Robert Westergard is the CFO of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. 1. Q: Why do you think benchmarking is critical to ambulatory surgery center success? Robert Westergard: We feel benchmarking is a critical part of running an ASC well…
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Recently, San Francisco Surgery Center became the first ambulatory surgery center to offer MAKOplasty, a new robotic system that assists in partial joint replacement. Kevin R. Stone, MD, of The Stone Clinic in San Francisco, and John H. Velyvis, MD,…
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." That well known saying applies well to workflow processes at ambulatory surgery centers, says Jeff Blankinship, CEO of Surgical Notes in Dallas. Rather…
Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, partner with HealthCare Appraisers, shares eight observations on current ambulatory surgery center transaction and valuation trends. Editor's note: Hear Mr. Mello discuss "ASC and Healthcare Transactions — The Year in Review" on Thursday, June…
Orthopaedic Surgical Center of the North Shore, founded by the orthopedic surgeons of Sports Medicine North in Peabody, Mass., bills itself as the largest and most successful orthopedic group in New England. John Powell, CEO of this ambulatory surgery center,…
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Here are 10 statistics on ASC management and development companies, based on data from HealthCare Appraisers' 2010 ASC Valuation Survey. Seventeen companies representing over 500 U.S. surgery centers responded to the survey.
On-site inservice presentations are an convenient way for staff in an ambulatory surgery center to keep up -to-date with clinical issues, says Francine Ramirez, RN, administrator of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, a two-OR ASC in Lafayette, Colo.
Here are 18 statistics about general surgery in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
How much an ambulatory surgery center pays its employees depends on various factors, including center location and amount of revenue, presence of bonuses and incentives and movement of compensation across the industry. Here are five questions every ASC should ask…
Jackson & Coker, provider of locum tenens and physician permanent placement, has released the results of its 2011-2012 physician compensation survey, which is used in the company's Provider "Contribution to Operations" Percentage Calculator.