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Surgery Center Services of America to open 14 ASCs by October
As Reported by Becker's ASC Review Six of Surgery Center Services' planned ASCs are ophthalmology-based, CEO Philip Blair told Becker's ASC Review. Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America is planning to open 14 total ASCs by October. Ophthalmology: An...
4 ASC Trends in 2021
While elective surgery restrictions devastated ASC finances in early 2020, the industry largely recovered rapidly and is poised to take on a greater share of procedures in 2021. Four ASC trends that will dominate the space in 2021: 1. Market activity. Driven to reduce...
5 ASC Industry Questions Answered
Through the years at Surgery Center Services of America we have come across common questions from physicians looking to venture into their first Ambulatory Surgery Center. We have compiled those questions about the ASC industry, in hopes of giving you further...
6 details ASC owners need to know about the COVID-19 relief bill
News in the long awaited COVID-19 relief bill has arrived today! President Donald Trump signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief and $1.4 trillion spending bill into law Dec. 27. Six details: 1. The law adds $285 billion in PPP funding, which was initially established...
12 Practices to Improve ASC Efficiency and Increase Bottom Line
ASC efficiency and increasing revenue are often the two biggest goals for ASC administrators. 1. Integrate a compressed schedule. One of the most impactful things administrators can do is integrate a compressed or vertical schedule. If a center has multiple ORs with...
ASC Market to hit $55 Billion by 2025: 4 Things to Know
With an aging population, advances in technology and surgical volume continually increasing the ASC market is seeing continued growth. According to a report from Research and Markets a business intelligence company. Four growth details to know: 1. The ASC market is...
Is It Too Late To Build An ASC?
By Ronald Blair Ophthalmic practices today are under increasing pressure to get costs under control and to develop ancillary income streams. With this in mind, the question we most often get asked is whether or not it is “too late” to build an ASC for an ophthalmic...
Ambulatory Surgery Center Development
By Ronald Blair Introduction This article was prepared for the purpose of documenting the process we went through in the development of a freestanding ambulatory surgery center for ophthalmic practice. We wanted to share our experience so that others might be...
The Case For ASC Equipment Planning
You’ve decided to build an ambulatory surgery center. You’ve agonized over the risk. Excitement about the prospects of independence, freedom, control and even profit fills your thoughts! Now it is time to for you to go about ASC equipment planning! Hundreds of...
Vitreoretinal Surgery In The Ambulatory Surgery Center
F Hampton Roy, M.D. Ophthalmic Outpatient Surgical Society (OOSS) Councilor to AAO “Vitreoretinal surgeons have traditionally operated in hospital-based settings for several reasons. Until recently, most procedures were long and tedious, they often required the use of...