Category: ASC News

In the current healthcare climate, only physicians who are willing to risk the comforts of employment will turn to private practice, according to Gabriel Ionescu, MD. 

The pace of corporate acquisitions of private practices accelerated during the pandemic, according to an April 2022 report from Avalere.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International brought in $738 million in net operating revenue during the first quarter of 2022, according to an April 20 news release from parent company Tenet Healthcare. 

Physicians and physician practices in the South saw the highest increase of migration to hospital and corporate employment in the last three years, according to an April report from Avalere. 

Yale School of Medicine’s 2022 commencement will feature a private practice ophthalmologist known for his medical satire on social media as its speaker.

Alok Sharan, MD, spine surgeon at NJ Spine and Wellness in East Brunswick, spoke with Becker’s to share three critical skills for physicians entering private practice. 

There are around 5,930 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. treating about 3 million beneficiaries each year.

ASCs across the country are dealing with staffing shortages, rising inflation and declining payer reimbursement. 

New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center is partnering with digital engagement firm Health Care Transformation to integrate asynchronous video technology into clinical and operational workflows.

Recent moves by the U.S. Justice Department show an increasing effort to criminally prosecute companies that have noncompete agreements deemed too restrictive.