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Debra Saxton Stinchcomb, RN, a consultant at Progressive Surgical Solutions, offers four observations on developing a budget for an ASC.

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Lynda Simon, RN, administrator of St. John's Clinic: Head & Neck Surgery in Springfield, Mo., shares seven easy ways to identify where your ASC wastes money and use that knowledge to trim costs.

Orthopedic-driven ASCs (facilities with greater than 50 percent of their case volume in orthopedics) commit an average of 71.3 percent of their net revenue to operating expenses, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker. Here is a breakdown of where orthopedic-driven ASCs…

The Surgical Center for Excellence in Panama City, Fla., went from losing as much as $40,000 a week in 2008 to showing better than benchmark profits in 2009. The two-OR center hosts orthopedics, ENT, dental, podiatry and pain management. Sue…

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