ASC Supporter Business Directory
Accreditation Assistance
Ambulatory Strategies, Inc
Sandra J. Jones, CASC
13981 Paradise Ln
Dade City, FL 33525-8145
352.567.1202 Fax: 352.567.5602
sjones@ambulatorystrategies.com
ambulatorystrategies.com
Ambulatory surgery center consultants for regulatory compliance, accreditation, risk management and quality improvement. Certified and licensed risk managers focused on surgery center process improvement and risk reduction through system approach to reduce costs and improve financial and patient outcomes.
AORN
Brian Tepp
2170 S Parker Rd #300
Denver, CO 80231-5711
303.755.6300 Fax: 303.750.3212
btepp@aorn.org
www.aorn.org
AORN is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses supporting registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures. AORN is composed of approximately 40,000 perioperative registered nurses in the U.S. and abroad and is the global leader in promoting excellence in perioperative nursing practice.
ASC Strategies LLC
Joan G. Dentler
1506 West 13th #15
Austin, TX 78703-4064
512.479.6700 Fax: 512.857.0566
jdentler@ascstrategies.com
www.ascstrategies.com
ASC Strategies is a network of healthcare professionals focused on ASCs consulting in economic feasibility, development, licensing, accreditation, oversight and on-going facility management. We provide operational assessments and management oversight for mature surgery centers. Our network of healthcare professionals can provide support in all aspects of the growing ambulatory surgery industry.
AUSMS Healthcare Consultants
Joni M. Steinman
PO Box 16948
San Diego, CA 92176-6948
Phone: 619.283.0245
Fax: 619.283.0245
Email: ausms@cox.net
For 26 years, on over 130 engagements, AUSMS has advised hospital and freestanding providers on strategic, facility and business development objectives. Expertise: facility planning & development; capital project mobilization; organizational development/re-engineering; strategic/operations/environmental assessments; operating systems design/remediation; licensing/certification/accreditation; legislative/regulatory initiatives; strategic market positioning including international ventures; merger/acquisition/joint venture evaluation.
CFP Group, LLC, The
Sara Snodgrass
1801 West End Ave #700
Nashville, TN 37203-2553
615.846.0222 Fax: 615.846.0226
ssnodgrass@cfp-group.com
www.cfp-group.com
The CFP Group is a comprehensive facility planning and design organization that offers a single-source solution for planning, programming, architecture, and facility assessment, to the healthcare industry. With over 300 surgery facilities designed across 47 states, CFP utilizes our experience to provide innovative solutions to meet our client's needs.
Cluts, O'Brien, Strother Architects, Inc
Brian Cluts
7460 Market Pl Dr
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3636
952.941.4822 Fax: 952.941.4951
bc@cosarch.com
www.cosarch.com
Cluts, O'Brien, Strother Architects specializes in the design of ASCs, recovery care centers and specialty hospitals. For more than twenty years our staff has provided programming, design and construction contract management that produces efficient facilities, which are consistently on schedule and under budget.
Continuum Healthcare Consultants, Inc
Gayle R. Evans, RN MBA CASC
1275 Shiloh Rd #3010
Kennesaw, GA 30144-7186
770.794.4944 Fax: 770.794.4946
gevans830@aol.com
continuumhealthconsult.com
CHC provides individualized services for ASCs during development and ongoing management. Development services include but are not limited to feasibility analysis, CON preparation, assistance with facility design, project management, establishing operations for move in, manuals, equipment acquisition, etc. Ongoing management services include monitoring of operations, continual accreditation readiness, policy and procedure updates, quarterly quality improvement activities, billing and financial management..
Delmarva Healthcare Solutions, Inc
Stephen D. O'Neill
5179 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043-7005
Phone: 410.744.0155
Fax: 410.744.0160
Email: DHSINC@comcast.net
Delmarva Healthcare Solutions, Inc offers extensive experience and expertise providing assistance in feasibility, development, licensing, accreditation, interim and full service management. We also provide Anesthesia stipend review and evaluation service. Our team of surgery center and Anesthesia professionals can support all of your facility's needs.
Endogenix
Tammy Ham
11221 Roe Ave #220
Leawood, KS 66211-1878
800.590.2713 Fax: 913.647.6870
asainc@surgeryassistance.com
www.surgeryassistance.com
Ambulatory Surgery Assistance, Inc is a national health care firm partnering with physicians on the development and management of free-standing ambulatory surgery centers.
FWI Healthcare, Inc.
04405 Road D, #300
Edgerton, OH 43517
FWI Healthcare's experienced staff provides practical guidance in the development and management of ambulatory surgery centers. Since 1984, FWI has helped clients be cost effective, financially productive, in compliance with regulatory requirements, and most importantly, providers of quality patient oriented care.
Gallagher Healthcare Insurance Services, Inc
David Hepworth
9821 Katy Fwy #700
Houston, TX 77024-1230
713.461.4000 Fax: 713.365.6541
david_hepworth@ajg.com
www.ajg.com/ghis
Gallagher Healthcare Insurance Services, a Division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, provides insurance and risk management solutions for the healthcare industry. We offer the expertise and personal attention of a boutique firm, combined with the resources of an international organization to solve your Professional Liability, Property and Casualty insurance needs.
Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagle, PC
James M. Daniel, Jr
PO Box 72050
Richmond, VA 23255-2050
866.967.9604 Fax: 804.545.4228
jdaniel@hdjn.com
www.hdjn.com
Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagel, PC is one of the largest law firms dedicated primarily to the representation of healthcare providers in the United States. We feel that our focus on health law makes us uniquely qualified to assist ambulatory surgery centers in their daily needs.
HDA International, Inc
Cecilia Leal Kronawitter
5301 N Federal Hwy #210
Boca Raton, FL 33487-4910
561.988.9522 Fax: 561.988.5424
ck@hdaiconsultants.com
www.hdaiconsultants.com
HDAI, Inc, specializes in the turnkey development of medical office buildings & ASCs. We have 50 years of combined experience in the industry. Our consultants will complete a feasibility analysis of the proposed center. If viable, we can consult on development. Services include assistance with loan acquisition, design, equipment planning, construction and inspections.
Health Evolutions
Jane Pratt
9000 Keystone Crossing Blvd #200
Indianapolis, IN 46240-7641
317.815.0801 Fax: 317.815.0861
jpratt@healthevolutions.com
www.healthevolutions.com
Health Evolutions brings comprehensive knowledge and experience in assisting our clients with surgery strategies including joint ventures and surgery management organizations for their unique environment. We help with ASC business plan development, financial analysis, and operations planning and improvement.
Healthcare Venture Professionals, LLC (HVP)
John Smalley
504 Autumn Springs Ct #B-15
Franklin, TN 37067-8277
615.771.1818 Fax: 615.771.1811
jsmalley@hvpros.com
www.HVPros.com
HVP is a full-service development and management company that provides operations and consulting resources to Ambulatory Surgery Centers with a special emphasis on Physician/Hospital collaborative ventures. HVP offers "one-stop shopping" from feasibility analysis through the development phase to long-term management.
JDJ Consulting, LLC
John Karwoski
6 N Synnott Ave
Wenonah, NJ 08090-2053
Phone: 609.313.7572
Fax: 609.482.8328
john@jdjconsulting.net
www.jdjconsulting.net
JDJ Consulting provides Consultant Pharmacist services for the management of medications in Surgical Hospitals and Outpatient Surgery Centers. Find out how your facility and your patients can benefit from the expertise offered by our Medication Safety Specialists, Regulatory Compliance Officers and Cost Reduction Opportunists.
The Joint Commission
Michael Kulczycki
One Renaissance Blvd #4BD
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-4294
Phone: 630.792.5290
Fax: 630.792.4290
mkulczycki@jointcommission.org
www.jointcommission.org
Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization which objectively evaluates and accredits ambulatory care organizations since 1975. There are over 1,600 JCAHO-accredited organizations nationally, including ambulatory surgery centers and office-based surgery practices. ASCs represent near 50% of all Joint Commission accredited ambulatory organizations, and is a major area of focus for its accreditation program. Joint Commission also offers ASCs a "deemed status" survey to meet the Conditions for Coverage for the Medicare program.
Langston Healthcare Services
Lisa Harrington
2907 Shelter Island Dr #105
San Diego, CA 92106-2467
619.225.8300 Fax: 619.225.8300
langstonhealth@cox.net
LANGSTON HEALTHCARE SERVICES specializes in providing guidance and assistance to ambulatory surgery centers and medical offices through the complex requirements of state licensing, Medicare certification, and accreditation. We also offer on-going support to maintain regulatory compliance and ensure our clients are always prepared for any subsequent unannounced surveys.
mdStrategies
Scott Megason
PO Box 841552
Houston, TX 772841552
281.358.0300 Fax: 832.553.2935
scott@mdstrategies.com
www.mdstrategies.com
mdStrategies is a comprehensive ASC service provider offering full or part time coding. Other services include revenue cycle reviews and audits performed monthly, quarterly, or annually. Additionally, mdStrategies provide educational services that include training seminars, proficiency testing, and an informative coding newsletter. Partner with mdStrategies to meet all your ASC demands.
MediGain, USA
Mel Gunawardena
3523 McKinney #206
Dallas, TX 75204-1401
Phone: 877.237.9539
Fax: 214.889.6602
Email: mel@medigain.com
Website: www.medigain.com
MediGain is a full service Revenue Cycle Management company providing billing and collection services that help Physicians and Hospitals increase revenues, get claims paid faster, deploy the latest technologies, improve efficiencies, and streamline their back office to better focus time and effort on patient care.
Midwest Surgical Management Group
Ronald P. Ladniak
3811 Highland Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515-1555
630.852.9300 Fax: 630.852.7773
rladniak@mwsmg.com
Midwest Surgical Management Group specializes in the professional and comprehensive management of ambulatory surgery centers. Its mission is to work closely with the physicians and staff at each surgery center to provide high quality patient care, sustained surgeon satisfaction, efficient operating practices and profitable financial performance. Four Facilities are currently under MSMG management.
Mowles Medical Practice Management, LLC
Amy Mowles
447 Penwood Dr
Edgewater, MD 21037-3441
410.956.1907 Fax: 443.782.2386
amymowles@aol.com
www.mowles.com
Mowles Medical Practice Management delivers hands on Consulting, Advisory and Administrative Facilitation of the entire ASC development process. From the regulatory landscape to feasibility analysis to the myriad of challenges of State Licensure, Medicare Certification, and Accreditation; we will guide you expertly from inception through survey. You Retain Full Ownership.
Ortmann Healthcare Consultants, LLC
Fred W. Ortmann, III
1712 St Julian Pl #202
Columbia, SC 29204-2410
803.252.7979 Fax: 803.252.7778
fred.ortmann@ortmannhealth.com
www.ortmannhealth.com
Ortmann Healthcare Consultants, LLC, is one of the nation's leaders in ASC development. Whether a hospital-based center, a joint-venture with physicians, or a physician-owned center, our staff of hospital administrators and specialists work with you to rapidly develop a high quality, low cost, and financially-effective center focused on patient needs. We offer everything from feasibility analyses to preparation for accreditation.
Physicians Health Resources
Justine B. Corday
505 North Lake Shore Dr #3607
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.329.1884 (Chicago)
Phone: 214.953.9365 (Dallas)
Fax: 312.329.1894
corday@tphr.com
www.tphr.com
PHR delivers on-time, on-budget, expertise and tools to organize, fund, govern, and operate new, growing, mature, or troubled surgery centers. Our single and multi-specialty centers are recognized for physician, patient, and staff satisfaction and achieving, maintaining, or revitalizing investor returns.
PMSCO Healthcare Consulting
Jane Whitney
777 E Park Dr
Harrisburg, PA 17111-2738
Phone: 717.214.1659
Fax: 717.561.9339
jwhitney@consultpmsco.com
www.consultpmsco.org
PMSCO Healthcare Consulting consists of several specialized service groups, each providing a suite of management, process and clinical resources for clients throughout the healthcare industry. By applying the right expertise in the right places, we help clients improve the performance of their businesses and the healthcare outcomes for their patients.
Press Ganey Associates, Inc
Sara Nemeth
404 Columbia Pl
South Bend, IN 46601-2364
800.232.8032 Fax: 574.246.4913
snemeth@pressganey.com
www.pressganey.com
Press Ganey is health care's leading vendor of satisfaction measurement and improvement services. Our national databases are powerful tools that allow clients to benchmark with peer organizations. Press Ganey helps thousands of organizations improve their quality of care by offering customizable surveys, electronic reporting, best practices, and guidance toward solutions.
Surgery Center Management Services, Inc
Richard Wagar, MBA
4 Strafford Cir Rd
Medford, NJ 08055-8615
609.654.0230 Fax: 609.981.9087
rwagar@wagargroup.com
www.wagargroup.com
Surgery Center Management Services, Inc offers all ASC services including project development and implementation, feasibility studies, project design, business plan development and implementation, bank financing, construction oversight, managed care contract negotiations, human resource development and facility management. SCMS also manages centers, provides billing, accounts receivables management, and collections.
Surgery Center Services of America
Ronald D. Blair
2733 N Power Rd #102 PMB 610
Mesa, AZ 85215-1683
480.357.1921 Fax: 480.354.5046
rblair@surgerycenterservices.com
www.surgerycenterservices.com
Surgery Center Services of America, LLC is an ambulatory surgery center development company. We provide services across the Unite States for Physicians and Physician Groups. We do not take an ownership interest in the centers we develop. We also offer Licensure, Certification and Accreditation as well as Equipment Planning services.
SURGICAL OUTCOMES Information Exchange
Jennifer Green
1899-A Billingsgate Cir
Richmond, VA 23233-4249
877.602.0156 Fax: 804.740.9401
green@soix.com
www.soix.com
SURGICAL OUTCOMES is the premium full-service benchmarking company providing outcomes monitoring and benchmarking to ambulatory surgery providers. The company developed and markets the Outcomes Monitoring System (OMS), originally designed for ambulatory surgery facilities. The Outcomes Monitoring System is included on JCAHO's list of acceptable performance measurement systems.
US Billing and Contracting
Mary McLellan
5500 N Western Ave #278
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-4011
405.879.3383 Fax: 405.879.3382
marym@usbandc.com
www.usbandc.com
USB&C can tailor its services to fit a wide range of providers from a single physician office to a multi-specialty facility. Our products include: Facility Development, Managed Care Contracting & Review, Insurance Recovery, Medical Office Setup, Licensure, Policies and Procedure Manuals, Physician Credentialing and HIPAA Compliance.
Woodrum/ASD
Joe Zasa
315 Bellefontaine St
Pasadena, CA 91105-2923
626.403.9555 Fax: 626.403.0966
joezasa@woodrumasd.com
www.woodrumasd.com
Woodrum/ASD has planned, turn-key developed, and managed over 120 surgery centers since 1986. Principles in the firm specialize in physician-owned and hospital-physician joint venture organizational structuring, business development, financing, and implementation and management of such ventures. W/ASD also has extensive experience in providing Operational Audits and restructuring existing ASCs that need turnaround or reorganization.