California had the most new surgery centers in 2023, followed by Florida, Texas and Wisconsin.
Category: ASC News
How staffing shortages pushed 1 health system — and its ASCs — to innovate
Healthcare has been plagued with staffing shortages, a looming physician exodus, an aging population, an increase in costs and a decline in provider pay — and that is just the tip of the iceberg.
5 numbers keeping ASC leaders on edge
Here are five numbers that provide insight into what is on ASC leaders’ minds going into 2024:
Physician retirement by the numbers
The growing physician shortage isn’t stopping physicians from retiring.
10 ASC, practice closures in 2023
Here are 10 ASC and practice closures that Becker’s has reported on in 2023:
Connecticut physician sentenced for $2.6M fraud scheme
Greenwich, Conn.-based psychologist Michael Lonski, PhD, was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment for operating a $2.6 million healthcare fraud scheme.
The 12 biggest ASC stories in 2023, by month
This year has been a tumultuous one for ASCs. With issues such as reimbursement declines, physician shortages and rising burnout levels at the top of mind for industry leaders, there has been a lot to monitor.
Medical group costs jump 14.7%, exceeding revenue
Medical group operating costs are still outpacing revenue, according to data from the AMGA 2023 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey, released Dec. 18.
Can physicians afford to retire?
Physicians believe that they need an average of $3.9 million saved to afford retirement, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physicians Eye Retirement Report,” published Dec. 14.
UnitedHealthcare's 5 biggest updates from 2023
Multibillion-dollar insurance giant UnitedHealthcare Group is the largest health insurance company in the U.S. by market share. Here are five of the company’s most impactful healthcare moves in 2023, as determined by Becker’s page views:
