In the tight-knit community of an ambulatory surgery center, the difficult physician is immediately recognizable, says Michael Redler, MD, co-founder of the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn.
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Lexa Woodyard, administrator of Cabell Huntington Surgery Center in Huntington, West Virginia, discusses how the surgery center managed to cut expenses by $200,000 over one calendar year.
Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of ASC operations for Pinnacle III, identifies five critical questions ambulatory surgery centers should ask before investing significant money or time into adding spine.
Here are 18 statistics about ophthalmology in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Physicians Capital, a Nashville-based lending organization for ambulatory surgery centers, offers loans to physicians seeking buy-in financing. Unlike banks, which typically collateralize a physician's personal assets before granting loans, Physicians Capital analyzes the ASC cash flow to determine whether the…
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Mark Samples, president of Prime Healthcare Properties in Huntsville, Ala., provides five best practices for physician-owners planning a de novo ambulatory surgery center.
Whether your surgery center is located in the heart of New York City or a small town in rural Montana, your location has an impact on how much money your ASC has the potential to earn. Here are five ways…
Surgery Center of Fairfield County, a four-OR facility with one procedure room in Bridgeport, Conn., hosts nine different specialties: GI, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, pain, plastic, podiatry and urology. Faith Kycia, administrator of the center, identifies eight challenges and…
Starpoint Health manages and owns ambulatory surgery centers in California under limited partnership structures with physicians. The company has an ASC in Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Bernardino, and is in the midst of opening a second ASC…
Here are 15 statistics on ambulatory surgery centers located in the Midwest United States (IL, IN, MI, OH, KY, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS). Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. Note: All numbers are averages.