Category: ASC News

Newsweek partnered with global research firm Statista for the 2023 edition of its “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

From a joint orthopedic ASC venture to a Banner Health investment, here are five updates on Phoenix-based Atlas Healthcare Partners that Becker’s has reported on this year: 

With CMS’ potential 4.42 percent physician fee cut looming, that decision likely will have implications in the ASC industry.

By taking five minutes to make eight changes to the way a practice’s EHR functions, physicians can save one to two hours a day, reducing burnout, according to an August report from the American Medical Association. 

Atlas Healthcare Partners has joined with cardiovascular organizational improvement company MedAxiom to form a joint venture, MedAtlas. 

Forbes released its annual list of leaders under 30, picking 30 individuals from different job sectors, including healthcare. 

Boston Scientific was named the top U.S.-based healthcare equipment and services employer on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s best employers. 

Thirty-three percent of job-seekers will not go into an interview without knowing the salary upfront, according to an Oct. 18 report from CNBC based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults that have job hunted in the last five years. 

Tarpon Springs, Fla.-based pain clinic Phoenix Medical Management Care Centers was issued a restraining order blocking it from administering, dispensing or distributing controlled substances, the Justice Department said Oct. 17.

Before the onset of the pandemic, only 12 percent of physician assistants reported feeling burned out or very burned out, compared with 40 percent in 2022, according to data from Medscape.