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10 spine ASCs to know
There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.
6 federal healthcare updates
Six federal healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since May 27:
The downsides to temporary physicians
Eighty-five percent of providers cited cost as a drawback to hiring temporary physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2022 Survey of Locum Tenens.”
Single-payer healthcare system is best, most physicians say
About 70 percent of physicians think some version of a single-payer healthcare system is best for the U.S., according to Medscape’s “Physicians’ Views on Today’s Divisive Social Issues Report 2022.”
$8M Georgia ASC property sold to private equity group
Capital Real Estate Group’s U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales has sold a two-building medical office and ASC portfolio in Warners Robins, Ga., for $8.3 million, the real estate company told Becker’s June 9.
3 spine innovations exciting ASC execs
As spine surgeries increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are keeping an eye on new technologies changing the way these procedures are performed.
Anesthesia group sees spike in patient engagement with texting platform
Chicago-based anesthesia practice Mobile Anesthesiologists saw a jump in patient engagement after working with two-way texting platform Dialog Health.
2 of 3 ASCs fully owned by physicians: 5 industry notes
About 66 percent of surgery centers are wholly owned by physicians, with the rest of the market owned solely or in collaboration with hospitals and corporations, according to a June report from Definitive Healthcare.
Tennessee orthopedic ASC construction starts this month
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics will begin construction of its new ASC this month, according to Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Private equity turns to physicians after courting ASCs for years
Private equity firms have long used ASCs as investment vehicles, which they have wrapped into larger portfolios and marketed to pension funds and other big institutional investors. But across the market, those institutions are reaching their capacity f…
