Category: ASC News

Court rules in favor of ASC in $5M malpractice suit 

A court has ruled in favor of an ASC, a certified registered nurse anesthetist and an anesthesiologist who were sued by a patient who had a complication with a sleep apnea procedure that put her in a medically induced coma for nearly two weeks, Virgini…

Lifespan taps executive VP of ambulatory care

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health System named Cindy Peterson as executive vice president of ambulatory care. 

Physician, health system to pay $430K to settle fraud allegations 

Ashland, Ore.-based Asante Health System and one of its physicians have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims for cardiothoracic surgeries to federal health programs. 

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.