ASC News

Hospitals are increasingly building new ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with surgeons. It is a strategy that can help the hospital strengthen relationships with physicians, prepare for reimbursement changes and defend against competing health systems, says Brandon Frazier, vice president…

Here are 10 benchmarking statistics about ASC employee salary and wages, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Industry experts identify critical best practices for turning around an ASC in poor financial health.

Here are 10 benchmarking statistics about ASC operating expense per case, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Here are five ways you can improve your ASC's staffing and scheduling processes.

Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, identifies five ASC physician statistics to track and benchmark and shares some insight into what surgery centers should do with the data.

An ASC should survey employee and physician satisfaction yearly, asking respondents to choose a rating for each question and giving them space to write in comments, says Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations at Meridian Surgical Partners. He provides…

Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations at Meridian Surgical Partners, lists six simple ways to make your ASC more profitable.  

Holes in the schedule translate into increased costs in the form of down-time for staff, says Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations at Meridian Surgical Partners. To fill in the holes, ASC staff should review the schedule each day,…

Spending the time to regularly cost out surgical cases can boost an ASC's bottom line, says Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations at Meridian Surgical Partners. He provides four critical steps in the case-costing process.