Optimize Profit Growth in Your ASC

Surgery centers face rising costs, while physician reimbursements are shrinking. Experts share four strategies to maximize profitability.

By Joseph F. Jalkiewicz, contributing writer

Anesthesia in the ASC

Strategies for cutting costs, not corners, to ensure high-quality patient care. Part one of a two-part series.

By Joseph F. Jalkiewicz, contributing writer

Make the Case for New Technology

How surgeons can convince ASC decision-makers to invest in new equipment.

By Jim Gallagher, senior managing editor

ASC Economics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

It’s harder than ever to run an ASC profitably; success can best be achieved through careful attention to the bottom line.

By MARK A. KONTOS, MD

Renewable Energy, Waste Reduction Help to Shrink J&J’s Carbon Footprint

This series highlights the ways some major manufacturers of ophthalmic surgical devices and products are working to responsibly reduce their impact on the environment.

By Jim Gallagher, senior managing editor

Put Your Paperwork in Order

Failing to properly document the medical necessity of surgical procedures can lead to audits and denial or recoupment of Medicare payments.

By Matthew Baugh, MHA, COT, OCS, OCSR

Let’s Not Take Our ASCs for Granted!

The ASC model for ophthalmic surgery has reached “middle age,” but offers a combination of safety, convenience, and cost efficiency that other surgical facilities can’t match.

By Diane Blanck

Speaking Out for Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery

OOSS joins the ophthalmology community in presentation to Medicare carriers proposing changes to MIGS policies.

By MICHAEL A. ROMANSKY, JD

Introducing Conexiant

A message to readers of The Ophthalmic ASC

By Rene Luthe