Jon Vick, president of ASCs Inc., discusses 10 signs that your surgery center is in trouble.
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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.
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.
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.
Here are 30 benchmarks on surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent orthopedic procedures, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. Note: All statistics are averages.
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Reviewing an ambulatory surgery center's cash flow statement is a quick and easy way to check a center's financial health, says Matt Lau, director of financial analysis at Regent Surgical Health. Non-MBAs, such as physician-investors, should take advantage of this…
Here are 14 goals ambulatory surgery centers can work to achieve by the end of 2011, as identified by Joan Dentler, president of ASC Strategies; Reed Martin, chief operating officer of Surgical Management Professionals; and Joseph Zasa, managing and founding…
Surgery centers can save money and gain valuable expertise by outsourcing surgical services to third-party companies, which provide surgical assistants, technicians and the necessary equipment and supplies. Some facilities contract with an outsourcing company directly and others bring a company…
Kevin Weinstein, vice president for marketing at ZirMed in Louisville, Ky., offers nine best practices for ambulatory surgery centers to manage revenue cycle.
Bradford Shingleton, MD, has been featured in the Harvard Business Review on his techniques to improve quality and efficiency in cataract surgery. Dr. Shingleton practices at 32-physician Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston and at Cape Cod Eye Surgery & Laser Center.…