Surgery centers that depend heavily on specialties like ophthalmology, GI/endoscopy and pain management may struggle to remain profitable, as CMS institutes meager increases to reimbursement and commercial payors follow suit. Reed Martin, chief operating officer for Surgical Management Professionals, discusses…
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Here are nine statistics on facility size, PP&E and number of operating/procedure rooms in ASCs, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty Intellimarker 2011. Note: Dollar amounts are in thousands.
OrthoVirginia and the HCA Virginia Health System recently opened a 70,000-square-foot medical facility that includes an outpatient surgery center, according to a Richmond Magazine report.
Hudson (Wis.) Hospital Surgery & Procedure Center has hit all-time records with surgical volumes, offering nearly 150 surgical procedures each month, according to a Hudson Star-Observer report.
Five experts give their tips for boosting ambulatory surgery center profits through better business dealings and more productive employees.
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With increasing costs and decreasing reimbursements coming in the next year, it will be important for ambulatory surgery centers to cut overhead costs where possible to realize an impact on the bottom line. "Almost any cuts in overhead costs will…
Here are five tips to improve profits this year.
Many surgery centers are considering the addition of spine surgery, a specialty that can boost profitability due to its high per-case revenue. This specialty is particularly appropriate for surgery centers already performing orthopedics because much of the necessary equipment may…
Robert Carrera, president and CEO of Pinnacle III, discusses five action steps for ambulatory surgery centers struggling with debt.
Strategic planning will be key to surgery center success in 2013, as ASCs implement stricter quality reporting requirements, purchase EMR systems and prepare for different payment models through healthcare reform. Here Lori Vernon of Health Inventures discusses four items to…