ASC News

Jennifer Lane, MD, has joined Hallmark Health System's Center for Weight Management and Weight Loss Surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, Mass., according to a Wicked Local report.

Three ASC industry professionals — Joe Zasa, Charles Dailey and Akram Boutros, MD — share their insight on what specialties to watch for over the next year in the ambulatory surgery center industry.

Here are 15 statistics on how electronic health records have impacted physician practices, according to the Medscape EHR Report 2012.

Here are five tips for bringing new surgeons into the surgery center.

Here are 50 statistics on ophthalmology in surgery centers, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

Most surgery centers are using industry benchmarks to set goals for staff to improve processes. But some goals are harder to meet than others, and difficult benchmarks may be left unaddressed when a physician component contributes to the problem.  Jean…

Ambulatory surgery centers must constantly battle against economic tides, coupled with lower reimbursement rates and more competition from hospitals recruiting surgeons. Despite the introduction of significant financial obstacles to the industry, however, surgery centers can remain profitable. Two professionals in…

Here are 50 statistics on orthopedic-focused surgery centers. Note: The figures represent the average of each statistic.

Here are 10 hospitals building, planning or gaining interest in ambulatory surgery centers, according to various news reports.

There are several ways a surgery center administrator can cut costs from materials management to revenue cycle review, but one of the least-charted territories has been cutting costs related to clinical decision making.