Category: ASC News

4 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Here are four hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 27:

4 ways to keep your practice safe in the face of patient threats

Practices all over the country suffer from violent threats from patients, including Francavilla Brown, MD, whose practice faced a lockdown after a patient issued death threats to Dr. Brown and her staff, according to a Jan. 17 report from the American …

FTC moves to ban non-competes: What it could mean for physicians

In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would keep employees free from non-compete contracts. The rule would apply to full-time employees and independent contractors, both paid and unpaid. 

Medicare fraud case against genetic testing facility dropped

San Diego federal prosecutors have dropped a Medicare fraud case against Irvine, Calif.-based Proove Biosciences, a genetic testing company, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Jan. 12. 

California clinic receives 5-star award from America's Physician Groups

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic has received America’s Physician Groups’ five-star elite status as part of its 2022 Standards of Excellence program, Noozhawk reported Jan. 12. 

6 economic, employment updates for ASC leaders to know in 2023

The U.S. continues to battle inflation as the job market and consumer price index has slowly improved over the last two months. Here are six economic and employment trends that ASC leaders need to know continuing into 2023: 

Number of active physicians by specialty

Internal medicine boasts the highest number of physicians of any specialty, according to the Association of American Medical College’s “2022 Physician Specialty Data Report.”

Why ASCs are expected to see 'continued growth' in 2023

Several healthcare leaders see a bright future for ASCs and expect the market to grow in 2023.

How physicians can continue to fight 'tripledemic' threats

While the holiday COVID-19 boom was not as devastating as many experts predicted, the U.S. is still fighting a “tripledemic” of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19. According to a Jan. 13 article on the American Medical Association websit…

Consumer prices see largest month to month fall since April 2020

The consumer price index dropped 0.1 percent in December, the largest month-over-month decrease since April 2020, according to a Jan.12 report from CNBC.