By Mike McKevitt, Senior Vice President, Business Development Simply stated, neither the priorities of the hospital nor the priorities of the surgeons are necessarily the priorities of a surgery center. In developing over 25 physician joint ventures, Regent Surgical Health has learned that a management team’s most important role is that of the unbiased third…
Simply stated, neither the priorities of the hospital nor the priorities of the surgeons are necessarily the priorities of a surgery center. In developing over 25 physician joint ventures, Regent Surgical Health has learned that a management team’s most important role is that of the unbiased third party. It is the management group’s job to…
By Bo Hjorth, Vice President, Business Development Hospitals and physicians are both struggling with challenges related to competition, reform and the economy that are difficult to tackle on their own, but are much easier solved working together. Unfortunately, ten years of competing over patients has damaged the essential relationship between these two parties – but…
Hospitals and physicians are both struggling with challenges related to competition, reform and the economy that are difficult to tackle on their own, but are much easier solved working together. Unfortunately, ten years of competing over patients has damaged the essential relationship between these two parties – but not permanently. In many markets, often with…
There are several ways we identify and cultivate new projects. The method with the highest success ratio is through referrals from friends and partners. Three years ago, Dr. Rob Welti, Regent’s Medical Director and Senior Vice President, Operations, suggested we meet the law partner of a childhood friend from New York, who had been a…
Quality care is a hotspot topic throughout our country. The Center for Medicare Services (CMS), the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, healthcare payors, and legislators, just to name a few, have jumped into the fray of quality care. Rhetoric is strong concerning how to control the rising cost…
The New Paradigm of Partnership Historically, the relationship between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers could be characterized in many cases as adversarial. Hospitals often perceived ASCs as a potential threat to their profitable outpatient surgery business, which in turn would hinder their long term ability to offer a general range of healthcare services to their…
By Vivek Taparia, Director of Business Development The New Paradigm of Partnership Historically, the relationship between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers could be characterized in many cases as adversarial. Hospitals often perceived ASCs as a potential threat to their profitable outpatient surgery business, which in turn would hinder their long term ability to offer a…
By Jeff Simmons, CDO As we begin to partake in or observe yet another change to our healthcare system, including significant changes to reimbursement, it is clear to us at Regent that hospitals, which once controlled all healthcare activities, will once again increase their activity as major “players” in providing outpatient services throughout the United…
A Key Strategy for New And Continued Success For ASCs As we begin to partake in or observe yet another change to our health care system, including significant changes to reimbursement, it is clear to us at Regent that hospitals, which once controlled all health care activities, will once again increase their activity as major…