Seven federal government updates from the last two weeks:
Category: ASC News
Georgia orthopedic ASC surpasses 10,000 procedures
Cumming, Ga.-based ASC Academy Orthopedics has served its 10,000th patient, it said March 14.
Global surgical training institute opening first U.S. campus in North Carolina
Charlotte, N.C., is reportedly the top choice for IRCAD (a French acronym that translates to “Institute for Research into Cancer of the Digestive System”) to establish its first and only North American headquarters.
‘I’d rather rule in hell than be a janitor in heaven’: Why one physician stays independent
While many physicians are flocking to the more stable hospital employment, Rajiv Sharma, MD, is turning the other direction.
What’s driving the next generation of physicians to private practice?
Between rising costs, physician burnout and increasing consolidation, physicians are increasingly choosing hospital employment over private practice.
Georgia bill aims to repeal certificate of need requirements by 2025
A new bill in the Georgia House of Representatives aims to repeal the state’s certificate of need requirements by 2025.
The South has the nation’s most productive ASCs
Around the nation, ASCs individually perform a median of 4,504 cases annually, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022. There are notable differences between regions, however.
Physician referrals jump 46% with health information exchanges & 5 more study insights
Six study insights published by Becker’s in the last two weeks:
Surgeon’s manslaughter case spurs calls for more transparency from medical board
A California state senator and the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog are pushing for the California Medical Board to include on physicians’ profiles any pending investigations into cases where a patient died or was seriously harmed, ABC affiliate 10New…
Physicians’ average age by specialty
The average age of a physician is 53.2 years old as of 2021, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare.
