Ali Ghalayini. Administrator at Munster (Ind.) Surgery Center, told Becker's ASC Review that ASCs are witnessing "substantial growth" driven by an increased demand in outpatient services and expansion in focused, specialized services.
Leadership
As the population ages and certificate-of-need laws decrease, Philip Blair, CEO of Surgery Center Services of America, is seeing a lot of opportunity for ASC growth.
ASC management company Atlas Healthcare Partners was founded in 2018, and has since become one of the fastest growing management firms in the U.S.
Instigating efficient block times is the key way to maximize revenue, according to some ASC leaders. ,
Jennifer Alvey, CFO of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, joined Becker's to discuss the health system's ASC strategy.
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Brian Curtin, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina, joined Becker's to discuss how physicians can leverage their power.
The two highest-paying executives of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, saw base salary drops from 2021 to 2022 but overall compensation increases.
Melissa Hermanson, DNP, RN, administrator of Vineland, N.J.-based Ambulatory Care Center, is Becker's ASC Administrator of the Week.
John Farmer, MD, has been awarded $3.7 million after finding Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.), the family medicine resident's former employer, violated terms of his contract and interfered with his business relationships, according to The Indiana Lawyer.
Barbara Clancy-Sweeney, administrator of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, is Becker's ASC Administrator of the Week.