ASC News

7 Best Practices for Pain Centers

Urfan Dar, MD, manager and medical director of Theda Oaks Surgery Center in San Antonio, offers seven tips for pain centers.

6 Observations About Orthopedic-Driven Surgery Centers

Here are six observations about orthopedic-driven surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. For this purpose, "orthopedic-driven surgery centers" are interpreted as surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent orthopedics.

6 Steps for Successful Surgery Center Benchmarking

When ambulatory surgery centers compare their performance to benchmarks at other centers, they are satisfying accreditors and opening the door to their own self-improvement, says Bunny Twiford, RN, president of Twiford Consulting in Warminster, Pa. However, she says many ASCs…

8 Issues When Converting Existing Space into a Surgery Center

When carving out space for an ambulatory surgery center from existing building, designers need to be aware of a variety of needs, both regulatory and practical, says John Marasco, president of Marasco & Associates in Denver, Colo. Here he cites…

6 Ways to Save Money on Supplies in a Surgery Center

Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D., shares six ways to save money on supplies in an ambulatory surgery center.

4 Ways to Save Staff Time in a Surgery Center

"Anything you can do to reduce staff time will have tremendous impact on the bottom line of the facility," says Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mr. Lipomi offers four ways to save…

6 Questions to Ask When Adding a New Specialty to a Surgery Center

Bryant Smith, regional vice president of development for NovaMed, discusses six questions every ambulatory surgery center leader should ask when considering a new specialty.

8 Tips on How to Deal With a Difficult Physician

In the tight-knit community of an ambulatory surgery center, the difficult physician is immediately recognizable, says Michael Redler, MD, co-founder of the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn.

10 Ways Cabell Huntington Surgery Center Saved $200K in One Year

Lexa Woodyard, administrator of Cabell Huntington Surgery Center in Huntington, West Virginia, discusses how the surgery center managed to cut expenses by $200,000 over one calendar year.

5 Critical Questions to Ask Before a Surgery Center Invests in Spine

Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of ASC operations for Pinnacle III, identifies five critical questions ambulatory surgery centers should ask before investing significant money or time into adding spine.