Kenny Spitler, CDO, Interventional Management Services, identifies and discusses a critical mistake made by ambulatory surgery centers and its ramifications. Kenny Spitler: Unfortunately, I have witnessed several scenarios where a top performing physician has decided to leave an ASC,…
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Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, is regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures. Q: What is a good benchmark for maximum operating room utilization in an ambulatory surgery center and what are some of the ways we…
In 10 months, Kate Rock, administrator of Doylestown Surgery Center in Warrington, Pa., reduced expenses in her ambulatory surgery center by $400,000 over the previous calendar year, ending 2010 with the most positive bottom line for the ASC in many…
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, is regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures. Q: What is a good benchmark for maximum operating room utilization in an ambulatory surgery center and what are some of the ways we…
Rush University Medical Center’s new cancer center opened in Chicago yesterday, a $13.3 million expansion that triples the size of the hospital’s previous cancer facility, according to a RUMC news release. The Rush University Cancer Center features environmentally sustainable design,…
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Five different ASC-focused physicians discuss best practices that contribute to the development and operation of a successful ASC. 1. Fix physicians’ problems to attract them to your ASC. To recruit more physicians to your center, Philip Grossman, MD, FACP, FACG,…
The following article is written by Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. There is no doubt that the market for outpatient spine surgery continues to evolve and mature. However, surgeons who wish to develop a spine-focused…
Like many places, Wichita, Kan., is oversaturated with ambulatory surgery centers, says Judy Graham, clinical director of six-OR Cypress Surgery Center in Wichita. This city of almost 375,000 people has about eight surgery centers and five specialty hospitals. Cypress has…
The operating rooms represent the heart of a hospital's surgical services and can dictate financial viability, as it makes up approximately 60-70 percent of any one hospital's margin. Because of this, hospital leaders must pay careful attention and exercise due…
Philip S. Koerper, MD, chief of anesthesia at Kentucky Surgery Center, recently sat down with an editorial staff member at Beckers ASC Review. He discusses five ways that ambulatory surgery center's anesthesiologists can help promote high-quality patient care and good…