Category: ASC News

Bloomfield Township, Mich., has gotten its first ASC, according to a Jan. 4 Hometown Life article.

Bellin Health and Prevea Health, both based in Green Bay, Wis., are introducing online tools to compare costs between their hospitals and new ASCs, Green Bay Press Gazette reported Jan. 27.

The South Carolina Senate voted Jan. 26 to eliminate its certificate of need program, according to The Center Square.

Six COVID-19 updates from the last week: 

While COVID-19 is accelerating the migration of physicians to hospital employment, some hospitals have doubled down on measures that are making it hard for private practice physicians to remain independent. 

Physicians in Providence, R.I., had the largest pay bump of any metropolitan city last year, according to Physicians Thrive, a physician advisory group.

The Oxford (Miss.) Surgery Center is celebrating 20 years of providing care for the region, Hotty Toddy News reported Jan. 26.

Here are eight federal updates from the last two weeks:

Opposition to proposed ASCs often follows a formula: Opponents, such as hospitals, say local providers will lose employees and patients, and proponents cite a need for competition or more independent care. 

A physician in Danville, Ky., pleaded guilty to underreporting income earned from his practice to the IRS over a four-year period.