ASC News

Paul E. Beebe, MD, joined Naples, Fla.-based Seaside Surgery Center's physician-partner team.

The healthcare regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly crowded, and dozens of agencies now oversee various aspects of an ASC's operations, resulting in an abundance of rules. Staying on top of regulations is important to ensure patient safety, information security as…

ASCs stand to benefit from several trends as the healthcare landscape rapidly evolves, according to ECG Management Consultants Principal Naya Kehayes and Associate Principal Sean Hartzell.

Changes in healthcare payment models and industry consolidation have far-reaching consequences — and Alaska is no exception. Anchorage-based Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute Administrator Cassy Kincaid told Becker's ASC Review how her practice operates in a changing industry:

Salt Lake City-based Eye Institute of Utah will feature two of the first 50 surgeons in the U.S. performing Visian Toric ICL for myopia with astigmatism.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Cohen Laser & Vision Center now offers patients the Kamra Corneal Inlay procedure, The Boca Raton Tribune reports.

Bill Prentice, the CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, shared his thoughts and insights on the new Leapfrog outpatient reporting program in a Q&A on ASCA Connect.

Vail (Colo.) Valley Surgery Center is ramping up its recruitment efforts by offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to experienced operating room staff nurses. 

With outpatient surgery volume poised to grow about 11 percent over the next four years, practices must focus on showing payers and surgeons they can achieve superior long-term clinical outcomes, according to Surgical Directions CEO Jeff Peters.

Many factors affect ASC valuation, and centers that aren't on top of the latest advice can stand to lose out on millions of dollars.