Russ Greene, administrator of Physicians' Surgery Center in Fayetteville, Ark., lists seven mistakes ambulatory surgery centers make when contracting with anesthesia providers.
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Here are the top 10 states with more ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals, according to 2009 data from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution.
Nick Vailas, president of Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center, discusses the role of transparency in reforming healthcare and why cost data is essential to level the provider playing field.
James H. Cobb, a consultant and president and CEO of Orion Medical Services, identifies 10 ways to reduce risk to physician-investors in a start-up ambulatory surgery center.
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…
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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…