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ASC industry experts discuss three critical issues concerning ASCs in this challenging economy.

Although pain management practices have recently faced considerable reimbursement challenges, ASCs can take steps to overcome these challenges by focusing on growing services and patient volume.

In spite of the current state of the economy, with many companies downsizing and cutting services, there are still some opportunities out there for businesses. This is true for orthopedics in surgery centers.

Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA — Dr. Brian Cole is a professor in the department of orthopedics with a conjoint appointment in the department of anatomy and cell biology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is the section…

Here is a list of 13 orthopedic- and spine-driven ASCs and a few of the reasons why they have been so successful.

Neurosurgeons and nurse/ASC executives discuss nine valuable products for ASCs performing spinal procedures.

Healthcare Reform; ASC Trends and Transactions; ASC Communications and ASC Association present 16th Annual Improving the Profitability of ASCs Conference (Oct. 8-10, Chicago) - Special Discounts Available; Free White Papers Available By Scott Becker, JD, CPA

This article briefly describes three different methods of delivering anesthesia services. Then, it discusses a few legal issues related to anesthesia services. Finally, it provides several different observations related to trends in anesthesia services. Introduction The American Society of Anesthesiologists…

ASC executives and back specialists say that pine surgery is the last, great, untapped frontier — the final medical specialty and potential ASC business line remaining relatively unexploited.

Bundled pricing — the act of grouping together facility and other fees — is an increasingly used practice by ASCs, although the ways in which ASCs employ bundled pricing varies greatly.