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Here are eight areas surgery center administrators should benchmark monthly to optimize success.

Surgery centers considering expansion can often turn to community demographics for guidance on the most market-appropriate specialties for their patient pool. Here are three key steps to take in obtaining and analyzing signs from the community.

Here are 35 new statistics on surgery center staff compensation, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.

Melissa Lee, MD, has been named the new director of outpatient services for Mount Sinai Queens, according to a Queens Gazette report.

Due to a range of economic factors and insurance challenges, the ambulatory surgery center industry has seen less than one percent volume growth each of the last two years. In this climate, ASCs must be increasingly strategic when identifying sources…

There are several ways to maintain efficiency at surgery centers, but ASCs can't be efficient unless surgeons have good time management skills.

Financial solvency is important for surgery centers as they consider their options for long-term growth and viability. "The recent global financial crisis has shown the importance of maintaining solvency and a healthy balance sheet," says Rajiv Chopra of The C/N…

CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   Here are the 10 most-performed procedures for four common ASC specialties — gastroenterology, orthopedics, ophthalmology and urology — according to…

CMS has selected the first 27 accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.

Here are four ideas to boost revenue cycle management at an ASC.