Here are five surgery center leaders on the best ways to keep supply costs down.
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Surgery center administrators are relying on today's medical residents to provide the next generation of ASC investors, as older physicians retire and give up their shares in surgery centers. Here are 10 statistics from Merritt Hawkins' 2011 Survey of Final…
An effective direct-to-patient marketing strategy stems from an understanding of three key factors: a surgery center's strengths, the surrounding patient market, and the tools a center can use to market to them, according to Scott Christiansen, CEO of CORE Medical…
Over the past few years a new phenomenon has burst upon the healthcare world: the call for a positive work environment for employees. This is a great trend and I hope it will continue forever, but one warning: it is…
"As I watched Alabama win this year's national championship in college football as well as the national championship in 2009, it struck me how similar running a surgery center is to coaching a football team," says Joe Zasa, co-founder of…
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On March 27, 2012, Linda Peterson, MBA, CEO of Executive Solutions, delivered a webinar titled "Enhancing Revenue for ASCs — Best Practices and Great Ideas." Her presentation focused on how various surgery centers are finding ways to increase revenue and…
Only a few years ago, a hospital's physician-integration strategy was seen as the major determinant of a hospital's referrals and patient volume. Hospitals acquired physician practices like hungry hippos — quickly and aggressively — looking to boost patient volumes and…
Recruiting a new physician to a surgery center can be a stressful process, as networking can take time away from an administrator's other duties and there may be other facilities competing for the same providers. Here Joan Shearer, administrator of…
Luke Lambert, CEO of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, discusses the current state of the ambulatory surgery center industry and how it can succeed in the future.
Physician leaders are a crucial part of any surgery center. Far from just being a source of cases, physicians can help with managed care contracting, vendor negotiations, quality improvement projects, financial analysis and physician recruitment — and any great surgery…