ASC News

The following article is written by Barry R. Denny, CFA, OPA-C, founder and president of Expense Management Network.   Over the past five years, reimbursements have declined while costs have steadily risen. There is no indication this trend will slow…

A new study conducted at a North Carolina ambulatory surgery center shows nurses who call patients three business days prior to a scheduled surgery decreases the daily cancellation rate by 53 percent, according to a report published in the July…

Rob Schwartz, executive director of the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, discusses Colorado Medicaid's plan to save money by shifting Medicaid patients to ambulatory surgery centers.

Gary Foster, MD, ophthalmologist at The Eye Center of Northern Colorado, is a volume cataract and refractive surgeon in Colorado. He is a principle investigator in numerous research projects to enhance eye treatment and also serves a consultant for several…

Chris Bishop, senior vice president, acquisitions and business development for Blue Chip Surgical Partners, discusses profitability and clinical efficacy of spine in ambulatory surgery centers.

Here are 50 benchmarks of five top ASC specialties. Statistics come from various sources identified at the end of the column and specialties were chosen based on the top five most desirable specialties as ranked by HealthCare Appraisers. Orthopedic spine…

Todd Borst, managing partner of Smithfield Surgical Partners in Northern California, identifies four ways to boost physician efficiency in ambulatory surgery centers.

Kim Woodruff is VP of corporate finance and compliance for Pinnacle III. The following question came in response to her column on "10 Critical Social Media Guidelines for Surgery Center Physicians and Staff."   Q: What types of social media…

Randy Todorovich, senior vice president for managed care at ASD Management in Pasadena, Calif., discusses his experiences contracting with the California prison system to handle prisoners at a few of ASD's ambulatory surgery centers.

Todd Borst, managing partner of Smithfield Surgical Partners in Northern California, shows four ways ambulatory surgery centers can boost income on payor contracts.