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Ambulatory surgery centers are not immune to the tumultuous healthcare industry, and every day ASC owners will come up against major threats to maintaining a successful practice.

  There were 5,344 Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers in the United States in 2011, the most recent year for which MedPAC released data, a jump from 4,033 centers in 2004. Traditionally, Medicare and government payers are among the lowest reimbursing…

  This article is written by Brooke A. Day, administrator and business office manager at Hastings Surgical Center. The amount of information presented to each individual on a daily basis can often be overwhelming based upon the number of tools…

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Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare, recently wrote an article about having a sense of humor in leadership. One of the most valuable attributes of a leader is a well-developed sense of humor.  Whenever you see leaders be funny,…

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