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Compensation increased for healthcare management positions during pandemic
Despite an onslaught of challenges brought on by the pandemic, healthcare management positions saw an increase in compensation from 2020 to 2021, according to the 2022 MGMA Management and Staff Compensation report.
$3.1M medical office building sold in North Carolina
A North Carolina medical office facility sold for $3.1 million, Boston Business Journal reported June 22.
Capitol Pain Institute, private equity firm partner to create pain management platform
An affiliate of Capitol Pain Institute, an interventional pain management provider, and Iron Path Capital, a private equity firm, partnered to create a physician-led consolidation platform.
Ophthalmologist wealth: 4 report takeaways
Ophthalmology is the eighth wealthiest speciality, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022.”
Independent ASCs, physicians: 7 updates
Here are seven updates on independent ASCs and physicians reported by Becker’s since Jan. 1:
Total joint procedures drawing patients to surgery centers, ASC chain CEO says
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more patients towards total joint and spine procedures in ASCs, according to Darin Hill, CEO of Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners.
Physicians paying off their student loans, by specialty
Thirty-one percent of physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians are paying off their student loans, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022.”
USPI striding ahead of competition in total ASCs, physicians
Dallas-based United Surgical International Partners is strengthening its position as the leading ASC operator in the U.S., with its latest partnership adding 22 ASCs and more than 140 physicians to its network.
Independent spine ASC Riverfront Surgery Center opens in Tennessee
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for a medical office building that includes an independent spine and orthopedic ASC, The Chattanoogan reported June 22.
5 factors that will make or break ASCs
As operation costs skyrocket and reimbursements stagnate, ASCs are facing huge challenges to maintaining profitability. Here are five factors that can make or break ASCs in the coming years, according to seven ASC leaders.
