ASC News

The following article is written by Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners.   There is no doubt that the market for outpatient spine surgery continues to evolve and mature. However, surgeons who wish to develop a spine-focused…

Here are 10 statistics about ASCs with $3M-$5.99M in net revenue, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Here are 15 statistics on physician compensation for the top three specialties that drive case volume in ASCs. Data is drawn from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.

Three ambulatory surgery center administrators discuss tactics for collecting, benchmarking and responding to patient dissatisfaction.

Physician-owners need to continually reinvest in their surgery centers to make sure the facilities are safe, well- run and attract patients, says Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D., which runs 11 ASCs and…

In 2010, Tampa Bay Specialty Surgery Center won National Surgical Care's "Center of the Year" Award for saving a significant amount of money on utilities, supply cost, staffing and services. Laura Smith, administrator of the center, discusses how they did…

Surgery center administrators agree: Staff members respond to financial incentives. Here are five ways to improve staff performance and your ASC's operations by distributing bonuses.

Here are 10 statistics about ASCs with at least $7 million in annual net revenue, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Tona Savoie, administrator of Bayou Region Surgical Center, a four-OR facility in Thibodaux, La., explains the facility's use of a full-time purchasing manager, an unusual position for an ambulatory surgery center.

According to Jon Vick, president of ASCs, Inc., the choice between partnering with a management company and a hospital doesn't have to be a choice at all. He says the most successful ASCs are those that bring in an ASC…