Leadership

Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. 

Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:

As ambulatory surgery centers continue taking on lower-acuity cases to reduce costs for health systems, many may be considering what role robotic-assisted surgery can play in an ASC.

Along with a new year, January 1 will usher in watershed changes to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) “Current Procedure Terminology (CPT®) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient and Prolonged Services Coding and Guidelines.” Medical providers and coders…

Martha Otts, administrator of Birmingham (Ala.) Surgery Center, is Becker's ASC Administrator of the Week. 

As surgical cases and patient flows continue their migration from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers, many ASC operators are seeking insight into how they can optimize care pathways that lend themselves to an outpatient setting. 

Here are the four ASC administrators named Administrator of the Week by Becker's in November:

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what they want their coworkers to know about their job. 

Here are four ASC executive moves reported on by Becker's in November:

Spine surgeon Philip Louie, MD, medical director of research and academics at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, joined Becker's to discuss what he wishes his coworkers knew about his job.