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Suzanne Rogers, senior vice president at Health Inventures, suggests four creative employee benefits your ambulatory surgery center could use in addition to traditional benefits.

Marshall Baker of Physician Advisory Services, Inc. discusses five predictions on the future of the ambulatory surgery center industry.

Georganna Howell, RN, administrator of Greenspring Surgery Center, an orthopedic and pain management facility in Baltimore, discusses five ways to shorten patient wait times and make waiting less onerous.

Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho, has shown outstanding patient satisfaction scores. Administrator Kris Sabo suggests 10 ways to keep patient satisfaction high.

1. Provide benefits via the ASC directly as the employer of the employees. This option provide the ASC the opportunity to create a benefits package that is specific to the ASC and manage costs based on what the ASC can…

Brian Brown is a regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners.   Q: What is the formula for calculating operating expense per case in ambulatory surgery centers?   Brian Brown: The first two parts of calculating the operating…

NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, is a clinical training site for two nursing schools and a surgical technician program at a community college. John Brock, the administrator, and Vicki Ball, director of nursing at the ambulatory surgery center, share…

There are several local and national aspects of the healthcare environment ambulatory surgery center leaders must consider when writing and implementing their strategic goals for the coming years. Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of operations of Pinnacle III and…

Brent Lambert, MD, founding principal, and Luke Lambert, CEO, of ASCOA, make regular visits to ambulatory surgery centers throughout the United States which are struggling financially and in need of a turnaround. They say some of these facilities can be…

Efficient patient through-put is an important part of any healthcare venue's success because it ultimately impacts patient satisfaction and long-term profitability. Ralph McKibbin, MD, FACP, medical director of Allegheny Regional Endoscopy Center in Altoona, Pa., and Amy Reighard, RN, MSN,…