Eric Grigsby, MD, recently performed the first minimally invasive spine surgery using the Totalis Direct Decompression procedure at Napa Surgery Center in Valle Verde, Calif.

Jeff Bernhardt, Clinical Director at Main Street Specialty Surgery Center, discusses 10 ways ambulatory surgery centers can improve their efficiency and become an even stronger business as a result.

Spine surgery is increasingly moving into the outpatient setting, which can provide both quality and cost benefits. After the surgeon has learned minimally invasive technique, here are five tips to begin bringing cases into the outpatient setting.

This is a list of 35 ambulatory surgery centers that exclusively or primarily host spinal procedures. Please contact Laura Miller at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for questions, comments or updates for this list.

Here are five ways to maximize operating room efficiency with quick turnover times and optimal scheduling from Kelly Doyle, CEO of Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital in Philadelphia.

John Bartos, CEO of Collect Rx, presented a webinar titled "Debunking the Myths of Out-of-Network Reimbursement." During the presentation, Mr. Bartos spoke about the payor approach to reducing out-of-network reimbursements, opportunities for ambulatory surgery centers to continue with out-of-network and the five biggest myths about OON.

Here are 15 statistics on orthopedics in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from the VMG 2011 Intellimarker Multispecialty ASC Survey.

Here are five ways to save on spine surgery center materials costs.

Yesterday, Triangle Orthopedic Associates opened the physician-owned 10,000-square-foot, $2.4 million Triangle Orthopedics Surgery Center in Brier Creek, N.C.

Here are eight steps for ambulatory surgery center administrators to improve efficiency in their operating rooms.