ASC News

Here are five physicians recently joining surgery centers, according to various news sources.

Mercy, based in Springfield, Mo., has announced that Erich Mertensmeyer, DO, has joined Mercy Clinic Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Center, according to a News-Leader report.

The following article was written by David Kelly, administrator of Samaritan North Surgery Center in Dayton, Ohio, a Health Inventures facility.

Here are 20 statistics on compensation for physicians in five common surgery center specialties, based on data from Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2011.

Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, has been involved in the management and development of several spine-focused ambulatory surgery centers, including joint ventures between hospitals and physician groups. He discusses five core concepts for achieving and maintaining…

In an interview with FOX Business, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association president David Shapiro, MD, explained the cost-effective, efficient alternative to hospitals offered by surgery centers.

Brad D. Lerner, MD, FACS, clinical director at Baltimore-based Summit Ambulatory Surgery Centers, discusses six ways to keep all ASC-appropriate cases in your surgery center.

Here are five trends for ASC administrators to watch.

Richard Kube, MD, CEO, founder and owner of Prairie Spine and Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill., discusses five trends impacting physician employment and surgery center investor recruitment this year.

Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances, and Stuart Katz, MBA, FACHE, director of TMC Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery in Tucson, Ariz., discuss 10 reasons physicians take ASC-eligible cases to other facilities.