is undeniably attractive for surgery centers, but many centers are…
On Sept. 23, 2013, the new HIPAA omnibus final rule goes into effect. There are several updates ambulatory surgery centers need to address to become compliant with the new regulations.
This article is written by Carole C. Foos, CPA, and David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, OJM Group.Choosing the form and structure of one's ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is an important decision. Most advisors to ASCs believe that the avoidance of…
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Reprinted from EndoEconomicsTM Aug. 2013 with permission from Physicians Endoscopy. This article is written by Robert McGuirl, principal of the Law Offices of Robert J. McGuirl, LLC.Litigation tends to rise during trying times. Problems and issues with economic consequence which…
The Aesthetic Surgery Center of Winter Park (Fla.) recently welcomed Daryl David Weir, MD, to its medical staff.
Tina Hadaway, RN, MBA, CASC, is the administrator of Sequoia Surgical Pavilion in Walnut Creek, Calif. She has also served as a surveyor for the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Healthcare with Medicare surveying privileges since 2009. Ms. Hadaway discusses the…
In a Physicians Practice report, P.J. Cloud-Moulds, who runs Turnaround Medical AR Recovery, a consulting firm, lays out six ways for making the most of a brainstorming session at a medical practice.
In a Healthcare Finance News report, John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, lays out six tips on Lean revenue cycle management.