Deepak Reddy, MD, said he thinks staffing will be a challenge for his practice, South Bend (Ind.) Orthopaedics, in 2022.
Category: ASC News
Volume of ASC services falls 16%
The volume of ASC services per fee-for-service beneficiary fell 15.8 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
5 states with the lowest projected physician competition by 2028
Nevada has the lowest projected physician competition by 2028, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
5 states with the least punitive medical boards
Massachusetts has the least punitive medical board, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
Practice management firm hit by data breach; 3 practices affected
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.
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.
