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It may seem that every ambulatory surgery center is joining up with a hospital or corporate partner, but in reality, many freestanding ASCs still stand by the old ways of doing business. Standalone facilities can prosper in the current environment…

Just creating a Facebook page or updating your Twitter account once in a while won't increase an orthopedic surgeon's social media presence. Surgeons need a process or system that allows them to succeed. "Social media for business is a whole…

Here are five points for spine surgeons on treating workers' compensation patients.

Here are five tips for surgery centers to contain spine implant costs.

Here are four tips for managing orthopedic surgery center costs.

Jim Stilley, CEO of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., has operated a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center for six years. The 35 physician-investors at NMSC have a 51 percent stake in the center, and Munson Medical Center, a…

Marge Schillaci, administrator of the Surgery Center of Joliet (Ill.), has spent the last two years working with surgeon-investors, hospital administration and legal representation to transition her center to hospital ownership with Provena St. Joseph Medical Center. Here she discusses…

Here are 18 statistics about GI/endoscopy in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management.   Q: Why is pain management a great specialty for ambulatory surgery centers now?   Amy Mowles: As the site-of service differential continues to decrease on professional reimbursement, certainly making…

Here are seven observations on factors driving surgery center case volume, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.