If you want to become part of the overall continuum of care in your community, forming a partnership or aligning with a hospital may be in your future, if it hasn't occurred already. Here, orthopedic and spine surgeons and industry…
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Surgeons at Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in Appleton, Wis., needed to take at least five steps before they could move total joint replacements from the hospital to its ambulatory surgery center, which is co-owned by seven…
Jenn Hunara, administrator of the Surgery Center of Allentown (Pa.), an ASCOA facility, discusses how to improve physician satisfaction in a busy ambulatory surgery center.
Choice of specialty is a key factor in the success of an ambulatory surgery center. While specialties such as spine, orthopedic surgery and ophthalmology are known as top money makers, specialties like plastic surgery, oral surgery and urology are often…
Patient, staff and physician satisfaction is essential to a happy, well-functioning ambulatory surgery center. Linda Deeming, RN, MBA/HCM, CNOR, facility administrator of Longmont (Colo.) Surgery Center, discusses six ways to gather and respond to feedback from every person that steps…
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A great administrator is essential to the success of an ambulatory surgery center. Tasked with reducing costs, increasing revenue, boosting morale, satisfying surgeons and preparing for the future, administrators must be capable in multiple areas if they are to lead…
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, regional vice president of operations at Health Inventures in Broomfield, Colo., says deciding whether to bring new cases into the ambulatory surgery center involves working through six key concerns.
Joseph Zasa is co-founder and managing partner of ASD Management. Q: Our ambulatory surgery center has an unused operating room. What should we do to determine if we should be using it? Joseph Zasa: The first thing to…
Adding Spine Surgery to an existing ambulatory surgery center is not an easy task, says Jay Rom, president of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners in Cincinnati.
With case volume, supply costs and staffing expenses driving ASC financial success, the size of an ambulatory surgery center can have a direct impact on its revenue, expenses and bottom line. Here are 5 ways an ambulatory surgery center's size…