Here are five keys to success for Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center (HVAS) going forward from Bradley D. Wiener, MD, medical director and managing partner of Regional Orthopaedics and Pain Management and Assistant Clinical Professor in the department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases.

Scott Becker, JD, Partner at McGuireWoods and chairman of the firm's healthcare department, discusses whether spine surgeons can legally own interest in ambulatory surgery centers.

Here are the top 10 reasons why the most commonly billed procedures in ambulatory surgical facilities were unexpectedly denied based on data collected between November 5, 2012 and February 11 2013 by RemitDATA, an independent source of comparative analytics for reimbursement, utilization and productivity data. The database houses 25 percent of all national outpatient remits.

Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery in Middletown, N.Y., has added gynecological procedures.

Physician practices can expand without adding new staff members to save during tough economic times, according to a recent Medscape article by Elizabeth Woodcock.

The first surgery has been performed at Norton Hospital's St. Matthew's Pediatric Surgery Center at Suburban in Louisville, Ky., according to a WHAS11 report.

Here are 20 statistics on patient visits to physician offices for key ambulatory surgery center specialties, based on the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012.

Bradley, Ill.-based OAK Surgical Institute recently achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Daily-Journal report.

Spine surgery is increasingly moving into outpatient ambulatory surgery centers, which operate on a highly efficient and cost-effective basis. However, with regulatory changes and downward pressure on reimbursements, ASCs may need to dig deeper in cost-cutting measures.

As the healthcare environment changes over the next year, there are several steps ambulatory surgery centers can take to position themselves for success in the future. Traditionally, a few simple tweaks could make a big difference for ASCs, but not all initiatives are that simple.