Eighty-five percent of providers cited cost as a drawback to hiring temporary physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2022 Survey of Locum Tenens.”
Category: ASC News
Single-payer healthcare system is best, most physicians say
About 70 percent of physicians think some version of a single-payer healthcare system is best for the U.S., according to Medscape’s “Physicians’ Views on Today’s Divisive Social Issues Report 2022.”
2 of 3 ASCs fully owned by physicians: 5 industry notes
About 66 percent of surgery centers are wholly owned by physicians, with the rest of the market owned solely or in collaboration with hospitals and corporations, according to a June report from Definitive Healthcare.
USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 19 company moves in 2022
Below are 17 stories Becker’s has reported on in 2022 involving United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and Surgical Care Affiliates.
ASCA moves in 2022: 2 updates to know
Here are two recent updates from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association:
5 statistics making ASC execs nervous
With rising operation costs, nurse shortages and a push toward industry consolidation, independent physicians and ASCs are having a hard time staying independent.
Physicians’ ranking of most important social issues
A large majority of physicians named healthcare access and substance abuse in their top five social issues, according to Medscape’s “Physicians’ Views on Today’s Divisive Social Issues Report 2022.”
Illinois physician admits to illegally prescribing drug
A physician in Collinsville, Ill., admitted to illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug, the U.S. Justice Department said June 7.
Physician sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
Mississippi emergency room physician Kevin Crandell, MD, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and nearly $1 million in restitution, the Daily Journal said June 7.
5 ASC acquisitions, affiliations, partnerships
Below are five ASC acquisitions, affiliations and partnerships that Becker’s has covered since May 3:
