With increasing competition and tighter margins, it is critical that newer surgery centers establish concrete and measurable goals to help keep the facility on the road to success. Angie Laux, administrator of Bellin Orthopedic Surgery Center in Green Bay, Wis.,…
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Managing the size of inventory and costs for equipment and supplies is one of the key ways to ensure your surgery center is at least maintaining, if not increasing, its profits. Here are four best practices for surgery centers to…
As changes through healthcare reform change the landscape of the ASC industry, many ASCs are looking to their state associations to represent the industry and challenge upcoming legislation. Pam Ertel, president of the Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgical Association and John Milliron,…
A new surgery center has opened in the Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Wash., according to reports by KNDO/KNDU and the Tri-City Herald.
The pressure to reduce costs in human resources has never been higher than it is today. Organizations are looking for every opportunity to save money with a preference for lowering non-salary expenses over reductions in staff. A key weapon in…
Surgical Care Affiliates has announced it has entered into an agreement with Saint Joseph Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives surrounding the Lexington (Ky.) Surgery Center.
House Republicans' newly released legislative agenda, "A Pledge to America," includes a call to cancel any unspent money from the economic stimulus program, according to a report by the New York Times.
The House has passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. representatives Wally Herger (R-Calif.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) aimed at strengthening anti-fraud measures, according to a news release by Mr. Stark.
A report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau has indicated that the total number of questionable medical claims, or suspected fraudulent medical claims, referred to the NICB by its member companies increased 10 percent from 2008 to 2009, according…
The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Colorectal Cancer Coalition have praised the Affordable Care Act provision requiring all new health insurance plans to cover certain preventive services, including colorectal cancer screening, according to an ASGE news release.