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As healthcare organizations prepare for the radical changes ahead, physicians are being recruited more to become top-level executives and leaders.

There are a lot of headwinds in the ambulatory surgery center industry right now, and this may force the ASC industry to move toward co-management agreements with hospitals and a general hospital outpatient department model.

The ambulatory surgery center industry faces numerous challenges — from flat reimbursement adjustments to increased regulatory oversight — but ASCs that add spine cases may be able to put their facility in a better position to succeed.

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.

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…

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…