Category: ASC News

Nearly 40% of physicians believe that workplace culture quality is on the decline according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician Workplace Culture Report,” published Aug. 23. 

Former X-ray technician Moira McDonald has filed a complaint against the Springfield, Mass.-based Surgery Center of New England claiming that the center’s human resources department failed to step in when inappropriate photos of her were circulating in…

Corporate-owned ASC chains have been moving quickly to acquire ASCs in 2024. Here are five recent ASC acquisitions shaking up the industry:

A study published in NPJ Digital Medicine found that telehealth usage has undergone significant fluctuations since the pandemic. 

The projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036 is being driven by a number of factors, including residency programs that have not expanded at the same rate as the demand for healthcare services in the U.S. or the enrollment in medical school…

Here are four Medicare fraud cases reported by Becker’s since Aug. 1:

Earlier in August, the Biden administration announced that the Seattle-based University of Washington would receive $21.1 million as part of President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot. 

Kaiser Permanente has made several moves in recent months, whether that be expansions, policy adjustments or technology implementations, and shows no signs of slowing down.

Medicare audit hearings could be in flux after the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference, according to an Aug. 21 report from VMG Health. 

While New York has the highest number of practicing surgeons according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Dakota has the most practicing surgeons per capita.