Category: ASC News

Physicians should decide whether procedures are performed in ASCs or hospital outpatient departments, Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, said during the California Ambulatory Surgery Association’s ASC Summit. 

The owners of telemedicine company RediDoc admitted their roles in a $64 million fraud, bribery and kickback scheme, the Justice Department said May 10.

Internal and pain medicine physician Andrew Berkowitz, MD, was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for running a prescription “pill mill” from his practice, the Justice Department said May 10.Dr. Berkowitz was a…

As staffing issues remain top of mind for healthcare leaders, physician shortages and job resignations can further exacerbate the problem.

Among the 34,000 healthcare jobs added in April, ambulatory care created 28,000, beating out hospitals, nursing and residential care, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are five updates on California ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since April 11:

ASCs can not only provide financial opportunities for physicians, but they also can offer a more ideal work experience and an opportunity for autonomy. 

Nephrology is the physician specialty with the highest average charges per provider, according to claims data in a May report from Definitive Healthcare. 

The annual salary for physicians largely exceeds the base cost of living for each state in the U.S., according to data from ZipRecruiter and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator.

United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg and Surgical Care Affiliates are the largest ASC chains in the U.S.