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10 spine ASCs to know: March 2022
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.
Newly opened ASC plans to serve over 15,000 patients by 2026
Lowell General Hospital and Shields Health Care have opened a new ASC in Chelmsford, Mass., called the Surgery Center of the Merrimack Valley, with a goal of serving over 15,000 patients by 2026.
10 largest ASC companies by operating rooms, per Definitive Healthcare
Envision Healthcare has 720 operating rooms, the most of any ASC corporation surveyed by data company Definitive Healthcare, and reports more than $266 million in Medicare charges.
Surgery Partners adds 24% more physicians in Q4: 8 earnings call insights
Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners added 24 percent more physicians in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter in 2020.
Panhandle Outpatient Surgery Center performs its 1st robotic procedure
Panhandle Outpatient Surgery Center in Pensacola, Fla., performed its first robotic procedure Feb. 28.
Combination ASC, cancer center coming to New Jersey city
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System is planning an ASC in Paramus, N.J.
Michigan endoscopy center, part of $600M project, sees 1st patients
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first stage of its $600 million Lansing, Mich., campus, Fox47 reported Feb. 28.
Former medical supply company owner sentenced for fraud & 6 more updates
Here are seven supply chain updates from the last two weeks:
Physician quality bonuses down 41%: 5 stats
There has been a shift away from quality and relative value unit-based bonuses for physicians, according to Physicians Thrive’s 2022 “Physician Compensation Report.”
Top 2 physicians at ASCs take on 33% of cases: 10 stats
On average, the top two physicians at an ASC shoulder 33 percent of the facility’s cases, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
