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This Week in Surgery Centers — 150 episodes · page 1 of 2
What It Takes to Build and Lead an ASC From the Ground Up
What the NO PAIN Act Means for ASCs
How ASCs Can Use AI to Turn Data Into Action
Six Emerging Trends Shaping ASC Performance
How ASCs Can Reduce Anesthesia Subsidy Pressure
What Lenders Want to See Before You Expand
Using Quality Data to Improve ASC Operations
Should You Make That Investment?
How ASC Sale-Leasebacks Work
Inside the ASC Deal Process: From LOI to Close
The Power Shift After CON Reform
Preparing for a Transaction and Valuating Your ASC
How Anesthesia Costs Reshape ASC Growth
Patient Payments: Workflow Best Practices for Maximizing Collections
Patient Payments: Moving from Manual to Modern
What to Know About CMS's 2026 Final Rule for ASCs
2025 Highlights: 30 Guests on One Thing You Can Do This Week
From Case Costing to Profit Forecasting
Case Costing: Creating a Clean Inventory Master
The 3 Case Costing Levers: Implants, Supplies & Staffing
Live from New York: Perspectives from a Surgeon, an ASC Leader & a Policy Expert
Who's on Your Schedule? Exploring Demographic Data for ASCs
AI in Action: Improving OR Utilization at Beverly Hills ASC
ASC Market Brief: Policy, People, and the Path to 2026
Improving the Patient Experience: Best Practices for Pre-Assessment Workflows
Improving the Patient Experience: Gramercy's Patient-First Culture & New York's ASC Momentum
Improving the Patient Experience: Clinic and ASC Communication
Anesthesia: Driving Surgical Volume
Anesthesia: Building an In-House Team
The CMS 2026 Proposed Payment Rule for ASCs
Maximizing OR Utilization in Ortho ASCs
The 8-Step Software Evaluation Checklist
Highlight Reel – 15 Tips to Improve Your Surgery Center
ASCA Session Recap: Advanced Financial Strategies
Smarter Credentialing Strategies
Behind the Scenes of Opening an ASC
Improving Profitability: Reducing Days in AR
Improving Profitability: Automating Claim Adjudication
A Comprehensive Look at ASC Data from 2024
Life Safety: What Admins Need to Know
Staffing: Locum, Contract, or Permanent?
Staffing: Building a Sustainable Culture
Staffing: Selecting the Best Agency
ASC Leader Expectations for 2025
Opening a New ASC: Step-by-Step Design Guide
QAPI Studies: A Study on GI Case Cancellations
QAPI Studies: What Surveyors Are Looking For
QAPI Studies: Finding New Ideas
Payor Contracts: Chargemaster Essentials
Highlight Reel – 20 Tips to Improve Your Surgery Center
Payor Contracts: Leveraging Data for Negotiations
Payor Contracts: 6 Essentials for Effective Management
Kara Newbury – Acting on CMS' 2025 Final Payment Rule
Mel Gunawardena – What an Experienced RCM Expert Needs to Know
Joan Dentler – The Latest ASC Market Trends from Hospital Leaders
Align Health – Opening a Cardiovascular ASC
Matt Lau – Annual Budget Planning: 4-Step Process
Annual Budget Planning: Knowing Your Audience
Marie Yarborough – Improving Patient Collections: Proven Strategies
Erica Palmer – Improving Patient Collections: Post-Date of Service
Sayword Hill – Improving Patient Collections: Mastering Eligibility
13 Benchmarks + 5 Trends for ASCs: Insights from the 2024 State of the Industry Report
Mike Ferguson – Evaluating Ownership Options: Navigating Both Management Group and Hospital Ownership
Jeff Peo – Evaluating Ownership Options: Selling a Minority Stake
James Calligan – Evaluating Ownership Options: A Deep Dive into MSOs
Janet Carlson – Optimizing the Physician Experience: Communication and Collaboration
Lindsay Schulte – Optimizing the Physician Experience: Aligning with Physician Preferences
Dr. Justo – Optimizing the Physician Experience: Learning New Procedures
Gregory DeConciliis – Expanding Your ASC: From Concept to Completion
Bruce Johnstone – Expanding Your ASC: Adding an OR
Michael McClain – Expanding Your ASC: Bringing on New Surgeons + Specialties
Highlight Reel – What is one thing you can do this week to improve your surgery center?
Dr. Joseph Puma – Capitalizing on the Cardiology Boom: Dispelling Safety Myths
Kristin Truesdell – Capitalizing on the Cardiology Boom: Maximizing Revenue
Kristen Richards – Capitalizing on the Cardiology Boom: Key Considerations Before Adding Procedures
Amy Ishmael – Maximizing OR Utilization Through Block Time Optimization
Janet Carlson – 6 Tips for Improving OR Utilization
Alex Taira – The Impact of the FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements
Alex Yampolsky – Stopping Drug Diversion at Your ASC
Tina Piotrowski – Q+A: How to Prepare for and Navigate Board-Level Conversations
Kate Perlstrom – An Essential Guide to Quarterly Board Meeting Agendas
Benita Tapia – Simplifying Board Meetings with a Financial Committee
Monica Daniel – Choosing the Best Option: Opening an ASC, OBL, or Hybrid-Facility
Highlight Reel – What is one thing you can do this week to improve your surgery center?
Scott Bacon – Successfully Converting HOPDs to ASCs
Maura Cash – Proactively Improving Your OAS-CAHPS Results
John Brock – The Blueprint for Building an ASC Management Group
David Thawley – How Proactive Operations Will Change Everything for Your ASC
Nine News Stories Shaping the ASC Industry
Kathy Wilson – Accurately Tracking & Reporting on the "Wrong Site" Measure
Marsha Diamond – Using AI to Reduce Denials
BJ DiMartini – The Intersection of Outpatient Surgery & Medical Tourism
Highlight Reel – What is one thing you can do this week to improve your surgery center?
Nader Samii – Preparing for Quarterly Board Meetings
Hilary Sondik – Key RCM Reports to Track in 2024
Kara Newbury – Acting on CMS' 2024 Final Payment Rule
Joan Dentler – The Latest ASC Market Trends from Hospital Leaders
Mike Tompkins – The Magic of Automatic Payment Posting
Katie Sypher – Thinking Outside the ASC Walls: Optimizing Clinical Operations
Will Evans – 10 Clinical & Financial Industry Benchmarks to Know from the State of the Industry Report