Category: ASC News

14 HCA Healthcare ASCs named America’s best

Fourteen HCA Healthcare ASCs made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Why US vs UK physicians behave inappropriately

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

Arkansas physician found guilty of overprescribing 1.2M prescription drugs

Texarkana, Ark.-based Lonnie Joseph Parker, MD, has been convicted for prescribing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, the U.S. Justice Department said Oct. 29. 

How personal productivity impacts physician compensation

Over half of all physicians are paid, at least in part, based on their personal productivity, according to the American Medical Association’s latest “Physician Practice Benchmark Survey.” 

New York hospital to convert to outpatient care center

HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., will be converted into an outpatient care-focused facility as its parent company builds a new hospital in the area, according to a press release from the health network. 

Compass Surgical Partners: 6 new hires in 45 days

ASC management company Compass Surgical Partners has considerably expanded its leadership team, with six new hires in the last two months alone. 

3 medical office building sales this week

From an Indianapolis medical office building to an Idaho hospital building, here are three medical office building sales Becker’s has reported on in the last week. 

Mytonomy Expands Its Offering to Support Ambulatory Surgery Centers

CHICAGO, IL, October 28, 2022 – Mytonomy, the leader in patient education and engagement solutions leveraging the power of content streaming, announced its expanded offering for Ambulatory Surgery Centers today at Becker’s 28th Annual ASC Review Confer…

Mytonomy Expands Its Offering to Support Ambulatory Surgery Centers

CHICAGO, IL, October 28, 2022 – Mytonomy, the leader in patient education and engagement solutions leveraging the power of content streaming, announced its expanded offering for Ambulatory Surgery Centers today at Becker’s 28th Annual ASC Review Confer…

Physician bad behavior in the US & the UK: 4 comparisons

More physicians from the U.S. have witnessed physicians behaving badly than physicians in the United Kingdom, according to Medscape’s October report “Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK.”