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Q: What is the one factor that can dramatically affect the value of an ASC?Jon Vick: The methodology used in the valuation process can have a dramatic impact on the value determination of your center. More hospitals are looking to…

Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America has announced that it is the new management provider and a minority owner of The Brevard Specialty Surgery Center, an 11,472 square-foot, multi-specialty ASC located in Melbourne, Fla., according to an ASCOA news release.

1. Determining qualifications/credentials What important qualifications are needed in reimbursement cycle employees? Based on the position, develop a checklist of what you look for in a coder, payment poster, etc.

In today's reimbursement climate, getting paid accurately and promptly is a difficult and time-consuming process. Continually changing government rules and regulations and more complex payor requirements definitely challenge your staff in performing their duties. In addition to this, today's reimbursement…

1. Lumbar fusion surgeries. Medicare will not cover ambulatory spine cases, says David Abraham, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Reading (Pa.) Spine and Neck Center. In addition to insurance issues, lumbar fusion cases are sent to the hospital when…

Gina Espenschied, administrative director of Surgery Center at Brinton Lake in Glen Mills, Pa., offers the following tips to help produce substantial financial benefits.

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

Bayou Region Surgical Center, in Thibodaux, La., is a multispecialty ASC that operates as a 50-50 partnership between physician investors and a subsidiary of the local community hospital, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, and is managed by ASD Management. Here's how…

Here are 15 statistics about general surgeons' compensation.

Thomas R. Forget, MD, is a neurosurgeon with St. Louis Spine Surgery Center in St. Louis.