The U.S. ambulatory surgery center market has never been more competitive. With more than 5,000 ASCs nationwide, many U.S. markets are saturated with outpatient facilities. Adding to the challenge, the ASC reimbursement rate is less than 60 percent the hospital rate for identical procedures, and shrinking out-of-network reimbursements in many markets are making it increasingly…
The U.S. healthcare industry is in the midst of a war for top talent. Inadequate supply of medical school graduates, higher demand for services and smaller recruitment budgets are all playing a role in a battle that’s only expected to become more severe in the next decade. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges,…
In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the most dramatic overhaul to U.S. healthcare law in more than a generation. The law’s passage came after decades of proposals by both parties attempting to slow the acceleration of healthcare costs in the United States and expand coverage to millions…
Almost four years after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) became law, the initial significant uncertainty about how health care reform would affect ASC’s is beginning to dissipate. Read More>
Presentation given at 2007 AAASC Annual Meeting
Presentation given at Physician Hospitals of America 7th Annual Conference
Presented at Today’s Surgicenter Conference
Presented at PHA Annual Meeting
Presented at the ASC Communications Conference
Presented at the ASC Communications Conference