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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.
32 new ASCs in February
Becker’s ASC Review has reported on 32 new ASCs since Feb. 1:
Fire prompts technology upgrade at North Dakota ASC
The Center for Special Surgery in Fargo, N.D., suffered an electrical fire in 2021 that damaged its video signal infrastructure, AVNetwork reported Feb. 28.
Population growth drove need for orthopedic ASC, Colorado hospital CEO says
Montrose, Colo., is a growing city, and its existing orthopedic surgery facilities can’t keep up with the increased demand the community is projected to see, NBC affiliate KNCO reported Feb. 28.
Medtronic launches outpatient ENT device
Medtronic launched its NuVent Eustachian tube dilation balloon, which gives surgeons an outpatient option for some ear, nose and throat conditions.
Why one surgeon started doing his own adductor canal blocks
Traditionally, an anesthesiologist places an adductor canal block, if the patient needs one, following a knee replacement procedure.
The efficiency of Amazon and the personal touch of Starbucks: One CEO on the future of outpatient anesthesia
The traditional model of anesthetic care in an ASC is quickly giving way to a new way of doing it.
Anesthesiology physician management firms inflate prices, study says
The cost of anesthesiology rises after ASCs contract with corporate physician management companies, especially those backed by private equity, according to a study published Feb. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
