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3 ASCs totaling more than $53M facing opposition

The ASC industry is projected to boom in the coming years as CMS, commercial payers and patients push procedures out of hospitals to the ambulatory environment, where they can be performed at a lower cost.

ASCs have $934K cash on hand: 12 regional statistics

ASCs need cash reserves on hand to survive in the event of sudden market changes, natural disasters or another pandemic.

Drug and supply costs per case: How ASCs stack up

Drugs and other medical supplies make up one of the largest portions of an ASC’s expenditures. 

RWJBarnabas project with ASC approved for square-footage increase

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health was approved for a square-footage increase for its planned Vogel Medical Campus in Tinton Falls, N.J., The Two River Times reported Feb. 25.

Alabama ASC is EyeSouth’s 29th acquisition

Gadsden (Ala.) Eye Associates, which includes Northeast Alabama Eye Surgery Center, has joined Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners.

Why 42% of cardiologists are feeling burned out

Forty-two percent of cardiologists reported experiencing burnout, with most of that 42 percent citing too many bureaucratic tasks, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Cardiologists Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report” released Feb. 18.

Arizona city sells $3.4M plot to hospital for facility with ASC

The Peoria (Ariz.) City Council approved the sale of a $3.4 million plot of land to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth, Peoria Times reported Feb. 25.

Pennsylvania ASCs to open Saturdays for CRC screenings

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is opening up some facilities for Saturday colorectal cancer screenings during two weekends in March, TribLive reported Feb. 25.

Top ASCs make more than 40% profit

Some ASCs are simply more profitable than others, and the reasons vary, from the surgical specialties offered to the location and more. 

Noncompete agreements: What physicians should know in 2022

Noncompete agreements prohibit physicians for a certain period of time from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular geographic distance from their previous practice. But regulations vary from state to state and a recent…