Category: ASC News

Vermont, which has the second-lowest population in the U.S., has the fewest number of orthopedic ASCs:  zero. 

ASC nurse salary was relatively flat over the last five years, and recent data shows overall salaries haven’t increased much during the pandemic.

A Texas physician pleaded guilty to accepting illegal kickbacks from a compounding pharmacy Feb. 16, according to the Justice Department.

Ninety percent of physicians are currently or were previously bound by noncompete clauses, according to an April Medscape survey, and President Joe Biden has cracked down on these agreements since in office. 

A proposed Wyoming law that would eliminate noncompete clauses cleared a legislative committee Feb. 16, according to the Cowboy State Daily.

ASCs, like all small businesses, can benefit from word-of-mouth recommendations. 

A New Jersey judge awarded $909,000 to an ophthalmologist who was allegedly defrauded by her financial adviser, ThinkAdvisor reported Feb. 15.

Three Ohio medical providers, including the New Albany (Ohio) Surgery Center, have agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle allegations they filed improper claims to Medicare and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, local ABC affiliate WSYX re…

Here are seven statistics, including mean facility size and PP&E, or property, plant and equipment, pulled from a 2021 multispecialty ASC benchmarking study from VMG Health. 

A Hartford, Conn.-based health system is under scrutiny again for alleged anticompetitive behavior with its physician acquisition strategy.