Here are 10 recent articles published on Becker's ASC Review that you won't want to miss. They are some of the most-read articles over the last few months and feature insight and practical guidance from industry leaders.
1. 5 Surgery Center Specialties Predicted to Grow in 2011 — Three ASC industry veterans — Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting & Management; Goran Dragolovic, senior vice president at Surgical Care Affiliates; and Joe Zasa, managing partner at ASD Management — discuss five specialties that will likely see increased profitability and adoption in surgery centers this year.
2. 6 Ambulatory Surgery Center Reimbursement Trends for 2011 — Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, executive vice president and chief strategy officer of SourceMedical, discusses the top reimbursement trends likely to impact ASCs this year and explains how some pessimistic predictions can be effectively turned around.
3. Top Priorities of ASC Administrators: Thoughts From 10 Surgery Center Leaders — Hear from 10 leaders — including Sarah Martin, vice president of operations for Meridian Surgical Partners; Brad Lerner, MD, FACS, clinical director at Summit Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Houston; and Stuart Katz, FACHE, CASC, executive director of Tucson Orthopaedic Surgery Center; and — about what ASC administrators should be and are currently prioritizing most.
4. What Can Surgery Center Physicians be Paid for Co-Management — This Q&A with Jen Johnson, managing director for VMG Health who oversees the company's valuation of professional service arrangements, addresses
5. 7 Questions to Ask Before Adding a Specialty to a Single-Specialty ASC — Bill Heath, chief development officer at Practice Partners in Healthcare, cites seven questions to ask before adding another specialty to a single-specialty ambulatory surgery center.
6. 10 Proven Ways for Surgery Centers to Improve Workflow Processes — Jeff Blankinship, CEO of Surgical Notes, cites 10 proven ways for ASCs to improve workflow processes.
7. 5 Steps to Build a More Successful Surgical Practice — Gary Foster, MD, ophthalmologist at The Eye Center of Northern Colorado, identifies five steps physicians must take to build a successful surgical practice.
8. 5 Things Surgery Centers Need to Know About Meaningful Use and the 50% Rule — Sean Benson, cofounder and vice president of consulting with ProVation Medical, explains why it is crtical for ASCs to have a clear understanding of the 50 percent rule and four other aspects of Meaningful Use as they weigh their responses to the mounting external pressures to deploy certified EHR technology.
9. 5 Ways to Improve Anesthesia Quality in Surgery Centers — Richard P. Dutton, MD, executive director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, discusses five ways ambulatory surgery centers could improve anesthesia quality — on behalf of their individual facilities and the industry as a whole.
10. 6 Steps to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Surgery Centers — Peggy SaBell, RN, MS, CIC, regional director of infection prevention for Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colo., and spokesperson for the Association for Prevention in Infection Control, shares six ways surgery centers can reduce surgical site infections.
Don't want to miss any stories like these in the future? Sign-up for our free E-weeklies — Becker's ASC Review E-weekly and the Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control E-Weekly today!