Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, describes the critical mistake made by ASCs of asking unqualified staff members to oversee vital business needs. Tom Jacobs: A mistake we've witnessed is relying on internal staff to be experts in…
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The NovaMed of Chicago Northshore ASC hosts 3,000 cataract cases a year, a stunning rate for just one OR. It's a rate that is greater than at some multi-OR facilities, says John Calta, regional director of operations for NovaMed. Mr.…
The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog has published a follow-up report addressing questions raised by commenters to its coverage of a recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health…
Lisa Rock serves as president of National Medical Billing Services in St. Louis, Mo., one of the largest ASC billing companies in the country. With more than 25 years experience in the industry, she has a unique and intimate perspective…
Seven surgeons and an anesthesiologist who co-own The Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley and its surgery center in Appleton, Wis., have financed and opened the Recovery Inn, a 12-room, hotel-like rehab facility specifically designed for patients undergoing…
Ellen Johnson is COO of Facility Development & Management in Orangeburg, N.Y., which develops and manages ASCs in New York, New Jersey and Florida. She discusses six trends affecting ASCs.
Doug Yunker, MD, an anesthesiologist and medical director of Upper Arlington Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, discusses four ways ASCs can improve profitability.
The following is a white paper written by SurgiScreen, which provides consulting, management support and outsourcing of pre-surgical screening services.
ASCs in Monterey County, Calif., are featured in a report by The Herald discussing the state's tighter ASC infection control regulations and why the ASCs welcome the new rules and inspections.