Well, here we are, approaching the end of 2024. I am surprised at how quickly each year goes by, and how each year seems to go faster than the year before....

A concerning trend in ambulatory surgery is the growing need to subsidize anesthesia services....

JD Buchert, MSN, M.Ed., MS, RN, recalls a patient encounter that has stuck with him over the years, one of many cases that has helped shape his understanding of how...

Why should a surgery center become more sustainable? The energy intensity, expensive supplies and significant waste generated in surgery offer plenty of opportunities to...

Physician pay, specifically the fee schedule in which CMS reimburses providers for services, is at an inflection point right now....

The Monroeville (Pa.) Ambulatory Surgery Center faced a significant challenge surrounding inefficient instrument use that led to increased costs and delays in surgical...

Surgical facilities, of course, provide essential medical services to patients....

During the pandemic, surgical centers were forced into just-in-time ordering because of shortages of everything from PPE to medications to implants....

In the world of outpatient surgery, case costing is an absolute must. Think of it as your ASC’s essential financial health check-up....

Scan your facility quickly and it’s easy to see all the equipment that would bring your daily operations to a halt if they broke down....

Is your volume up? Are you adding a new service line such as cardiology with more complex coding? If the demands of revenue cycle management (RCM) are...

When it comes to making big-ticket purchases, two clinicians with decades of experience in ambulatory surgery centers like to ask questions in sets of three...

Stamford ASC, an orthopedic and spine center in Connecticut, has grown steadily since opening in 2016 and they wanted that upward trend to continue....

If you want to reduce your supply costs, conventional wisdom says you need to reduce the number of items in your surgical packs....

As longtime ASC physician-owners look to retire or cash out, many lack a clear succession plan to keep their businesses moving forward....

Growing demand for anesthesia services at ASCs is being met with a dwindling supply of anesthesia providers....

For 15 years, cardiovascular procedures have been performed in outpatient settings such as office-based labs (OBLs) and ASCs, starting with peripheral vascular...

Urology is at a crossroads regarding its key tools: flexible cystoscopes and ureteroscopes....

As the cataract reimbursement scene keeps changing, surgeons and facility leaders must feel like they’re on a roller coaster they never agreed to ride in the first place....

Costing systems are essential to the sustainability and profitability of any successful anesthesia practice....