Category: ASC News

Physician practices that received much-needed financial assistance to recover from pandemic losses may be required to return the funds if they didn’t meet reporting requirements, according to a report in Bloomberg Law.

ASCs in the U.S. perform an average of 18 surgical cases per day, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022. There are notable differences between regions, however.

Greg DeConciliis, administrator of Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, spoke with Becker’s to weigh in on how hospitals are potentially harming ASCs in the Northeast.

The national average pay for nonpediatric, nonorthopedic surgeons is $143.17 per hour or $297,800 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Physicians who are employed by hospitals could run into trouble balancing scheduling with parenthood, according to Ben Bradenham Jr., MD. 

From the American Hospital Association’s comments to the Federal Trade Commission about merger guidelines to the uptick in initial jobless claims in the last week, here are five trends for ASC leaders to follow today.

Here are six updates from the CDC, CMS, HHS and President Joe Biden from the last two weeks:

United Surgical Partners International expects to have 12 percent growth this year after acquiring interest in about 160 ASCs in the last 18 months.

A bill that would require hospitals and ASCs to implement policies to reduce harmful surgical smoke cleared its first hurdle to full approval, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported March 29.

An Alexandria, La.-based physician pleaded guilty March 29 to accepting kickbacks from a medical supply and billing company, according to the U.S. Justice Department.