Most satisfaction issues within an ambulatory surgery center come down to time, says Kris Sabo, executive director of Pend Oreille Center in Ponderay, Idaho, where the patient satisfaction rates are routinely at or above 97 percent. But patients aren't the…
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Five spine surgery experts provide five best practices ambulatory surgery centers should consider when adding spine. Note: Included with the best practices are links to the articles where the advice originally appeared, providing you with more practical guidance. Best practices…
Here are 10 quotes from ambulatory surgery centers leaders on important components to running an efficient, profitable and safe ASC. Note: Quotes are listed in alphabetical order of leader's last name.
Today's hospital leaders face a daunting task: keeping their organizations afloat and their employees happy while battling uncertain mandates of healthcare reform and fighting increased competition for patients, physicians and payor contracts. Paul Spiegelman, founder and CEO of The Beryl…
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…
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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…
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…
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.
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…
Mike Lipomi is president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D.