Buffalo Surgery Center in Amherst, N.Y., plans to spend $6.2 million on an expansion that would add more operating rooms and increase staff at the facility, according to The Buffalo News.
Category: ASC News
5 states with the most punitive medical boards
Delaware has the most punitive medical board, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
Multispecialty ASCs by the numbers
The number of multispecialty ASCs jumped 3 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to the most recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
New Jersey practice suffers cyberattack, 92,000 patients affected
Oradell-based New Jersey Brain and Spine was the target of a cyberattack, JDSupra reported March 22. More than 92,000 patients were affected, according to HHS data.
Travel nursing by the numbers: 9 stats
ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses, in part because of skyrocketing travel nurse pay — creating what some administrators call a “wage war.”
5 highest-paying states for physicians
South Dakota has the highest average annual wage for physicians, adjusted for cost of living, according to Wallethub’s 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
10 best states for physicians
The Midwest region holds seven of the 10 best states for physicians, according to WalletHub’s 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
6 notes on SCA and Optum in the 1st quarter of 2022
Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates, which is owned by Optum, has had an eventful start to 2022.
5 lowest-paying states for physicians
The District of Columbia has the lowest average annual wage for physicians, adjusted for cost of living, according to Wallethub’s 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.
Number of ASCs by specialty
There were 1,072 single-specialty gastroenterology ASCs billing Medicare in 2020, according to the March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
