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Promote National ASC Day

Outpatient surgical facilities have an excellent marketing opportunity at their fingertips with October's National ASC Day. ...read more

ASC Scheduling – from 3 perspectives

Of all the feats regularly accomplished at an ASC, scheduling has to be among the most amazing – especially when considering the number of players involved, as well as the inherent challenges. ...read more

ASC In-Market Development

Increasing the volume and revenue at an ASC are ongoing challenges that are often addressed with market-development efforts such as reviewing procedure mix, costs and physician recruitment. ...read more

SurgiStrategies July 2012 Issue

An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) can potentially increase profits and volume by maximizing reimbursements, assessing case profitability, examining its procedure mix, analyzing supply value, increasing scheduling ...read more

Final ASCA 2012 Conference Image Gallery

The annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) conference featured a riveting keynote from "Miracle on the Hudson" co-pilot Jeff Skiles, as well as the awarding of CASC designations and a full slate of education ...read more

Latest Headlines

Kidney Stone Procedure Payment Update

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made an error in the lithotripsy payment rate, to the tune of 20 percent. ...More
May 4, 2012
Posted in News
Surgical Tell-All: When the Infection Control Consultant Becomes the Patient

Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC, has seen the inside of many a medical facility in her consulting work, where she observes ASC professionals for infection prevention compliance and best practices. But how did she fare when she found herself on the receiving end of a surgical ...More
May 4, 2012
Posted in Blog
New Ruling Reveals the Future of Washington-Directed Healthcare

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former senior adviser to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), warns that a new ruling by CMS will force people to get open-heart surgeries that might have been avoidable. ...More
May 3, 2012
Posted in Blog
Monitoring Technology for PCA Pumps Can Prevent Adverse Events with Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Current technology is available to catch and prevent many adverse events with PCA pumps, yet healthcare providers can still be leery to implement them. ...More
May 3, 2012
Posted in Articles
SurgiStrategies June 2012 Issue

Whether reporting an incident, preparing for a survey or QAPI plan, selecting products or staying current with continuing education, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) professionals face a range of business challenges stemming from their infection prevention (IP) and control ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in Digital Issues
Managing Policies and Procedures in Your Surgical Facility

Almost universally among healthcare leadership responsibilities, creating and maintaining policies and procedures is on the Top 5 list of things avoided and reviled. ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in Articles
Laser Spine Institute Wins Workplace Honors

The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently recognized Laser Spine Institute on its "best places to work" list. ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in News
CMS Releases Quality Reporting Manual for ASCs

The CMS manual for the ASC quality reporting program is now available. Of note is an eligibility amendment to the requirement for implementing a safe surgery checklist as of Jan. 1, 2012. ...More
May 1, 2012
Posted in News
MGMA Survey: Physician compensation models evolve to meet administrative demands

MGMA research reveals that varying responsibilities and time commitments are yielding differences in stipend amounts for directorship activities, which in turn impacts physicians' compensation plans. ...More
May 1, 2012
Posted in News
Photos from the AORN Show Floor

As many ASC professionals prepare for May's ASCA 2012 gathering in Dallas, some nursing professionals are back into the swing of things after attending the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Congress event in New Orleans. ...More
May 1, 2012
Posted in Galleries