Category: ASC News

ASC leaders grow increasingly concerned about staffing shortages heading into 2023

One of the largest concerns ASC leaders are facing right now is a lack of staffing going into the next calendar year. According to a report from VMG Health, many ASCs have to spend a quarter or more of their net operating revenue on employees to stay a…

Over half of ASCs 100% physician-owned

Fifty-two percent of Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. are 100 percent physician-owned, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. 

Cincinnati GI performs first AI colonoscopies with GI Genius

Cincinnati GI performed its first artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies using Medtronic’s GI Genius module, making it the only endoscopy center in the greater Cincinnati area offering the technology, according to a Nov. 4 press release sent to…

Bad physician behavior on social media: US vs. UK 

Medscape’s October report “Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK” laid out how physicians in the United Kingdom and the U.S. have witnessed their colleagues behave inappropriately online.

10 medical office buildings under construction nationwide

The largest medical office building currently under construction is a 519,500-square-foot space in New Brunswick, N.J., that is set to open in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report from 42floors.com. 

Physician charged with illegal medication distribution now accused of abusing patient

A Florida physician who was indicted on federal charges of illegally distributing medication is under investigation again for allegations of sexual assault, News4Jax reported Nov. 3.

CMS to increase pay rates for iTind procedure in ASCs

CMS will increase the pay rate for iTind procedures in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments as part of its new proposed rates. 

88% of physicians would report a colleague working under the influence

About 88 percent of physicians said they would report a colleague who was working under the influence of drugs, alcohol or illness, according to Medscape’s “Right and Wrong in Medicine” report, released Nov. 2. 

Wisconsin physician sentenced for drug crimes

Brookfield, Wis.-based pediatrician Manuel Thomas has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 3. 

Iowa clinic files for bankruptcy following $97M malpractice judgment

OB-GYN Associates of Iowa City & Coralville (Iowa) has filed for bankruptcy following a malpractice judgment of $97.4 million, CBS affiliate KMTV reported Nov. 2.