Surgical Management Professionals

Surgical Management Professionals Serving providers for 30+ years.

SMP specializes in surgery center acquisition, management, and development, offering tailored services like center development, coding, billing, and collections for ASCs, hospitals, or clinics.

For ambulatory surgery centers, coding accuracy is not an administrative detail. It is a financial foundation.Research s...
08/28/2026

For ambulatory surgery centers, coding accuracy is not an administrative detail. It is a financial foundation.

Research shows that 7 to 10 percent of claims are denied due to coding mistakes, delaying reimbursements and straining cash flow. Missed modifiers, incomplete documentation, and unreconciled billing can cost surgery centers thousands to millions of dollars annually. The good news is that automated coding systems, regular external audits, and continuous staff training can reduce error rates by as much as 50 percent.

If your ASC does not have a structured approach to coding accuracy, that gap is showing up somewhere in your financials. Call us now to book a consultation!



https://www.smpsd.com/blog/coding-accuracy-for-asc/

Supply chain disruptions are not a temporary problem for ambulatory surgery centers. Global manufacturing delays, tariff...
08/25/2026

Supply chain disruptions are not a temporary problem for ambulatory surgery centers. Global manufacturing delays, tariff changes, vendor consolidations, and backorders have become part of daily operations.

The ASCs navigating this best are not the ones reacting to each disruption. They are the ones that have built systems; diversified vendor relationships, real-time inventory tools, regular contract audits, and data-driven purchasing decisions; that reduce exposure before problems hit.

Read how SMP addresses these challenges in practice.



https://www.smpsd.com/blog/how-asc-leaders-are-successfully-managing-supply-chain-challenges/

You can sense financial pressure in a surgery center long before it shows up on a balance sheet. Staff morale feels unev...
08/17/2026

You can sense financial pressure in a surgery center long before it shows up on a balance sheet. Staff morale feels uneven. Scheduling starts slipping. Costs creep in small, unspoken ways.

The most resilient ASCs treat financial health as a leadership discipline, not just a management task. That means tracking first-case starts, room turnover, overtime, and supply cost per case; making those numbers visible to your team; and asking the hard questions consistently, not just during a crisis.

Read the full blog to see how the right leadership approach turns financial pressure into operational momentum.



https://www.smpsd.com/blog/strategies-for-navigating-financial-pressures-in-ascs/

Many ASC challenges look insurmountable until you see exactly how another center worked through them.This case study fol...
08/12/2026

Many ASC challenges look insurmountable until you see exactly how another center worked through them.

This case study follows one surgery center's path from financial strain and physician turnover to a projected $1.2M EBITDA, and breaks down the operational decisions that made it possible. If your center is navigating similar pressure, this is worth reading.

Download the full case study "Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks"



https://resource.smpsd.com/typ-turning-setbacks-into-comebacks

Most revenue problems in surgery centers don't start at the billing stage. They start earlier, in documentation gaps, mi...
07/30/2026

Most revenue problems in surgery centers don't start at the billing stage. They start earlier, in documentation gaps, missed modifiers, unreconciled cases, and authorization oversights that compound quietly over time.

Research shows that 7 to 10 percent of claims are denied due to coding errors alone. For a high-volume ASC, that adds up to six figures in lost or delayed revenue annually. The good news: these are fixable problems.

Coding audits, KPI tracking, and structured revenue cycle reviews can surface the issues before they become significant, and close the gap between what your ASC earns and what it actually collects. https://www.smpsd.com/blog/asc-revenue-leakage-hidden-costs-for-ascs/

Site neutrality is no longer a theory; it's active policy. CMS's 2026 proposed rule takes direct steps toward paying the...
07/23/2026

Site neutrality is no longer a theory; it's active policy. CMS's 2026 proposed rule takes direct steps toward paying the same rate for the same services regardless of where they're performed.

For ASCs, that shift creates a real reimbursement advantage over hospital outpatient departments, but only for centers that understand what's changing and position themselves accordingly.

The revenue implications are significant. ASC leaders who stay ahead of this will be better equipped to negotiate contracts, capture volume, and protect margins as the landscape shifts. Read SMP's full breakdown. https://www.smpsd.com/blog/site-neutrality-is-no-longer-a-theory-heres-what-it-means-for-your-asc/

Greg Thompson has joined us as CEO. Greg brings more than two decades of executive healthcare leadership, including year...
07/17/2026

Greg Thompson has joined us as CEO. Greg brings more than two decades of executive healthcare leadership, including years spent building a physician practice into a high-performing organization with two ambulatory surgery centers. He's also directed ASC strategic development across 13 states and served as founding Chief Development Officer of Lync Health Partners, guiding provider groups from concept through opening day.
Thirty years ago, this company was founded by physicians who believed ownership should stay with the people who built it. Greg is stepping in to carry that forward, and we couldn't be more excited to have him on the team. Welcome, Greg!

CMS has proposed adding 547 procedures to the ASC covered procedures list for 2026, one of the most significant expansio...
07/17/2026

CMS has proposed adding 547 procedures to the ASC covered procedures list for 2026, one of the most significant expansions in recent years, alongside a 2.4% Medicare payment increase.

For surgery center leaders, this isn't just a policy update. It's a signal that outpatient surgical volume is expected to grow, and that ASCs need to be operationally ready to handle it.

New procedures mean new coding requirements, updated documentation workflows, and physician alignment before cases can be scheduled efficiently. The centers that move proactively will have an advantage. https://www.smpsd.com/blog/big-changes-cms-2026-rule-for-surgery-centers/

SMP will be at the CASCA 2026 Annual Conference in Golden, CO, on July 16 and 17. If you are working through ASC expansi...
07/16/2026

SMP will be at the CASCA 2026 Annual Conference in Golden, CO, on July 16 and 17. If you are working through ASC expansion, surgery center management, or revenue cycle performance, come find our team in the exhibit hall.

This year covers accreditation readiness, operational technology, and growth trends across the West.

These are the conversations worth having in person. Come find us and let's talk.

July is Patient Safety Awareness Month, a time to recognize the systems, standards, and teams that make safe surgical ca...
07/14/2026

July is Patient Safety Awareness Month, a time to recognize the systems, standards, and teams that make safe surgical care possible every day. In ambulatory surgery centers, patient safety is built into every protocol, every workflow, and every decision made before a patient ever enters the OR.

The teams who uphold those standards deserve recognition not just this month, but every day. To the administrators, clinical staff, and leaders driving safety culture in surgery centers nationwide, thank you.

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