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1. Leading is not the same as managing. There is a huge difference between managing and leading. "Leaders do the right thing and managers do things right," it has been said. While managers focus on working toward the organization's goals,…

Q: Solid business fundamentals are essential to the success of ASCs. What can centers do to ensure their processes are running as effectively and efficiently as possible?Robert Zasa: Case costing remains as important as ever. At our centers, we are…

Here are facility, revenue and payroll statistics for healthcare facilities based on 2007 Census data.

In the next decade, physician supply won't keep up with rising demand for physician services, according to a 2008 report by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA report projected trends in physician supply and demand from 2005-2020.

Based on research studies and federal funding estimates for an electronic health record system of no particular brand name, installing an EHR system can generate as much as $1.7 million per physician in cost savings or new revenue over five…

The Center for Special Surgery (San Antonio, Texas)

Here are five statistics on the compensation and employment of surgical technologists nationwide, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics' 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics survey.

When my wife and I bought our first house the year after we were married, it should have been a joyous occasion. We were fresh out of college; both had good jobs and our whole lives were ahead of us.

Here are statistics on the earnings of registered nurses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.

1. Orthopedics. Rising ASC reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is transforming a sometimes break-even field into a money-making one, says William G. Southwick, president and CEO of HealthMark Partners in Nashville. For example, shoulder surgery used to be so underfunded it…