By Kelly Craig

Practical recruiting tips for ASC administrators or physician partners who want to increase case volume at their centers by adding new utilizers or physician investors to their facilities.

By Sarah Martin, MBA, RN, CASC

ASCs are currently in limbo regarding quality reporting and information technology. While changes through healthcare reform suggest that ASCs, like hospitals, will be required to report quality measures and track data through an electronic system, the future is still murky and financial challenges have yet to be addressed. Sarah Martin, regional vice president of operations for Meridian Surgical Partners, discusses two ways reporting and IT will change for ASCs over the next few years.

By Brian Brown

This article provides essential information on the vital statistics ASCs should focus on each month to reach their goals.

By Kenneth Hancock

Physicians who have aspirations of starting their own ambulatory surgery center (ASC) can gain insight into important ways they can benefit by selecting an experienced ASC development partner for their project.

By Kenneth Hancock

This article is targeted to physicians who are considering either adding an ASC corporate partner to their existing physician partnership or who want to develop a new ASC with a corporate partner. The article briefly outlines benefits of selecting an ASC corporate partner in both situations.

By Kenneth Hancock

This article is targeted to physicians who currently own an ASC and are considering selling shares of their facility to a corporate partner. The article provides a brief overview of the most important questions to answer to begin the process of preparing to sell their ASC.

By Sarah Martin, MBA, RN, CASC

This article is targeted to ASCs considering adding pediatric outpatient surgical procedures to their facility's offerings. This article outlines the considerations that should be made before implementing this specialized offering from market demographics and staffing matters, to equipment and other resource needs.

By Catherine Kowalski, RN

This article is targeted to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) considering adding spine procedures to their facility offerings. It contains information on things to consider, possible obstacles, and the steps that must be taken to successfully incorporate spine as a specialty.

By Kenneth Hancock, Catherine Kowalski, RN

This article is targeted to physicians who considering building/developoing their own ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The article contains valuable information and serves as a road map to the complex steps that are required to build an outpatient surgery center from partnership syndication, financing, and real estate to construction, equipment, and operations.

By Catherine Kowalski, RN

This brief article outlines some of the key reasons an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) could face scheduling problems. By identifying and addressing scheduling conflicts and issues, ASCs can improve their system and increase cases at their facility.