Due to a range of economic factors and insurance challenges, the ambulatory surgery center industry has seen less than one percent volume growth each of the last two years. In this climate, ASCs must be increasingly strategic when identifying sources…
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There are several ways to maintain efficiency at surgery centers, but ASCs can't be efficient unless surgeons have good time management skills.
Financial solvency is important for surgery centers as they consider their options for long-term growth and viability. "The recent global financial crisis has shown the importance of maintaining solvency and a healthy balance sheet," says Rajiv Chopra of The C/N…
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Here are the 10 most-performed procedures for four common ASC specialties — gastroenterology, orthopedics, ophthalmology and urology — according to…
CMS has selected the first 27 accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.
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Surgery centers occasionally deploy a variety of onsite and offsite marketing channels like social media, blogs, pay per-click advertising, SEO, direct-to-consumer television, direct mail, radio and billboards to generate a high volume of in-bound traffic and patient leads.
Here are 20 statistics about ambulatory surgery center investment based on physician specialty, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2011. In this data, "ASC investment" represents those physicians who currently invest in an ambulatory surgery center, while "considering ASC…
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Here are 10 stand-out sessions that will be held at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues in Chicago, June 14-16. The conference will include 102 sessions and 134 speakers…