While ASC facilities can expect a reduction in reimbursement in the specialties of pain management and GI in 2009, general surgery sees several procedures new to CPT and also some to the ...

If communication fails between physicians and ambulatory surgery center coders, your ASC could end up coding claims inappropriately and receiving too little or too much money for a procedure. If your ...

For many years there were three typical owners of ambulatory surgery centers: surgeons, management and development companies, and recently hospitals/health systems. But there is a fourth group that ...

As outpatient surgical volumes rise and investment accelerates, CFOs face a pivotal moment to recalibrate capital allocation, manage workforce risks, and integrate ambulatory surgery centers into long ...

In the years ahead, many industry leaders believe that most outpatient joint replacements will be performed in ASCs. To improve outcomes, increase efficiencies, and meet patient expectations, surgeons ...