Category: ASC News

14 states with the lowest resignation rates

Massachusetts has the lowest quit rate among employees compared to any other state, with a quit rate of 1.38% a month as a percentage of total employment, according to research from HR tech company SelectSoftware Reviews based on 2023 data from the Bur…

Where small businesses are expected to grow the slowest in 2024

Mississippi has the least amount of people looking to start a small business in 2024, according to a Jan. 16 report from business information site The Small Business Blog. 

5 states with the highest, lowest labor costs

Mississippi is the state with the lowest labor costs, while Maryland is the state with the highest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

20% of physicians take less than 1 week of vacation a year

About 20% of physicians took less than one week of vacation in the last year, according to a Jan. 15 report from Medscape based on a study published in JAMA Network Open. 

10 best, worst states to start a business

Utah is the best state to start a business, while Rhode Island is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

5 updates independent ASCs need to know

Independent ASCs have unique challenges to face when navigating the industry.

Physicians are fed up — and ASCs may have an edge

As the field of medicine faces an exodus of physicians, plummeting job satisfaction and skyrocketing costs, the future of healthcare may seem grim. However, ASCs have an opportunity larger hospitals and health systems do not.

The 2 ASCs scoring over 90% on Newsweek's best list

In October, Newsweek released its annual list of the top 550 ASCs in the U.S. for 2024, assigning each facility with a percentage-based score out of 100. 

Are 'monopolizing' entities eroding physician independence?

Many physicians are wary of the rapid growth of Optum, the country’s largest employer of physicians and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health. 

OIG says consultant's gift cards to physicians for referrals don't violate anti-kickback

The Office of the Inspector General weighed in on whether a consultant providing gift cards to physicians for referrals is considered a kickback.