ASC News

Operating a rural ASC can be a challenge — limited resources for patient access, staffing and physician recruitment require administrators to strategize to ensure their ASC is successful, according to Pinnacle III, an ASC management company.

Here are four legislative issues impacting ASCs:

Four ASC administrators discuss how they are improving the patient experience.

Independent ASCs who don't adopt EHRs risk falling behind the competition, according to Eye Care Leaders, a practice management system for ophthalmology-centered ASCs.

As ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) become increasingly attractive as a high quality, lower cost site of care for appropriate patients, cardiovascular procedures may be the next wave of higher acuity cases moving from hospital operating rooms to free-standing centers.

The Carthage (N.Y.) Area-Hospital held a golf tournament to raise money for new equipment for its surgical team, according to InformnNY.

Here are the five most popular ASC stories for the week of Aug. 10 to Aug. 16:

New York City-based New York University School of Medicine is offering full-tuition scholarships to current and future students in its MD degree program.

Some cardiovascular procedures are gaining momentum in ASCs because of their minimally invasive advancements, according to Temitope Oluwayomi, a supply chain manager at Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

Gonzales, La.-based St. Elizabeth Physicians ENT & Allergy Clinic added otorhinolaryngologist Andrew Robichaux, MD, to its staff, WAFB reports.