Mirage Endoscopy Center, a joint venture between physicians and Eisenhower Medical Center managed by Health Inventures, sits in the Coachella Valley in Rancho Mirage, Calif., a warm, sunny area flooded with retirees. The large population of elderly people means that…
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This is part of a series on the five ambulatory surgery center specialties to watch in 2012. The five specialties are gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and spine, pain management and urology. These specialties have a favorable outlook in terms of case…
Great ASC administrators agree: Keeping up with the surgery center industry is essential to helping your own center succeed. Here are 10 ASC must-read stories from the week of Nov. 28.
Keeping up with physician moves in your area is essential to bolstering provider recruitment for a surgery center. Here are 10 physicians in surgery center specialties who have transitioned to new positions or practices in the last several months.
This is part of a series on the five ambulatory surgery center specialties to watch in 2012. The five specialties are gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and spine, pain management and urology. These specialties have a favorable outlook in terms of case…
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Orthopedic case volume is a high priority for surgery centers, as orthopedic cases can deliver a sizable profit and competition is high among ASCs and hospitals for surgeons. Thomas Holecek, administrator of Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Ill., discusses eight…
Here are 13 statistics on OB/GYN surgeon compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
In what month can ambulatory surgery centers expect to perform the most and least procedures? GENASCIS, a provider of outsourced revenue cycle management services, performed an analysis of the case volume for 393 client ASCs over a 12-month basis (Oct.…
Lessons From 35 Years in the ASC Industry: Q&A With Cypress Surgery Center Administrator Judy Graham
Judy Graham, the administrator and cofounder of Cypress Surgery Center in Wichita, Kan., stepped down in late November after 35 years in the ambulatory surgery center industry. Ms. Graham began her surgery center career in 1976, as a registered nurse…
Here are 11 ways ambulatory surgery center leaders plan to improve the experience of their patients in 2012.