ASC News

Often, the "all hands on desk" culture at ASCs leaves little time to develop and implement a marketing plan, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.

Here are the five most popular ASC for the week of Sept. 14 through Sept. 20:

St. George (Utah) Surgical Center administrator Ty Tippets spoke to the U.S. Senate Health Committee on price transparency, Health Data Management reports.

ASCs from across Indiana will participate in an active shooter threat tabletop exercise Oct. 5 at the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers' Fall Conference and Tradeshow in Carmel, Ind.

Employee disciplinary issues are one of surgery center managers' biggest concerns, according to a survey conducted by MedHQ, an ASC human resources management company.

North Little Rock-based Arkansas Surgical Hospital opened an urgent care facility in North Little Rock earlier this year, Arkansas Business reports.

Glendale, Calif.-based Chevy Chase Surgery Center physicians donated more than $250,000 worth of equipment to the Stepanakert Republican Medical Center in Stepanakert, Artsakh, Asbarez reports.

While the shift to outpatient surgery is still ongoing, ASCs can still fail if they're not managed properly, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management.

Here are the five most popular ASC stories for the week of Sept. 7 through Sept. 13:

Cynthia Schuetz, RN, administrator of the Naples, Fla.-based Seaside Surgery Center shared five ways how to successfully market an ASC with the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses.