Best and Worst Procedures For An ASC and What An ASC Should Get Paid
Presented at the ASC Communications 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference
How to Achieve Significant Savings With a GPO
Presented at the 11 Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference
Reorganizing ASCs for Success
Presentation by Regent Surgical Health CEO Tom Mallon and ASD Management Managing Partner Robert Zasa at Becker’s 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference on October 25, 2013.
ASC Joint Ventures with Hospitals: An Example of a Multi-Facility Partnership
Presented by Regent CEO Tom Mallon and CDO Jeffrey Simmons at Becker’s 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference on October 25, 2013.
Lessons from Surgery Center Management in Alaska
The Surgery Center of Anchorage is in the middle of a city of over a quarter million people. But it is still Alaska. The staff of the surgery center was reminded of that one summer day when a black bear came to inspect our garbage can outside the front door. We took a picture, hung…
Case Study: Regent Works With Local Hospital to Build a Successful Joint Venture ASC
Midland Surgical Center, Sycamore, Illinois The Situation Regent was approached by the Kishwaukee Health System to validate an investment in a DeNovo ASC and develop a center based on the needs of the community. Regent was chosen for its proven track record of physician/hospital partnerships and their ability to develop and operate clinically efficient and…
Patient surveys can help identify weaknesses, improve ASC performance
Patient surveys can help identify weaknesses, improve ASC performance In today’s fast-changing healthcare landscape, the financial success of an ambulatory surgery center can be directly proportional to the happiness of its patients. For this reason, many ASCs assess patient satisfaction with post-operative surveys. These important tools can help leadership identify key organizational and procedural weaknesses,…
Stemming the tide: vaccination guidelines for healthcare workers
“Wait, wasn’t that eradicated?” That seems to be the collective response of healthcare workers each time a long-forgotten childhood disease reemerges as a serious public health threat in the United States. Evening news programs report on these outbreaks frequently and for us on the front lines, it’s a frightening development. In the media, much of…
New spine codes offer numerous benefits for physicians, ASCs
In October 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services added 9 new spine and neck codes to its list of reimbursable procedures that can now be performed at ambulatory surgery centers. As of January 1, 2015, the following nine codes are payable as separate procedures: Neck spine fuse&remov bel c2(22551) Neck spine fusion (22554)…
State of the ASC industry: 3 things to watch in 2015
After a half-decade of uncertainty, clear trends are beginning to emerge in the U.S. healthcare system: the number of insured Americans continues to rise, patients are paying out-of-pocket more often for services and many doctors are giving up traditional private practice in favor of a variety of alternatives. For healthcare businesses, these new realities mean…