Category: ASC News

From a Florida surgery center acquisition to new robotics, here are four new orthopedic ASC updates Becker’s has reported on in the last 30 days. 

Eighty-nine SCA Health 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.

Twenty U.S. metro areas, including Oklahoma City and New Orleans, might be the best markets to open an ASC in, according to data from healthcare analytics business Pivotal. 

Women in leadership are switching jobs at higher rates than have ever been seen before, according to the 2022 “Women in the Workplace” study from consulting firm McKinsey & Co. 

The Surgery Center of Florida in Wesley Chapel has welcomed its first patients, QHR Health News reported Sept. 22.

If CMS’ proposed physician fee cut of 4.42 percent takes effect, the move has the potential to further push physicians to ASC settings.

Physician burnout is at an all-time high, with three out of five physicians expressing that they feel exhausted, according to an Oct. 26 report from the American Medical Association. 

The Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado in Fort Collins will begin outsourcing procedures to Nadora Healthcare, a Johnstown-based ASC, according to an Oct. 25 report from the Loveland Reporter-Herald. 

Daniel Canchola, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a $54 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 25.

Young physicians and residents should take advantage of mentorship opportunities to further their careers, according to an Oct. 25 article on the American Medical Association website.