Here are 10 ASC leaders to know in 2023:

December was the first month since July where more small business owners said they found it easier rather than harder to find employees, according to a Dec. 30 report from The Wall Street Journal based on a survey of 650 small business owners. 

Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. 

Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:

As ambulatory surgery centers continue taking on lower-acuity cases to reduce costs for health systems, many may be considering what role robotic-assisted surgery can play in an ASC.

Along with a new year, January 1 will usher in watershed changes to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) “Current Procedure Terminology (CPT®) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient and Prolonged Services Coding and Guidelines.” Medical providers and coders have relied on these standards for more than two decades.

Martha Otts, administrator of Birmingham (Ala.) Surgery Center, is Becker's ASC Administrator of the Week. 

As surgical cases and patient flows continue their migration from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers, many ASC operators are seeking insight into how they can optimize care pathways that lend themselves to an outpatient setting. 

Here are the four ASC administrators named Administrator of the Week by Becker's in November:

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what they want their coworkers to know about their job. 

Here are four ASC executive moves reported on by Becker's in November:

Spine surgeon Philip Louie, MD, medical director of research and academics at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, joined Becker's to discuss what he wishes his coworkers knew about his job. 

Jessica Rodriguez, administrator and executive director of OAM Surgery Center at Midtowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., is Becker's ASC administrator of the week. 

As patients continue to seek care outside the hospital setting, many physician groups, hospitals, and other developers are unsure whether to build an office-based lab (OBL), an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), or a hybrid facility to best support their patient population and their business. In addition, many existing OBLs are considering whether to transition to a hybrid model or a full-time ASC.

From GI tech to payer behavior, here are three ASC leaders on the industry:

Jeany Dunaway, RN, administrator of Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, is Becker's administrator of the week. 

Craig Sarine, CEO of University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tenn., joined Becker's to discuss what he wishes his co-workers knew about his job and the migration of procedures to the outpatient setting. 

Deborah Herdman, RN, administrator of Paragon Surgery Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is Becker's ASC administrator of the week.

In a recent Becker's Healthcare Podcast episode, we were joined by Rusty Strange, Chief Information Officer at Regent Surgical Health, to discuss how moving toward a Healthcare Information technology (HIT) platform strategy can significantly improve the business and operations of ASCs. The discussion focused on high-growth and how this can impact the role of IT, how IT contributes to patient satisfaction, and how to support ASCs against data breaches and cybersecurity risks. A transcription of the podcast is available below, and the episode can be listened to here.

Here are three news stories about ASC leaders to know since Oct. 4: