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…
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Here are four best practices for hospitals to help reduce costs in their ASCs, according to Joseph W. (Woody) Hubbard, vice president of ambulatory care for North Carolina-based Novant Health.
Brian Brown is regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: How often should all of our physician-investors meet, and what should be discussed during these meetings?
Kevin Dowdy is director of managed care for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: When is the right time for our ASC to drop a payor and what should we do for our patients and physicians before ending the relationship?
Brian Brown is regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: Is there any physician-specific statistics that should not be shared amongst other physicians in the ASC?
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Nicola V. Hawkinson, MA, RNFA, NP, CEO and founder of SpineSearch, offers the following five tips to help surgery centers and practices recruit great physicians and staff.
Kenny Spitler, senior vice president – development for HealthMark Partners, describes a decision an ASC made that improved profitability and a decision by an ASC that hindered it.
If your ASC is losing money or not profiting the way it once was, there are likely a number of contributing factors. Some of these issues may be fixable without any outside help, but sometimes an objective third party is…
Buddy Bacon is CEO of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: My ASC is struggling, the physicians are concerned about profitability and staff members are worried about their jobs. It's Monday morning and we need to get back on track this week. What…
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,…