Here are 10 companies for ASCs and hospitals to know.
VMG Health — VMG Health provides valuation and financial advising services to the healthcare sector. The company's core practice areas include business valuation, professional services valuation, transaction advisory services and joint-venture relationship development. Founded by Greg Koonsman in 1995, VMG Health advises a variety of healthcare clients and provides solutions to financial, operational and legal issues. www.vmghealth.com
Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America — ASCOA provides development and management services to ASCs. ASCOA offers experience in real estate, financing, staffing, training, equipping, licensure, accreditation and compliance. ASCOA currently owns and manages 32 surgical centers and encourages majority ownership for its physician partners. www.ascoa.com
Surgical Notes — Surgical Notes is a national provider of medical transcription, coding and other related value-added information technology services for the ASC market. The company, led by Jeff Blankinship, provides transcription, coding and practice management solutions to more than 420 surgery centers and 6,300 physicians. www.surgicalnotes.com
Practice Partners in Healthcare — Practice Partners in Healthcare is a private corporation that offers management and operational services to ASCs. Specific services include feasibility studies, project scheduling, initial staffing, business office set up, payor contracting, marketing, compliance auditing, accounting and licensing or accreditation services. Practice Partners has worked with both single- and multi-specialty ASCs throughout the country. www.practicepartners.org
Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners — Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners is a company that manages and seeks to optimize ASCs by offer services as it relates to financial, payor, legal and operational issues. While Blue Chip Surgical has expertise in working with physician-partners in the initial business development, such as marketing and feasibility studies, it also offers financial and management models for partnered ASCs. www.bluechipsurgical.com
Somnia — Since 1996, Somnia has been providing anesthesia management services to healthcare organizations across the country. As a physician-owned management company, Somnia seeks to partner with ASCs to achieve high case volume, high physician and patient satisfaction, low clinician turnover and anesthesia coverage. Somnia has been able to increase clients' revenue by as much as 30 percent and decrease operational inefficiency. www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
Surgical Care Affiliates — SCA is the country's largest independent surgical care company and currently manages more than 130 ASCs in states including California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama. SCA is led by CEO Andrew Hayek and a leadership team of 13 physicians, representing a variety of specialties in various states. www.scasurgery.com
Anesthesia HealthCare Partners — AHP is a leading provider of anesthesia services and management for healthcare organizations around the country. Since its establishment in 1998, AHP has been able to provide tailored services based on the type of facility and has experience working with both hospitals and ASCs. www.ahphealthcare.com
ProVation Medical — ProVation Medical is a leading information services company for ASCs, providing electronic documentation and document imaging services. ProVation software is used by more than 6,000 clinicians at more than 500 locations. Specifically, ProVation has provided services to ASCs related to electronic coding, ASC electronic health records systems, coding compliance and RAC preparedness, data reporting and more. www.provationmedical.com
Serbin Surgery Center Billing — Serbin Surgery Center Billing is a company that offers coding, billing and collections expertise to ASCs. Specific services to ASCs include billing services, accounts payable and financial services, managed care contract negotiations and consultation as well as insurance verification and patient financial counseling. www.ascbilling.com
VMG Health — VMG Health provides valuation and financial advising services to the healthcare sector. The company's core practice areas include business valuation, professional services valuation, transaction advisory services and joint-venture relationship development. Founded by Greg Koonsman in 1995, VMG Health advises a variety of healthcare clients and provides solutions to financial, operational and legal issues. www.vmghealth.com
Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America — ASCOA provides development and management services to ASCs. ASCOA offers experience in real estate, financing, staffing, training, equipping, licensure, accreditation and compliance. ASCOA currently owns and manages 32 surgical centers and encourages majority ownership for its physician partners. www.ascoa.com
Surgical Notes — Surgical Notes is a national provider of medical transcription, coding and other related value-added information technology services for the ASC market. The company, led by Jeff Blankinship, provides transcription, coding and practice management solutions to more than 420 surgery centers and 6,300 physicians. www.surgicalnotes.com
Practice Partners in Healthcare — Practice Partners in Healthcare is a private corporation that offers management and operational services to ASCs. Specific services include feasibility studies, project scheduling, initial staffing, business office set up, payor contracting, marketing, compliance auditing, accounting and licensing or accreditation services. Practice Partners has worked with both single- and multi-specialty ASCs throughout the country. www.practicepartners.org
Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners — Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners is a company that manages and seeks to optimize ASCs by offer services as it relates to financial, payor, legal and operational issues. While Blue Chip Surgical has expertise in working with physician-partners in the initial business development, such as marketing and feasibility studies, it also offers financial and management models for partnered ASCs. www.bluechipsurgical.com
Somnia — Since 1996, Somnia has been providing anesthesia management services to healthcare organizations across the country. As a physician-owned management company, Somnia seeks to partner with ASCs to achieve high case volume, high physician and patient satisfaction, low clinician turnover and anesthesia coverage. Somnia has been able to increase clients' revenue by as much as 30 percent and decrease operational inefficiency. www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
Surgical Care Affiliates — SCA is the country's largest independent surgical care company and currently manages more than 130 ASCs in states including California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama. SCA is led by CEO Andrew Hayek and a leadership team of 13 physicians, representing a variety of specialties in various states. www.scasurgery.com
Anesthesia HealthCare Partners — AHP is a leading provider of anesthesia services and management for healthcare organizations around the country. Since its establishment in 1998, AHP has been able to provide tailored services based on the type of facility and has experience working with both hospitals and ASCs. www.ahphealthcare.com
ProVation Medical — ProVation Medical is a leading information services company for ASCs, providing electronic documentation and document imaging services. ProVation software is used by more than 6,000 clinicians at more than 500 locations. Specifically, ProVation has provided services to ASCs related to electronic coding, ASC electronic health records systems, coding compliance and RAC preparedness, data reporting and more. www.provationmedical.com
Serbin Surgery Center Billing — Serbin Surgery Center Billing is a company that offers coding, billing and collections expertise to ASCs. Specific services to ASCs include billing services, accounts payable and financial services, managed care contract negotiations and consultation as well as insurance verification and patient financial counseling. www.ascbilling.com