As ambulatory surgery centers work more with hospitals in accountable care models, they may want to consider breaking into smaller niches from larger, multispecialty units.
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At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Ann Geier, senior vice president of operations, Susan Kizirian, chief operating officer, and Rob Westergard, chief financial officer, of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, discussed 10 important…
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, 2012, author, television commentator and business journalist Suzy Welch moderated a panel discussion on the best ideas and biggest threats to ambulatory surgical centers today.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, 2012, author, television commentator and business journalist Suzy Welch moderated a panel discussion on ambulatory surgical centers over the next four years.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 25, Joseph Zasa, JD, partner, ASD Management, and Thomas K. Miller, MD, medical director, Roanoke (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center and Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics, discussed essential actions for ASC…
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After 12 years developing and centralizing information technology for hospitals, MMF Systems is considering expansion into the ASC industry. The company recently developed a new application — a preoperative questionnaire that patients fill out online prior to surgery. Here, Jerry…
Ambulatory surgery centers are poised to become leaders in healthcare delivery innovation because their existence depends on optimizing efficiency and while delivering high quality healthcare. In some cases, hospitals may want to partner with surgery centers to test new processes…
Ann O'Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health, discusses four commonly overlooked surgery center benchmarks, as well as seven steps to benchmark correctly in an ASC.
New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey recently underwent surgery at Philadelphia's Jefferson Surgery Center, according to a New York Times report.
Don't go into the next year without some robust goals for your surgery center. Setting goals now will empower employees to offer suggestions for change and get your ASC off to a good start in 2013. Here Jared Leger, CEO…