The Ambulatory M&A Advisor welcomes Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Graduate to their Team

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is proud to welcome Richard Romero to the team. Romero is multimedia journalist that graduated from the prestigious Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

Dallas, Texas, February 27, 2015 - The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is proud to welcome Richard Romero to the team. Romero is multimedia journalist that graduated from the prestigious Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. While at ASU, he participated in college radio broadcasts and wrote for various publications. After college, he assisted in creating The Western Times, a publication that informed community members of an upcoming incorporation election. Afterwards, he worked for The Yuma Daily Sun as a staff writer, covering medical-based articles.

“We are very excited about Romero joining The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, and we’re expecting great work from him,” publisher Blayne Rush says. “Having graduated from one of the premier schools of journalism and having experiences in multiple media applications, Romero adds the right mix to our team. We look forward to growing the publication and its reach.”

As a staff writer, Romero will build and maintain lasting relationships in the healthcare industry, as well as educate readers about the urgent care and ambulatory care center market. He starts Feb. 9, 2015.

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor covers business, legal and transactional updates and insights around ambulatory care center deal making. It focuses exclusively on topics for those interested in mergers and acquisition tactics, strategies, processes, dealmakers and the interrelated activities of buying and selling outpatient care centers.

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Blayne Rush
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18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
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The Paradigm Shift in Physician Recruitment

The writers at The Ambulatory M&A Advisor tackle this question and explore the ins and outs of the physician recruitment process as well as how it has evolved in recent years.

Dallas, Texas, August 14, 2014 - When considering the future growth of ASCs, where is the concept of physician recruitment going? The writers at The Ambulatory M&A Advisor tackle this question and explore the ins and outs of the physician recruitment process as well as how it has evolved in recent years.

“Physician recruitment is the process by which we recruit physicians who will do procedures in our surgery centers,” explains Blayne Rush, President of Ambulatory Alliances, LLC. “When we refer to physician recruitment, we are not recruiting physicians to invest in the surgery center — at least not until we have established a substantial relationship with them. We want them to use the surgery center for their cases.”

New strategies of physician recruitment are discussed in the article, which can be read in full here. Suffice it to say that when it comes to physician recruitment changes have occurred and will continue to do so. It’s important to place consistent emphasis on this area of growing your practice.

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is an online publication that covers the most up-to-date trends and topics surrounding ambulatory care center deal making, including information on investment banking in the ambulatory care realm.

To read this article and others like it, visit the publication at www.ambulatoryadvisor.com

Contact:
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA
Ambulatory Alliances, LLC
18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
469-385-7792
publisher@AmbulatoryAdvisor.com
http://www.ambulatoryadvisor.com

What Investment Bankers Can do for You

When the owner of an ambulatory center makes the decision to sell a center, the process quickly escalates into perhaps the single largest financial transaction of their life.

Dallas, Texas, July 05, 2014 - When the owner of an ambulatory center makes the decision to sell a center, the process quickly escalates into perhaps the single largest financial transaction of their life. With so many moving parts involved and so much at stake, it is important for an owner to have someone on their side who can guide the sale in the right direction. That someone would be an investment banker.

Bringing to the table experience, a network of contacts and knowledge of the market, an investment banker is essential to these types of deals being executed successfully.

In an article published by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, experts Roger Strode of Foley & Lardner, LLP, Blayne Rush, President of Ambulatory Alliances, LLC, Kyle Bohannon, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development at FastMed Urgent Care, and Kevin Ryan of Epstein, Becker and Green weigh in on the matter.

“[Investment bankers] will help you understand your business as the investor sees it and work with you to be prepared to tell your story and explain any risks,” explained Rush. “When buyers or investors believe that you are prepared and understand your business, they are more likely to take you seriously, believe what you are telling them and increase the purchase price and improve the terms they offer.”

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is an online publication that covers the most up-to-date trends and topics surrounding ambulatory care center deal making, including information on investment banking in the ambulatory care realm. To read this article and others like it, visit the publication at www.ambulatoryadvisor.com.

Contact:
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA
Ambulatory Alliances, LLC
18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
469-385-7792
Blayne@AmbulatoryAlliances.com
http://www.ambulatoryadvisor.com

Pain Management In-Office Procedures Decline with Reimbursement Rates

The proper business management of an Pain Management Center will be the key to success going forward, according to industry professionals.

Dallas, Texas, July 05, 2014 - In an article published by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, Dr. Rudi Gari of Texas Pain Relief Group weighs in on the matter, noting that physician-owners of Pain Management Centers need to keep the business side of their practice in mind, even if it doesn’t come second nature.

“Physicians are typically not the best business people,” Gari said. “You may be the best doctor the world has ever known, but if you don’t know how to manage your finances and manage your office, you’re not going to have an office to practice in.”

This emphasis on business is a result of declining reimbursement rates, according to Dr. Al Liceaga, Medical Director of Orangewood Surgical Center and Regional Pain Treatment Medical Center.

“ASCs reimbursement for procedures are often paid on only one CPT code and global fees now limit payment and reduce access to care by not allowing reimbursement for certain procedures within the global time period,” he said. “Reimbursement for hardware and implants has dramatically changed also. The majority of implants are now inclusive of the global fee.”

These changes in reimbursement rates had a noticeable impact on in-office procedures, with higher costs causing a reduction in such procedures.

To read the full article, which also features input from the COO of Kure Pain Management Bill Hughes, visit The Ambulatory M&A Advisor here.

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is a one-stop information destination for business, legal, and transactional insights on Ambulatory Care Centers. With contributions from industry professionals, as well as on-staff writers, the publication recognizes excellence, presents thought leadership and facilitates connections among the industry's leading deal making experts.

Contact:
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA
Ambulatory Alliances, LLC
18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
469-385-7792
Blayne@AmbulatoryAlliances.com
http://www.ambulatoryadvisor.com