Florham Park, N.J.-based Advanced Medical Practice Management was hit with a network breach in July that affected two ASCs and a gastroenterology group.
Category: ASC News
Physician shortages by the numbers
As physicians increasingly migrate to hospital employment, ASCs could experience firsthand the effects of the looming physician shortage.
BA.2 makes up 35% of US cases & 6 more updates
The omicron subvariant BA.2 accounted for an estimated 34.9 percent of COVID-19 cases in the week ending March 19.
Here’s where the highest physician competition is projected by 2028
Delaware has the highest projected physician competition by 2028, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
General surgeon pay in 5 major cities
Self-employed surgeons outearn their employed counterparts in five major U.S. cities, according to Medscape’s online physician salary explorer.
The dilemma of private practice physicians
Physicians are flocking to employed models — almost 70 percent of physicians reported being employed at the end of 2020, with 1 in 5 being employed by corporate entities, according to a report from Avalere.
New York ASC plans $6.2M expansion into multispecialty facility
Buffalo Surgery Center in Amherst, N.Y., plans to spend $6.2 million on an expansion that would add more operating rooms and increase staff at the facility, according to The Buffalo News.
5 states with the most punitive medical boards
Delaware has the most punitive medical board, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
Multispecialty ASCs by the numbers
The number of multispecialty ASCs jumped 3 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to the most recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
New Jersey practice suffers cyberattack, 92,000 patients affected
Oradell-based New Jersey Brain and Spine was the target of a cyberattack, JDSupra reported March 22. More than 92,000 patients were affected, according to HHS data.
