Category: ASC News

6 Florida ASC updates

Florida is one of the most active states for ASCs and medical real estate.

Walgreens in the headlines: 6 updates

Walgreens has made two significant acquisitions since Aug. 10.

5 new chief officer appointments in the last 30 days

From CEO appointments to new chiefs of ethics, here are five chief officer appointments in the last 30 days reported by Becker’s. 

How staffing, telehealth can keep costs down during inflation

Medical Colleagues of Texas, a multispecialty group in Katy, is focusing on two key areas to reduce costs during a high inflation period, according to Ethan Bing, the practice’s administrator: 

Physician groups outproduce hospital-owned groups in 5 of 6 specialties: report

Physicians at physician-owned practices produced more wRVUs than those in hospital groups in 2021 in five out of six specialties evaluated, according to MGMA.

5 suits filed against UnitedHealth Group in last year: What ASCs need to know 

Five lawsuits have been filed against healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group and its health insurance arm UnitedHealthcare in the last month — including from three ASCs. 

5 top-paying states for physician assistants 

Rhode Island is the top-paying state for physician assistants, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Physician-owned practices usually pay better: report

Physician compensation at physician-owned practices since 2006 has mostly met or exceeded that of hospital-owned practices, according to MGMA.

9 monkeypox case stats ASC owners should know

As the monkeypox virus surpasses 21,500 CDC-confirmed cases in the U.S., ASC owners should be informed about the growing health emergency. 

What medical students should know about future compensation

According to new data from the American Medical Association, the average medical student owes $200,000 in debt.