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Study: Nurse-to-Patient Calls Reduce Surgery Center Cancellations by 53%

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…

Turning the Medicaid Crisis Into an Opportunity for ASCs: Q&A With Rob Schwartz of the Colorado ASC Association

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.

5 Steps to Build a More Successful Surgical Practice: Insight From Ophthalmologist Dr. Gary Foster

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…

How to Bring Spine to a Surgery Center: Q&A With Chris Bishop of Blue Chip Surgical Partners

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.

50 Benchmarks of 5 Top ASC Specialties

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…

4 Ways to Boost Physicians' Efficiency in Surgery Centers

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

What Social Media Should Surgery Centers Use: Q&A With Kim Woodruff of Pinnacle III

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…

Handling Prisoners in an ASC: Q&A With Randy Todorovich at ASD Management

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.

4 Ways for ASCs to Boost Income on Payor Contracts

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

Missouri's St. John's Ambulatory Surgery Center Wins Praise From Patient, Family

In an editorial for the Springfield News-Leader, Richard E. Thompson discussed a "good experience" he had with St. John's Ambulatory Surgery Center in Springfield, Mo.