The past 30 to 60 days have been extremely challenging for entrepreneurial healthcare and for ASCs. First, there was the release of the proposed final rule and payment plan for ASCs.
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So CMS finally issued the final ASC payment system ruling July 19 (along with a companion proposed rule, just to keep the industry on its toes). Based on some of the fallout, it's easy to think the end is nigh.
1. Sami Abbasi – Sami S. Abbasi leads National Surgical Care as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to National Surgical Care, Mr. Abbasi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Radiologix, Inc., a leading national provider of…
SpineMark Corporation's President and CEO, Marcy T. Rogers provides an overview of her company's spine center of excellence model that combines high-quality, patient-focused care with state of the art technology and advances in research.
With the continuing growth of ASCs, competition from hospitals, a national nursing shortage and experienced nurses retiring out of the workforce, ASCs are finding it difficult to find ASC-experienced Directors of Nursing and Administrators.
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This letter discusses the current market pricing of transactions for ambulatory surgery centers and "under arrangements" models – are they legal or illegal? It also touches on a few other issues.
This article provides a brief overview of eleven mistakes that ambulatory surgery centers make. These are mistakes that are often made in the development or the operation of surgery centers.
The imaging industry is currently under a great deal of pressure. This outlines some of the current issues and observations relating to imaging.
Imaging or radiology services are essential if your ambulatory surgery center is performing neurospine, pain management, orthopaedic or podiatric cases. The manner in which your imaging services are delivered will either make or break the surgeon's experience at your facility…
ASCs do not operate in the traditional 'fee for service' world. Although medical services are performed, rarely is a center paid in full. Providers are significantly limited in what steps they can take to improve the reimbursements they receive.