Prairie Surgery Center, an eye surgery center in Springfield, Ill., is set to open in August, according to The State Journal-Register.
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The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee has named Morgan Hanson as manager of grassroots advocacy.
In today's healthcare environment of increasing costs and shrinking reimbursement, it is imperative that facilities develop strategies that maximize their reimbursement if they are going to survive. Some sample strategies that Regent centers have implemented include negotiating successful contracts with…
Falling reimbursements and the specter of healthcare reform create an uncertain future for gastroenterology ASCs, says John Poisson, executive vice president & strategic partnerships officer at Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa., which operates 20 GI centers across the country. Mr.…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the CY 2011 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers. 2011 marks the end of the transition to the revised ASC payment system: This will be the first…
Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, describes three successful growth strategies for his ASC.
Lisa Austin, RN, vice president for operations at Pinnacle III, an ASC consultancy based in Fort Collins, Colo., has worked closely with ASC managers and knows their secrets. Here she reveals the concerns managers might share if their surgeons asked…
April Sackos is director of business office operations for Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: With business operations staff wearing many hats these days, what advice do you have to keep these individuals productive in all areas of their work?
1. The economy One of the biggest business issues facing ASCs today is something they have little control over — the economy. The bad economy and the resulting high unemployment rates have created multiple challenges for ASCs in recent years.…
As we begin to partake in or observe yet another change to our healthcare system, including significant changes to reimbursement, it is clear to us at Regent that hospitals, which once controlled all healthcare activities, will once again increase their…