Services

Management Services: Our management style is a hands-on approach with ongoing management that ensures all operations yield immediate and long-term profitability. Our years of experience, proprietary analytics and benchmarking make the difference.

  • Experts in ASC business management and development with a foundation in physician relations.
  • Operational models built to generate profit and long-term growth.
  • Focus on continuous revenue growth, pricing strategy and collections.
  • Facilitate all points of a venture—physician syndication, hospital-physician joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Manage all phases of new ASC development.
  • Turnaround even the most problematic ASCs into efficient, profitable businesses.
  • Experts in negotiations and contract restructuring for physicians, ASC’s and independent practices
  • Annual operating and capital budgets
  • Customer service programs

Turnaround for Profitability: GHM has proven success with ground-up development of ASC’s.

  • Initial market assessment
  • Support to obtain a CON (if needed)
  • Operational flow plan and architectural impact
  • Financial and market feasibility: financial and utilization projections, timetable, space requirements, equipment needs
  • Investment grade business plan
  • Organizational structure
  • Operations, governance and legal structure
  • Sourcing for financing
  • Identify legal support
  • Architectural and construction recommendations
  • Business office systems for financial and managerial control
  • Compliance, HIPPA, risk management and quality assurance
  • Equipment and furnishings planning and purchase
  • Personnel policies and compensation packages
  • Staff recruitment, hiring and training
  • Architecture and construction plans, budget and oversight
  • Supplies and equipment purchasing—best pricing
  • Marketing identity, patient information, web sites, advertising and promotions
  • Insurance and protection plans
  • First 5 years financial goals and budget
  • Oversee state licensure, Medicare certification and accreditation surveys
  • Fee structure, strategies and payer negotiations

Independent Physician Associations

New Development for ASC’s: Transform your struggling operations into a profitable business by focusing on the essentials: day-to-day management, clinical operations, return on payer and other contracts, staffing, accounting, receivables and inventory. Generate new revenue by adding relevant services, and increase case volume.