Seventy-three percent of patients keep a “mental scorecard” on their likes and dislikes about their healthcare provider’s office, a new study from EHR company ModMed and OnePoll found.
Category: ASC News
What happens when physicians retire early?
Retiring physicians is one factor that has been associated with the decreasing number of practicing physicians, but what is causing physicians to retire in the first place?
70% of ASCs are independently owned: 3 stats to know
Seventy percent of free-standing ASCs are independently owned and operated, according to VMG Health’s “2022 M&A Report.”
How provider pay has changed over the last 3 years
Several factors have contributed to a fluctuation in provider pay over the last three years, including increased demand, unemployment rates and a changing medical landscape.
The booming healthcare trend drawing investors to ASCs
The draw of value-based care systems is becoming more apparent as big health industry players, investors and health systems migrate to the lower costs and better patient outcomes they provide.
Florida pain clinic ordered to close, physician and owners to pay $600K for opioid allegations
New Port Richey, Fla.-based pain management practice Paragon Community Healthcare was ordered to permanently close as part of a settlement over alleged Controlled Substances Act violations, the Justice Department said July 27.
10 specialties with the highest pay jumps
Radiology saw the highest pay jump among physician specialties in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
ASCs are changing how hospitals are used, surgeon says
As procedures increasingly move to ASCs, the way hospitals are used is shifting, according to Brian Bacot, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Comprehensive Orthopaedic Global in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
The 10 largest U.S. medical groups
The Permanente Medical Group is the nation’s largest, with 10,007 physicians, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
Cardiologists vs. orthopedic surgeons: How pay has fluctuated in the last 5 years
Orthopedic surgeons and cardiologists are among the highest-earning physician specialties in healthcare and on average generate at least $3 million in hospital revenue a year, according to Merritt Hawkins’ 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practit…
