Category: ASC News

The ASC Political Action Committee uses collected funds to lobby for the interests of ASCs and ASC owners through supporting candidates, ballot measures and other political interests. 

In today’s environment, staffing challenges continue to be one of the biggest issues ASC leaders are up against.

Forty-one percent of physicians have seen other physicians behave inappropriately in the workplace in 2022 compared to 35 percent in 2021, according to Medscape’s 2022 report “Physicians Behaving Badly.”

Intuitive Surgical was denied a dismissal of the monopoly suit it faces against service replacement components manufacturer Rebotix Repair, clearing the way for the case to reach trial, Buffalo Business First reported Aug. 17.

Medical school tuition is a significant financial burden for many physicians, but costs differ between institutions. 

Randy Rosen, MD, a former anesthesiologist in Beverly Hills, Calif., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $38 million through an insurance fraud scheme that paid patients at sober living homes to undergo medically unnecessary te…

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Aug. 16. The sweeping $739 billion reconciliation package provides clean energy tax incentives for home and business owners, among other provisions. 

Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” laid out the starting salary of the most in-demand physician specialties. 

As several physicians run for Congressional office in 2022, it’s worth noting their 17 colleagues who hold medical degrees and serve in the 117th U.S. Congress. 

The ASC market is growing rapidly, with over 11,000 ASCs operating in the U.S. today.