Category: ASC News

ASCs in Texas: 5 stats to know

Here are five numbers that offer insight into the ASC market in the state of Texas:

Physician, wife duo plead guilty to kickback, bribery scheme

Yitzchok Kurtzer, MD, and his wife, Robin Kurtzer, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Optum faces antitrust suit

Emanate Health has filed a suit against Optum, alleging the company steered patients away from physicians who left Optum to join the Covina, Calif.-based health system, according to a Nov. 20 suit. 

USPI, Optum and AmSurg moves in 2023

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and AmSurg have made big moves in the last year. Here is an overview of what the three ASC operators have done in 2023:

How do patients grade the US healthcare system?

Sixty percent of adults grade the U.S. healthcare system a “C” or below, according to a survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of American Academy of Physician Associates.

10 recent partnerships and acquisitions to know

Here are 10 recent partnerships between healthcare organizations, physician groups and practices to know, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 19:

Where millennial employees may be easiest to hire

Millennials are relocating rapidly, with 25% of the generation moving to a different metropolitan area in 2022, according to a Nov. 21 report from CNBC. 

Walmart expands healthcare footprint: 7 updates in 60 days

Here are seven updates on Walmart’s healthcare division reported by Becker’s since Oct. 3:

Healthcare's prior authorization tug of war

States, physicians and healthcare organizations have all pushed to lessen the burden of prior authorizations on the practice of medicine in 2023.

5 specialties with pay drops of 5% or more

Of eight specialties that had their annual pay decrease or remain stagnant in the last year, five saw salary drops of more than 5%, according to a survey by Medscape.