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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Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA, is president of Ambulatory Alliances. Q: What are the current top challenges facing ambulatory surgery centers when it comes to physician recruitment? Blayne Rush: Physician recruitment continues to present challenges for ASCs, and it…
Gary Foster, MD, ophthalmologist at and medical director for The Eye Laser Center of Northern Colorado, identifies the six most important steps necessary to become the best laser center in America.
Since the recession started affecting patient finances and ASC budgets in 2008, healthcare facilities have struggled to cut costs, increase case volume and negotiate payor contracts that won't sap their profitability.
CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Here are the 10 most-performed urological procedures in freestanding outpatient surgery centers in 2009, according to IMS's Free-standing Outpatient Surgery…
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Here are 13 statistics on urologist compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.
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…
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.