Category: ASC News

President Joe Biden’s administration has been critical of noncompetes, particularly in healthcare, and some states have taken action to ban them. However, policy changes at the federal level haven’t been enacted yet.

Artificial intelligence exploded in healthcare over the last 12 months, and surgery center leaders are watching its impact closely. Will AI make surgery centers more efficient or too complex?

The labor market tightened over the last year and surgery center leaders are keeping a close eye on the trends.

California had the most new surgery centers in 2023, followed by Florida, Texas and Wisconsin.

Healthcare has been plagued with staffing shortages, a looming physician exodus, an aging population, an increase in costs and a decline in provider pay — and that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Here are five numbers that provide insight into what is on ASC leaders’ minds going into 2024:

The growing physician shortage isn’t stopping physicians from retiring. 

Here are 10 ASC and practice closures that Becker’s has reported on in 2023:

Greenwich, Conn.-based psychologist Michael Lonski, PhD, was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment for operating a $2.6 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

This year has been a tumultuous one for ASCs. With issues such as reimbursement declines, physician shortages and rising burnout levels at the top of mind for industry leaders, there has been a lot to monitor.