Many hospitals are invested in surgery center partnerships with their medical staff. Many hospital administrators struggle with how to oversee their investment in a freestanding facility in a way that continues to give their surgeons the control they want, and still allows the hospital the peace of mind that its strategic goals and mission are being maintained and best practices are being implemented. There are options available for ASC management that bring in outside professionals to oversee operations. These traditional options often involve sharing equity and/or giving away a percentage of revenues and signing long-term contracts. Often these styles of surgery center management are more than you need, especially if you have a mature center, an established market, a competent staff, experienced surgeons and an active governing board..

In response to continued requests for a service that supports Centers that want to self-manage, we have developed the ASC Assessment Service to provide you, your Board and your physician investor’s the information you need to manage your Center effectively, profitably and competitively, without the high cost of engaging outside management. ASC Strategies can provide you an alternative that takes away the day-to-day management concerns and allows you to know exactly how your Center is performing in the areas of operations, clinical service delivery, financial goals and regulatory compliance on a one-time or on-going basis.

Combining our proprietary software tool, designed specifically to assess the operations of ambulatory surgery centers, and our team of ASC professionals with 30+ years of direct surgery center development and management experience, we can provide you a customized service that is exactly what you need to operate and oversee your ambulatory surgery center. Our approach gives the surgeons, the hospital and the staff control over decisions, and it allows your staff to use their talents effectively, gives your Center the opportunity to receive the benefits of ASC industry experience all while not being forced to share equity, sign long-term contracts or pay high fees. We can design your Assessment around Center/Health system-specific metrics developed in conjunction with the stakeholders in your surgery center partnership that can measure your performance against both internal goals and industry benchmarks, allowing for better program evaluation and alignment with strategic initiatives.

"With the changing reimbursement climate, it was critical for us to get an objective assessment of how our surgery center was performing and where we could make improvements. We have already started implementing recommendations contained in the report. " 

Tami Hutchison, SVP Washington Regional
Medical Center
Board Member North Hills
Surgery Center