ASC News

ASCs continuously search for new service lines to generate additional revenue for their centers. Orthopedic and pain management ASCs often look to spine surgery to provide that new revenue, but they often overlook a procedure they can add with no…

An effort to establish corporate values and recruit excellent leadership in 2007 has blossomed into a companywide culture, satisfaction enhancement and performance measurement tool for surgery center developer Regent Surgical Health.

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

Here are the median EBITDA margins for surgery centers by percentage of net revenue organized by total revenue and number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

Joseph Stapleton, MD, is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and a partner at East Portland Surgical Center in Happy Valley, OR.

Bonnie Brady, RN, the administrator of Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J., shares five tips for reducing costs at an ASC. Ms. Brady has been with Specialty Surgical Center, a multispecialty, two-OR ASC, since May 2008. Since she arrived, the…

A study for the Commonwealth Fund concludes high-performing hospital systems tend to maintain a culture of excellence organized around a few specific best practices, according to a release by the Commonwealth Fund.

Ms. Wallace is the executive director and CEO of the Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, a multispecialty center just northwest of Milwaukee. She shares some suggestions for reducing costs and improving efficiency, recruiting physicians and increasing profits.

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.