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Half of all ASCs in the country are either losing money or just breaking even, according to Brent Lambert, MD, president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America. Here are five ways he and Luke Lambert, CEO of ASCOA,…

Here are five statistics about surgery center chains, according to SDI.

Building a successful ASC requires prospective owners to contribute a great deal more upfront than a healthy dose of wishful thinking. It requires doing the advanced planning necessary to ensure the concept is not just viable, but sustainable.These activities run…

The Center for Health Ambulatory Surgery Center is located in Peoria, Ill., a stable, self-contained market requiring distinctive strategies because it functions differently than larger markets, says Thomas Feldman, CEO of the center.

As I wrote this column, I reflected on the numerous facility board meetings I have attended over the years. There have been interesting times, painful adventures, and good laughs. Some boards were effective and some were not ... ouch!! Overall,…

Here are nine case volume statistics for ASCs by the center's total annual net revenue, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Here are four statistics about surgery center certification and affiliation, according to SDI.

Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per OB/GYN case by a surgery center's number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Brian Brown, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, suggests ASCs analyze the following eight items and share the data with their physicians on a monthly basis.

The survival and success of ASCs relies on recruiting physicians who can bring patients to the table, and having enough physicians and cases to keep ASCs profitable. But many ASCs are finding that recruiting new physicians to help the facility…