ASC News

Implementing an EHR at a Surgery Center: 5 Thoughts From Robert Lamont of The Surgery Center of Central PA

Implementing an electronic health record can be a daunting task for an ambulatory surgery center, considering the capital needed to purchase hardware and software, train employees and account for productivity loss during implementation. Robert Lamont, CEO of The Eye Center…

8 Steps to Maintain a Successful Eyes-Only Surgery Center

Since it opened almost 25 years ago, the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York in the Bronx has remained an ophthalmology-only ASC. Jerome H. Levy, MD, managing director and medical director of the center, lists eight steps that have…

Advocate's ACO Contract With Ill. Blues Won't Affect Referrals to ASCs

The ambulatory surgery center community has been hoping that accountable care organizations, under pressure to save money, would steer more patients to lower-cost, high-quality ASCs, but so far it hasn't worked out that way, and Advocate Health Care's contract with…

15 Benchmarks on Surgey Center Staffing

Here are 15 statistics on staffing counts, hours per case and salaries in surgery centers, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. All numbers are averages.

6 Reasons Why Independent Hospitals and ASCs Face Similar Challenges on a Different Scale

1. Each is deathly afraid of their key admitting physicians being hired by competitors. Most independent hospitals are very reliant on their top 25 admitting physicians. Most ASCs are very reliant on their top 5-7 admitting physicians. Today, both facilities…

Best Practices for ASCs in a Bad Economy: Q&A with Mike Lipomi at Surgical Management Professionals

Mike Lipomi is president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D.

10 Signs Your Surgery Center is in Trouble

Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., discusses 10 signs that your surgery center is in trouble.

10 ASC Must-Reads From the Week of Sept. 19

If you missed out on the last week of surgery center news, we've got you covered: Here are 10 must-read articles from the week of Sept. 19.

Newspaper Report Lists Philadelphia's Most Profitable Surgery Centers

Citing information from a new Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report, a Philadelphia Business Journal column lists the most profitable ambulatory surgery centers in Philadelphia and the surrounding five suburban counties in 2010.

6 Ways to Decrease Staffing Costs in a Surgery Center

Jesseye Arrambide, RN, BSN, CNOR, executive director of Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center in Tigard and vice president and program chair of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, discusses six ways to cut staffing costs in an ASC.