Category: ASC News

From an ASC relocation to a new foot surgery center, here are four new Iowa ASC projects Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 9. 

Waterbury, Conn.-based physician Philip Mongelluzzo Jr., MD, was fined $10,000 for inappropriately prescribing high narcotics doses to patients, the Hartford Courant reported Nov. 15. 

Here are three fast facts on physician pay:

A patient died at a plastic surgery center in Plantation, Fla., after an OB-GYN was used as an unlicensed anesthesiologist, the Tampa Bay Times reported Nov. 15. 

United Surgical Partners International, the largest ambulatory network in the U.S, currently has partner clinics in 35 states across the U.S. Here are six things to know about USPI: 

The ASC market in Texas continues to grow, with one orthopedic ASC in the state being ranked the top in the country this year. Here are three updates on the Texas ASC market: 

Internal medicine has the highest number of active physician residents in 2022 who graduated from medical schools in the U.S. and Canada, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Here are nine hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 18:

Medicare’s physician fee schedule final rule will reduce the conversion factor by 4.48 percent to $33.06 — four physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how these pay cuts will affect healthcare.

Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic Rochester has been ranked as the top hospital across five specialties in 2023 by Newsweek, more than any other hospital.