Category: ASC News

New Jersey ASC turns 25, performed 276K procedures since opening

Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based AtlantiCare Surgery Center is celebrating its 25th birthday, ROI-NJ reported May 5.

15% of physicians didn’t get a raise last year & 6 more survey stats

Fifteen percent of physicians said they were not given an annual raise, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2022,” released April 15. 

ASC procedure volume jumps 47% 

Monthly ASC claims rose 47.1 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to an April report from Definitive Healthcare. 

Physicians under fire for opioid distribution: 4 suits in 10 days

Four lawsuits from the U.S. Justice Department have put physicians under fire for opioid distribution in the last 10 days. 

12 clinicians charged with opioid distribution

Twelve medical professionals were charged with crimes related to illegal opioid distribution, the Justice Department said May 4.

NY pain management physician pleads guilty to tax fraud

Queensbury, N.Y., pain management physician Ehab Kodsi, MD, PhD, pleaded guilty to underreporting his income on his tax returns, ABC affiliate News10 reported May 4.

South Carolina House committee votes to amend certificate of need laws 

A South Carolina House committee recommended the state revise its certificate of need laws instead of eliminating them entirely, local NBC affiliate KVPI reported May 3. 

22-year-old Hawaii ASC in danger of closing

Hilo (Hawaii) Community Surgery Center, part of the Kaiser Permanente network, is in danger of closing due to low volume, its owners told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

What’s driving physician revenue

Higher patient demand drove increases in physician productivity and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” published May 2.

AmSurg at the center of $2.5B Envision lender dispute

Envision Healthcare moved AmSurg, which made up around half of the physician staffing firm’s earnings last year, to a new affiliate, according to The Wall Street Journal.