Here are the 19 most frequently provided ambulatory surgery center services in 2009, along with their percent of total volume, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) March 2011 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy.
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Richard A. Kube, MD, CEO of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill., explains how commodity implants, which are simpler and less expensive than premium implants, can yield big savings for orthopedic and spine surgery.
Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties, a development firm in Huntsville, Ala., identifies five significant ambulatory surgery center development mistakes.
Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, is vice president of ASC operations for Pinnacle III. Q: Our ambulatory surgery center has determined that we're spending too much on salaries. What are some options we have to reduce this cost without damaging…
Melodie Garrobo, CASC, administrator of Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colo., discusses six ways surgery center administrators can lead their physicians, staff members and anesthesia providers in decreasing turnover times.
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Here are 15 statistics on ambulatory surgery centers located in the southeastern United States (GA, FL, SC, NC, AL, MS and TN). Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. Note: All numbers are averages.
Lee Chester, a healthcare architect and vice president of L3 Healthcare Design in Altamonte Springs, Fla., lists 10 cardinal sins in ambulatory surgery center design.
Outpatient spine surgery is predicted to grow 300 percent between 2005 and 2015, according to Chris Bishop, partner and senior vice president of acquisitions for Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. This growth is driven in large part due to improvement…
Amy McKiernan, administrator of Louisville (Ky.) Surgery Center, who runs a multi-specialty ASC with two ORs and seven pre-op/recovery bays, discusses tactics to overcome space constraints in a small ASC.
Tom Curtis, owner of Curtis Group Architects in Dallas, identifies six key design mistakes for ambulatory surgery centers.