Category: ASC News

Orthopedics, pain most common specialties for ASCs in 2022

ASCs often have a number of different specialities, with orthopedics and pain management being the most common in 2022, according to March data from the ASC Association.

18 states with more than 100 ASCs in 2022

While every U.S. state has ASCs operating in 2022, some states have more than others, with California topping the list at 845 Medicare-certified ASCs according to the ASC Association. 

Boston to require diversity data for all building projects over 20,000 square feet

Boston officials have submitted a proposal requiring all building construction projects over 20,000 square feet to report how many women and people of color will work on the project, according to an Aug. 11 report from Bloomberg.

Texas medical director convicted in Tricare fraud scheme

Sekhar Rao, MD, was convicted by a federal jury for engaging in a scheme to defraud Tricare, the Justice Department said Aug. 30.

Physicians and taxes: 10 fast facts

Medscape’s 2022 physician and taxes report shows that most physicians in the country are taxed in the top 10 percent of workers in the country, and the majority of physicians feel as though they are overtaxed. 

CEOs face pushback over return-to-office plans

Employers nationwide are planning to announce new return-to-office plans the first week of September, with some analysts even calling the day after Labor Day “Judgment Day,” according to an Aug. 27 report from CNBC. 

Essentia Health opens 4-operating-room ASC

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health opened a new multispecialty ASC in that city. 

11 medical office complex sales

From a $21.4 million complex in New Jersey to another New Jersey complex with an ASC, here are 11 medical office complex sales that our readers are following this year. 

20 medical schools with the most NIH funding: US News

The National Institutes of Health provides funding to medical schools across the country for research every year, with Harvard University topping the 2022 U.S. News & World Reports list of most research grant money from NIH. 

ASC management provider HealthTrust teams up with not-for-profit health system

Mississippi-based not-for-profit medical network Memorial Health System has entered an exclusive, multiyear agreement with HealthTrust Performance Group, a management advisory group serving over 57,000 ASCs, physician practices, long-term and alternate…