Leadership

Plano, Texas-based Kaye/Bassman International merged its ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital recruiting practice with its hospital and nursing leadership division, the firm announced Feb. 6. Managing Partner Drew Wyatt, who leads hospital and nursing leadership recruiting, will align with…

From block time hoarding to implant cost blindness, a select few wedges drive the gap between a busy ASC and a profitable one. Operational inefficiencies, misaligned physician incentives and a volume-first mindset are quietly eroding margins at centers where the…

From new updates to prior authorization models to shifts in the federal No Surprises Act, here are five recent policy developments ASC leaders need to know.  The No Surprises Act Several physician groups recently praised a final rule aimed at…

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association board unanimously elected Todd Currier, CASC, as its new president during the ASCA + SAMBA Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C., May 13–16. Mr. Currier serves as CEO and administrator of Bend (Ore.) Surgery Center,…

Many physicians are bound by noncompete agreements that can lock them out of entire regions, sometimes blocking access to dozens of hospitals at once.  “Noncompetes and the way that they’re used serve as a blanket restrictive covenant for physicians when…

Physician Roy Schoenberg, MD, will become the new senior vice president of Amazon Health Services effective July 1.  Dr. Schoenberg co-founded Amwell with his brother, Ido Schoenberg, building it into one of the largest telehealth platforms in the country before…

While the bulk of the ASC industry’s major regulatory news is slated for later this year, there are several ongoing points of advocacy and policymaking shaping financial and operational outcomes for ASCs. “We’re in a little bit of a wait-and-see…

Creating staffing models based on historical schedules, not actual case mix, and not planning enough for the future are two big blunders that ASCs have to avoid.  Cross-training staff to be able to cover scheduling holes that do slip through…

Zionsville, Ind.-based WellBridge Surgical Center, a multispecialty, free-market ASC operating almost entirely outside the traditional insurance model, has named Tom Valentine — a leader with 30 years of experience in manufacturing — as president. Previously serving as the executive vice…

ASCs face rising financial pressures on multiple fronts, from declining reimbursements to rising costs of supplies and labor.  This trend has pushed vendor and payer contract negotiations to make-or-break status for many ASCs.  In its annual report to Congress released…