Healthcare reform has introduced numerous obstacles and changes for the healthcare industry, including the implementation of electronic health records, more stringent quality reporting, an influx of patients and the formation of quality-based payment models. Kelly Rodriguez, director of national sales…
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Robert Zasa, managing partner of ASD Management in Pasadena, Calif., lists five top reasons why surgeons still join ambulatory surgery centers.
Here are 100 benchmarking statistics on processes and outcomes at ambulatory surgery centers across the country. Data is compiled from ASC Association surveys, VMG Health's Multi-Specialty Intellimarker and SDI's Outpatient Surgery Profiling Solution.
Here are 40 statistics about surgery center staff hours per case, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
The ambulatory surgery center industry is facing tremendous uncertainty, perhaps of historical proportions, says Brent Lambert, MD, founding principal of ASCOA.
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Nicola Hawkinson, MA, NP, CEO and founder of SpineSearch, recently presented on "Retention Management in the Era of Health Reform" at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago.
Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, vice president of ambulatory surgery center operations for Pinnacle III and president of the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, presented on "What Every Surgeon Should Know: What Really Matters to Your Facility Administrator" at the 9th…
Last Friday, Marshall Steele, MD, spoke about creating destination centers of superior performance at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Conference in Chicago. Dr. Steele began his discussion by expanding on some problematic themes in healthcare. He said…
Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners gave a presentation titled "Business Planning for Orthopedic and Spine Centers" at the 9th Annual Becker's Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, 2011. According to…
Last Friday, Reed A. Martin, COO of Surgical Management Professionals, and Tom Mallon, CEO of Regent Surgical Health, shared ways to improve physician-owned hospital profits at the Becker’s ASC Review 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Conference in Chicago.…