Leadership

From the rise of de novo facilities to the continued decline of reimbursement rates, ASC leaders are constantly retooling their approach based on what the industry throws at them.  Reimbursements and insurance authorizations, especially when it comes to anesthesia services,…

As payer complexity and administrative burdens intensify, ASCs are turning to AI as a way to protect margins and efficiency by using it to manage prior authorizations and appeals, optimize OR performance and explore new clinical applications. For many ASCs,…

As health systems continue shifting higher-acuity cases into outpatient settings, ASCs are being asked to do more, and at Novant Health, that evolution has required more than standardized protocols.  For the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based system, this has meant doubling down on…

As ASCs face mounting cost pressures and tighter margins, Compass Surgical Partners CEO Mark Langston is betting on real-time operational intelligence, something many operators still lack. Rather than relying on retrospective financial reports, Mr. Langston told Becker’s that the future…

Inflation remains one of the biggest concerns for ASC and physician practice leaders as costs from everything from supplies to real estate continue to rise at a rate faster than that of reimbursement increases.  Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price…

This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Prisma Health. This is the second installment. Incentivizing perioperative surgical teams with additional compensation tied to performance milestones has the potential to improve…

Ambulatory providers are increasingly looking to their EHR vendors for new functionalities and technologies but still rely heavily on third-party companies for tasks like patient engagement and intake and ambient speech, KLAS Research reported Feb. 9. Here are the top…

The ASC industry faces an array of pressures in the year ahead, from rising costs and payer issues and a struggling physician workforce.  As the demand for surgical services in the U.S. intensifies with an aging population, many ASC leaders…

What many ASC leaders once viewed as a short-term, post-pandemic workforce disruption now looks like a permanent reset, one driven less by “staffing shortages” alone and more by a fundamental shift in what clinicians will accept at work. Seven ASC…

Compass Surgical Partners’ newly appointed CEO Mark Langston is stepping into the role with a clear operational focus. After previously serving as the company’s chief development officer, Mr. Langston joined Becker’s to discuss how his top priority is building people,…