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10 Benchmarking Statistics About Orthopedics-Driven ASCs

Here are 10 statistics about orthopedic-driven ambulatory surgery centers, defined here as ASCs that perform greater than 50 percent orthopedics. Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. All figures are averages.

5 Ways Physician Practice is Changing

Marshall Baker of Physician Advisory Services discusses five changes affecting physician practice.

4 Creative Employee Benefits Your Surgery Center May Not Have Considered

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

5 Changes on the Horizon for the ASC Industry

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

5 Ways to Reduce Patient Wait Times in Surgery Centers

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.

10 Ways to Maintain High Patient Satisfaction

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

3 Options to Consider for Surgery Center Employee Benefits

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…

Formula for Calculating Surgery Center Operating Expense Per Case: Q&A With Brian Brown of Meridian Surgical Partners

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…

4 Advantages of Allowing Students to Train in Surgery Centers

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…

6 Critical Components for Surgery Center Strategic Planning

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…