Category: ASC News

Here are five moves in 2023 involving ASCs and management companies that leaders should know:

In 2023, hundreds of bills were introduced across the nation dealing with scope creep of nonphysician providers, including advanced practice registered nurses, optometrists, psychologists, naturopaths, pharmacists, physician assistants and athletic tra…

The use of robots in surgical procedures can provide many benefits, such as improved accuracy and precision, shorter downtime for patients and increased efficiency. As more ASCs incorporate surgical robots into their practices, some leaders say they ar…

The largest percentage of physicians plan to retire from medicine in their mid to late 60s, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physicians Eye Retirement Report,” published Dec. 14. 

A physician and his physician assistant in Port Huron, Mich., pleaded no contest to overprescribing opioids, among other charges, the Port Huron Times Herald reported Dec. 14. 

Several states across the U.S. have begun to reexamine their noncompete laws. 

ASCs and HOPDs are vying for similar patient populations, but having procedures done at ASCs versus the latter can yield financial benefits, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. 

While the largest percentage of physicians plan to retire in their mid- to late 60s, around a quarter of practitioners plan on continuing to practice well into their 70s, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physicians Eye Retirement Report,” published Dec. 1…

Healthcare legislation has the power to radically change the way ASCs are run. National and state-level policies regarding reimbursement, noncompetes and practice permissions have been top of mind for ASC leaders. Here is how legislators are tackling f…

Here are four Stark law violations Becker’s has reported on in 2023 and where they occurred: