ASCs, hospitals and health systems continue to be challenged with staff shortages as the availability of high-quality clinical and administrative workers fluctuates through labor market shifts and new waves of COVID-19 variants.
Category: ASC News
Physicians paying off their student loans, by specialty
Thirty-one percent of physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians are paying off their student loans, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022.”
USPI striding ahead of competition in total ASCs, physicians
Dallas-based United Surgical International Partners is strengthening its position as the leading ASC operator in the U.S., with its latest partnership adding 22 ASCs and more than 140 physicians to its network.
The Surgery Center of Pottsville to close
The Surgery Center of Pottsville (Pa.) is closing on June 28 after 17 years in operation.
What private practice physicians need to know about prior authorization
Prior authorization is a big part of private practice physicians’ jobs, but it’s among the least popular parts of healthcare for providers of all kinds. The good news: There are signs that reform is gaining momentum.
ASCs to see 25% surgery volume growth by 2032: 5 stats
ASC surgery volume is projected to grow 25 percent in the next decade, according to an analysis from Sg2 Healthcare Intelligence, a Vizient company focused on market analytics and insights.
$100M Georgia project to include Northside ASC
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital health system is building a new outpatient facility with an ASC in Snellville, Ga., What Now Atlanta reported June 17.
Physicians’ bad investments, per Medscape
Thirty percent of specialist physicians invested in a stock or company that turned out badly, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022.”
$25M Indiana facility to house ASC
Real estate developer NexCore Group plans to develop a $25 million medical office building at the Grand Millennium Center in Westfield, Ind., Construction Review Online reported June 20.
North Carolina judge says certificate of need law ‘monopolistic’ despite lawsuit dismissal
The North Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed a surgeon’s challenge to the state’s certificate of need laws, The Carolina Journal reported June 21.
