The average surgery center performed 3,695 cases in 2008. The total number of surgery centers in the U.S. was 5,876. Here is the breakdown, by percentage, of surgery centers by their total annual case volume, according to SDI.
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On May 3, 2010, a panel of speakers shared their thoughts on strategic planning for hospitals and ASCs in a free webinar hosted by ASC Communications and moderated by Scott Becker, JD, partner at McGuireWoods and publisher of Becker's Hospital…
Sarah Martin, regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners, shares three character traits that ASCs should watch out for when recruiting new physicians.
Vicki Edelman, RN, BSN, is the administrator of Blue Bell (Pa.) Surgery Center, a multi-specialty surgery center that is managed by the Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.
Whether it's experience in a supervisory role, a business or healthcare degree or computer literacy, there are certain job skills an ASC administrator must have. But assuming someone meets minimum job requirements, there are additional qualities that can take an…
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The ASC Association 2009 ASC Employee Salary & Benefits Survey recorded the median base salary for an ASC administrator at $92,957. VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker reports the median base salary at $101,348. Several factors can affect base salary and overall…
Here are the average minimum and maximum management fees paid, as a percent of net revenue, for surgery centers responding to HealthCare Appraisers' Healthcare Transactions 2009 Year in Review study.
A recent report in Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology outlined five key barriers to healthcare providers' implementation of electronic health records as well as ways providers in Massachusetts were addressing these concerns.
The average single-specialty ASC performed 3,124 cases in 2008, according to SDI Health. Here are the average annual cases for single-specialty ASCs by the five highest-performing specialties.
Tria Orthopedic Center in Bloomington, Minn., is participating in a pilot program with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota to offer joint replacement followed by recovery at a nearby Hilton hotel, according to a report by the Star Tribune.