Sami S. Abbasi. Mr. Abbasi is the chairman and CEO of National Surgical Care. Prior to joining National Surgical Care, he served as president and CEO of Radiologix, a leading national provider of diagnostic ...
This article briefly highlights 14 observations regarding the current ASC industry. It outlines a number of thoughts on trends and challenges being faced by ambulatory surgery centers. 1. ASCs are ...
"Vigilance" is the word KathyBryant, president of the ASC Association, uses when describing the best course of action for ASCs to take in the face of new rules and regulations that have been implemented ...
Healthcare Reform; ASC Trends and Transactions; ASC Communications and ASC Association present 16th Annual Improving the Profitability of ASCs Conference (Oct. 8-10, Chicago) - Special Discounts Available; ...
Here is a list of 5 great urology-drivenASCs. Ambulatory Urosurgical Center (Rockville, Md.). Ambulatory Urosurgical Center is dedicated to outpatient urological care. Physicians at the AAAHC-accredited ...
Adding and performing the following six urologyprocedures to satisfy patient needs and maximizeprofits. 1. Endoscopic procedures. Dr. Banno says that endoscopy allows him to view the urethra, prostate ...
Here are 22 interesting statistics abouturology in surgerycenters. 1. Urology was represented in 23 percent of all ASCs in 2008. 2. Urology ranked fourth among specialties in average number ...
10 ManagedCareBestPracticesforUrology By Susan Charkin, MPH, and Steve Selbst 10 ManagedCareBestPracticesforUrology By Susan Charkin, MPH, and Steve Selbst ASCs and their urologists ...
Here is a list of 5 great ENT-drivenASCs. Abington Surgical Center (Willow Grove, Pa.). Abington Surgical Center is an outpatient surgical center privately owned by local physicians and Abington Memorial ...
Ajay Mangal, MD, MBA, a board-certified otolaryngologist and president and CEO of Cincinnati-based Prexus Health, a physician-owned developer and manager of ASCs, imaging centers and surgical hospitals, ...
10 StatisticsAboutENT in SurgeryCenters 10 StatisticsAboutENT in SurgeryCenters 1. ENT was represented in 26 percent of all surgerycenters in 2007, which placed it in the top 10 of all specialties. ...
Surgery Center Market Report. As more surgerycenters add ophthalmology and new ophthalmologic procedures to their services, it is important to consider some of thechallenges unique to this specialty. ...
Here is a list of 5 great ophthalmology-drivenASCs. Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York (Bronx, N.Y.). Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York is a freestanding surgery center dedicated ...
Surgery centers vary greatly in the ophthalmologyservices they offer; however opportunitiesforgrowth exist by making the services currently offered by the ASC more efficient and adding or expanding ...
Did you know that when your ASC facility has a Medicare patient who requests a Presbyopia-Correcting (PC) IOL lens or an Astigmatism-Correcting (AC) IOL lens (instead of a regular IOL) that there are special ...
She encourages other surgerycenter leaders to use the local media to promote the ASC industry. "I take every opportunity I can to get out the 'surgerycenter story,'" she says. "Promoting the efficiency ...
Here are statisticsabouttheearnings and growth of registerednurses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2008-2009 Edition. Median annual earnings of registered ...
According to Dr.Manchikanti, the number of patients who are seeking interventional techniques in painmanagement is increasing. Chronic pain is on the rise at around 13.5 percent annually, based on a ...
Here are 10 interesting statisticsaboutsurgerycenterswith greater than 50 percent of their case volume in orthopedics, from the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker. 1. The average net revenue for facilities ...
Are four things to knowaboutbundledpricing use by ASCs to help you make the most of the opportunities this practice presents. 1. Expect to see an increased use of bundledpricing. The use of bundled ...
MikeLipomi, president of RMCMedStoneCapital, discusses theimpact of therecession and the current financial market on ASCs. Q: How is the current recessionimpacting ASCs? MikeLipomi: Overall, ...
