ASC Development Insights | Surgical Management Professionals

For years, site neutrality has been the policy concept that ASC leaders tracked from a safe distance — a potential disruption somewhere on the horizon that hadn’t quite materialized into real financial impact. That changed on November 21, 2025, when ...

You ran a strong quarter. Case volume is up. The OR schedule is full. But when you pull the financial report, the margin doesn’t match the momentum. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and the problem is almost ...

When the Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story There’s a point in every ASC’s life cycle when the numbers don’t tell the full story. You can sense it long before it shows up on a balance sheet. Staff morale feels ...

The world of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) has drastically changed in recent years, with supply chain disruptions and escalating costs becoming persistent hurdles. These challenges impact not just finances but also the quality of patient care provided. Recently, ASC leaders ...

By Allison Stock, Chief Operations Officer, SMP When CMS dropped its 913-page proposed rule for 2026, the headline figure-547 new procedures proposed for the ASC Covered Procedures List-felt almost too big to believe. For context, last year’s update added just ...

 By Allison Stock, Chief Operating Officer, Surgical Management Professionals Every year, the federal update at ASCA gives us a peek behind the curtain, where policy meets payment and legislative decisions ripple straight into the day-to-day operations of surgery centers nationwide. ...

Every year, the ASCA Annual Conference acts like a giant mirror for our industry—showing us where we’ve made progress and still have work to do. Reviewing the ASCA 2025 schedule, a few significant themes stood out: more innovative development, operational ...

By Sandy Mader, Director of Clinical Operations, Surgical Management Professionals Administrators are the linchpins of operational success in the ever-evolving landscape of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Whether they come from a business or clinical background, administrators face distinct challenges that ...

By Allison Bolger, CFO Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) have become increasingly prominent as healthcare shifts toward outpatient care. Offering convenience, cost savings, and high-quality care, ASCs provide a valuable alternative to traditional hospital-based surgeries. However, opening a new ASC requires ...

By Allison Stock, COO, Surgical Management Professionals The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Rule for the calendar year 2025. ASCs must report on 14 ASCQR Program measures to avoid ...

Navigating Success in 2025: Innovative Strategies for ASCs to Thrive in a Changing Landscape The ASC industry is set to succeed in 2025; it will need innovative thinking and a new approach to age-old challenges.  I have worked in the ...