Lisa Austin, RN, vice president for operations at Pinnacle III, an ASC consultancy based in Fort Collins, Colo., has worked closely with ASC managers and knows their secrets. Here she reveals the concerns managers might share if their surgeons asked…
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April Sackos is director of business office operations for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: With business operations staff wearing many hats these days, what advice do you have to keep these individuals productive in all areas of their work?
Kenny Spitler, senior vice president – development for HealthMark Partners, describes a critical ASC mistake and offers guidance to correct the problem.
Thousands of sticky brown blobs from the BP oil spill are lapping the shoreline just a few miles from the Bayou Regional Surgical Center, impeding the livelihood of fishing, oil and gas workers who are the center's largest patient base.But…
MD Aesthetic Surgery Center in Houston opened in June 2002. Even though it hosts mostly elective surgeries and most patients pay out-of-pocket, it is still making a profit in this tough economy. Six plastic surgeons co-own this a three-OR ASC…
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April Sackos is director of business office operations for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: If ASCs are looking to hire younger business operations staff, what should they know about the needs and challenges of this generation of employees?
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, chief development officer of Nikitis Resource Group, says the following are usually the three areas of financial support needed for de novo ASCs.
Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, describes the three ways his ASC has recently reduced its costs.
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, chief development officer of Nikitis Resource Group, discusses three significant mistakes made by owners when establishing a new ASC.
Chris Suscha is vice president of de novo business development for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: Our ASC is interested in adding a new specialty. What is the first thing we should do before starting the recruitment process and what should we…