Category: ASC News

Nurse practitioner pay by the numbers

Here are five numbers providing insight on compensation earned by nurse practitioners, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Medical Facilities Corp. taps permanent CEO

ASC owner and management group Medical Facilities Corp.tapped tapped tapped Jason Redman as president and CEO after he had been filling both roles in an interim capacity since 2022. 

Physician, clinic owner sentenced for $5M 'pill mill' scheme

A physician and a man with whom he co-owned clinics were sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances.

Texas medical equipment company owner pleads guilty to kickback scheme

The owner of two durable medical equipment companies in Texas pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme.

Novant Health, USPI to enhance ASC partnership

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has entered into a definitive agreement with Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health for the sale of three Tenet hospitals in South Carolina totaling $2.4 billion in cash, according to a Nov. 17 report from South Florida H…

AmSurg's CEO on the ASC company's next chapter

In October, ASC management company AmSurg officially announced plans to separate from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier in the year. 

5 recent payer moves to know

Here are five updates on some of the U.S.’ largest payers that ASC leaders should know:

6 specialties with pay increases of more than 10%

Of 21 specialties that saw increases in pay in the last year, six saw salary jumps of more than 10%, according to a survey by Medscape.

Is value-based care the key to ASC success?

A report by Humana released Nov. 15 found that value-based care benefits physicians and patients. In light of that finding, is adopting a value-based care model going to make or break ASCs?

Amazon digs in on healthcare: 6 updates in 30 days

Here are six Amazon moves expanding its healthcare presence that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 18 that ASCs should know: