Joseph Burkhardt, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Brookside Surgery Center in Battle Creek, Mich., discusses three dissuading factors for physicians considering an investment in an ambulatory surgery center.
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John Brock, administrator of NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a Symbion facility, lists seven ways to make and save money in orthopedics in ambulatory surgery centers.
Jim Scarsella is president of Anesthesia Staffing Consultants.Q: Do you have any information on the industry norms for what is considered "full utilization" of an ambulatory surgery center? We are a single-specialty ASC (ophthalmology) with five ORs which are, for…
Here are 10 statistics on the ambulatory surgery center operating market, according to VMG Health's ValueDriver ASC Survey 2011. In compiling the survey, VMG spoke with leaders of the 20 of the largest ASC management and operating companies in the…
Mike Madewell, administrator of Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center, a Nueterra facility, identifies three situations when ASCs might send surgery to the hospital.
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The following article is written by Michael McKevitt, senior vice president, business development, for Regent Surgical Health. Simply stated, neither the priorities of the hospital nor the priorities of the surgeons are necessarily the priorities of a surgery center.…
Here are 15 statistics on ophthalmologist compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
Mike Madewell, administrator of Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center, a Nueterra facility, cites seven lax habits of surgeons who are otherwise highly effective in an ambulatory surgery center, and he suggests ways to help improve their performance.
Medicaid currently accounts for one-third of all cases at Bidwell Surgery Center, a five-OR ambulatory surgery center in Middletown, Ohio. "There's absolutely no room for fat on the bone," says Chuck Brown, administrator of this multispecialty ASC, a joint venture…
Brad Federman, president of Performancepoint LLC, lists 10 mistakes healthcare organizations make when conducting employee engagement surveys.