Prashanth Bala, vice president of ASC operations at Shields Health in Quincy, Mass., spoke with Becker’s to discuss the trajectory of ASC consolidation.
Category: ASC News
Texas ASC files for $1.7M renovation with state
The Katy (Texas) Ambulatory Surgery Center has submitted a project request to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a renovation/alteration project, according to an Oct. 24 report from Community Impact.
New York physician to pay $900K for opioid, fraudulent billing claims (
New York physician Ahmad Mehdi, MD, is paying $900,000 to settle civil claims over alleged improper opioid prescribing and fraudulent billing, the Justice Department said Oct. 24.
3 pieces of legislation ASC leaders should know
The American Medical Association is involved in lobbying and advocacy efforts for legislation involving Medicare, physician’s practices and more, according to an Oct. 4 report from the organization.
What physicians need to know about Stark Law’s fair market considerations
Understanding fair market value is critical for compliance under Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes, The National Law Review reported Oct. 20.
50+ stats on physician compensation
Here are more than 50 key stats on physician compensation:
16 Surgery Partners ASCs top America’s best
Sixteen Surgery Partners’ 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.
Physician pay is increasing in these specialties
Physician pay is increasing in eight specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
5 Mass General Brigham updates ASC leaders need to know
From a new ASC in New Hampshire to a controversial expansion, here are five updates about Boston-based Mass General Brigham Becker’s has reported on this year.
4 leadership qualities that can reduce staff burnout
Changing the environment that physicians and medical staff work in can have a major impact on reducing burnout, according to an Oct. 14 report from the American Medical Association.
