Ambulatory Surgery Center Experts
Regulatory oversight, infection control, life safety, finances, mock surveys, startups and more — for surgery centers nationwide. Work with us ongoing as part of your team, or bring us in for a single project. No hourly fees. No ownership.
Your embedded compliance department—always survey-ready, one flat monthly fee.
A mock survey, a policy overhaul, an A/R cleanup, a startup—no long-term commitment.
Regulatory, financial, infection control, life safety, startup & more.
Free, plain-language guidance on regulations, survey readiness, governance, and operations—new episodes on every major platform.
Why AHS is different
Most centers don’t need another outside firm that reviews from a distance and hands over a report. Because our work is retainer-based, we function as an extension of your staff—your embedded compliance department—keeping policies updated, your team prepared, and your documentation rock-solid, whether you’re facing AAAHC, TJC, Quad A, ACHC, DNV, CMS, or state surveyors.
The result is a center that is survey-ready every day, not just in the weeks before a survey.
What We Do
From survey readiness to startup guidance—without the need for a management company or ownership stake.
Policy oversight, governing-body support, monitoring, education, and mock surveys—as part of your team.
Quarterly unaudited statements, governing-body reporting, A/R, A/P, inventory, distributions, KPIs & benchmarking—plus one-time finance consulting.
IC plan and surveillance, staff competency, coordinator backup, and certificate-based training.
Life Safety Code prep, drill programs, environment-of-care oversight, and emergency preparedness.
Full mock surveys by former surveyors, prep planning, and on-survey support.
Workflow fixes, policy overhauls, A/R cleanup, new service lines, interim support—and a great way to try us out.
How we work with you
Nearly everything we do can be delivered as ongoing retainer support or as a defined, one-time project.
We become your embedded compliance department—continuous oversight, always survey-ready, one predictable monthly fee. Because it’s a retainer, we can be in the room and speak on your behalf during a survey.
Need one specific thing handled? We scope it, do it, and hand you results—no long-term commitment. Many centers start here, see the difference, and move to a retainer.
Grow beyond compliance
Regulatory oversight is our core—but many centers don’t realize their numbers are costing them. On a single retainer (priced to what you need), we become your ASC’s finance department: board-ready quarterly statements, governing-body reporting, oversight of A/R, A/P, inventory and distributions, plus KPIs and benchmarking.
Already a compliance client? Add financial oversight to the same retainer—one team, one flat fee, a complete ASC back office.
Who We Help
From independent single-specialty centers to hospital joint ventures, we tailor oversight to your team and your surveyors.
In their words
“We passed with zero deficiencies. AHS made all the difference.”
“They don’t operate like an outside firm — they’re our compliance department.”
“After years of playing catch-up, we finally feel in control.”
Get started
Tell us about your center and where you are with your next survey. We’ll follow up personally—whether you need ongoing oversight or a single project.
Failed or struggled through a survey, lost the leaders who knew how everything worked, or your license or accreditation is at risk? If your center is serious about turning things around, tell us what’s happening—we’ll respond quickly.
Part of a family of ASC resources
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies is one part of John Goehle’s work with the surgery center community — alongside education, a podcast, and books.