Category: ASC News

Patient reviews, insurance coverage and projected out-of-pocket costs are three of the biggest aspects that patients consider when choosing between ASCs and larger hospitals, according to a June 10 report by U.S. News & World Report.

Montana is the state with the best medical environment for physicians, according to a report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Here are five gastroenterology-focused groups that opened new treatment facilities in the last five weeks, as reported by Becker’s since May 6:

Five people were arrested in Los Angeles for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice companies.

A Natick, Mass., psychiatrist was sentenced to eight years and three months in prison for a $19 million Medicare and private insurance fraud scheme. 

On May 28, a public hearing began over a contested ASC in Hoover, Ala., proposed by Healthcare Resources and the Hoover Health Care Authority in November. 

Physician assistants earn an average base salary of $131,000 in 2024, up from $122,000 in 2023, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Assistant Compensation Report,” published June 7. 

New physicians are making more post-residency than they were in 2019, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report.”

Thirty-two hospitals and health systems have announced plans to lay off employees so far in 2024, which could create a larger talent pool for ASCs and private practices. 

As value-based care becomes commonplace throughout the U.S. healthcare system, physicians and practices are learning how to lean into the trend.