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...

For patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), visiting a surgical facility can be a harrowing experience....

Surgery is still largely a male-dominated profession across all service lines, but nowhere in the industry is the disparity more pronounced than orthopedics....

In a spring blog focused on AI, Andrew Rebhan, Director on Sg2’s Intelligence team, offered perspectives on this emerging trend. He sets the scene with this review of the...

The shift of ownership in the ambulatory surgery community revolves around many factors including the aging of physician-owners and the dynamics of the challenges that...

The numbers show the extent of the ambulatory surgery center market that continues to evolve post-pandemic as new service lines are added to facilities across the country....

Outpatient Surgery Magazine’s New Surgical Construction Bulletin (NSCB) reports daily on the construction and renovation activities in the outpatient community across the...

The latest VMG’s 2024 Healthcare M&A Report provides a close look at the market’s make-up – and it continues to favor independent, freestanding centers....

The year started with a lot of new activity in the outpatient surgery environment as the editors of Outpatient Surgery Magazine tapped industry experts to learn what key...

A new study published in Jama Network Open reported the continuation of the shift of surgical procedures to the outpatient environment....

According to ASCA’s spring ASC Physician Brief, on February 26-28, ASCA members representing 28 states visited 161 Capitol Hill offices as part of National Advocacy Day....

The world of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) relies on solid partnerships with companies to provide their patients with a safe surgical journey during the wide range...

Having had my new knee, Laverne, for exactly one year, it was time to replace the other one. Same surgeon, hospital and robotic-assisted surgery....

If you’re looking for objective, meticulously sourced data to benchmark your surgery centers against similar facilities, you’re in luck....

Maintaining a proper work-life balance is particularly difficult for surgical nurses like me....

As the frontline defenders against pathogens, infection preventionists (IPs) play a significant role in safeguarding patients and staff....

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

As soon as the speaker thanks attendees and steps offstage to conference-appropriate applause (a sound a few decibels above a golf clap), I rush toward the front of a packed...

The business and administrative staff play a pivotal role in every surgery center’s success....

In a busy ophthalmic center, anything you can do to improve flow and simplify processes is worth its weight in gold. At Newsom Surgery Center of Sebring (Fla.)...