ASC News

TriHealth has appointed Stuart Donavan, MD, as medical staff president of the Bethesda (Ohio) Medical/Dental Staff, a role that includes supervision of the recently purchased Butler County Surgery Center, according to a Cincinnati report.

Doug Wyatt has been named as the new administrator of Lincoln Orthopaedic Center in Nebraska, according to a York News Times report.

We have several different observations as we look at the market for surgery centers this year. These are as follows:

ENT is an attractive specialty for ambulatory surgery centers because the procedures are generally short in length, use minimal supplies and have a quick recovery period. In the current and uncertain regulatory environment, ENT case reimbursement has remained relatively stable…

The ambulatory surgery center industry is currently experiencing more uncertainty than it has in recent history. Here are 10 challenges industry experts say ASCs can no longer ignore to ensure they can remain in business and profitable in 2012 and…

Sean Baker is managing partner for Stealth Executive Search, a firm focused on recruiting and executive search.   Q: Is there ever a bad time for an ambulatory surgery center to be actively recruiting physicians?   Sean Baker: In an…

Here are five things for your ASC "To Do" list this year.

Jim Freund, senior vice president of GENASCIS, discusses how ambulatory surgery centers can position themselves for success in 2012.

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the cervical spine. While this procedure has been present in hospitals for some time, surgery centers are just starting to adopt it…

Last year, average case volume, revenue per case and staff and physician salaries increased, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011 when compared to 2010. However, the number of procedures performed in the ASC setting remained the same. The…