Category: ASC News

In wake of CMS’ finalized physician fee schedule, which cut physician pay by 3.4% compared to last year despite rising inflation and practice costs, some practices and physicians made the decision to drop Medicare patients. 

Plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently place as the top earners of the ASC specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

The volume of ASCs in Massachusetts is well below the national average, according to a Feb. 15 report from local news station WWLP based on data shared with state health regulators. 

Higher-acuity procedures are moving out of hospitals and into ASCs, according to a Feb. 13 article from VMG Health.

Today, nearly two-thirds of American hospitals and a substantial number of ASCs nationwide are owned by large health systems. 

Around 33% of hospitalists are feeling burned out in 2024, down from 36% in 2023, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Hospitalist Burnout and Depression Report,” published Feb. 16. 

Here are three kickback schemes where physicians settled or pleaded guilty that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 30:

ASCs have several pros for both patients and physicians, including more buy-in opportunities, more physician autonomy and lower cost of care. As the popularity and prevalence of ASCs continues to expand year over year, the facilities hold the upper han…

Employers in West Virginia are struggling the most with hiring compared to other states, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

A federal court has dismissed a complaint filed by an Ohio physician, who alleged that physician group Alliance Physicians failed to heed his warnings regarding patient safety concerns, resulting in intolerable working conditions that forced him to res…