The highest paid ophthalmologist in Denver earns $627,600, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $265,450 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers to receive government permission to build facilities, are an obstacle for ASC growth in many markets.
Five ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss how reimbursement issues remain one of the biggest challenges for surgery centers in many markets.