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Category: ASC News
A glimpse into the Western ASC market
Some ASC leaders say the Western market, particularly California, is primed for ASC growth after that state’s COVID-19 regulations required hospitals and ASCs in the area to coordinate equipment, staffing and patient needs in the area, highlighting the…
ASCs in these 2 regions lean on their top surgeons the most
Nationwide, 29 percent of surgeries are performed by the top two physicians — those with the highest case share — at a given ASC, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Surgeries moved to ASC after Vermont hospital flooded
The University of Vermont Medical Center is redirecting some surgeries to its ASC after a burst pipe resulted in the flooding of most of its operating rooms over the weekend, VTDigger reported April 4.
Nation’s busiest ASC operating rooms are in the Atlantic region
Nationwide, a median of 1,152 surgical cases are performed yearly in each ASC operating room, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Orthopedics is the 3rd most common ASC specialty everywhere but the South
In every region of the U.S., gastroenterology claims the highest percentage of ASC cases of any surgical specialty.
Dismissal of billing scam lawsuit against owner of Surgery Partners upheld
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against private equity firm HIG Capital alleging its ASC management company, Surgery Partners, was running a scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary urine drug tests, according to court do…
93% of ASCs are in urban settings & 10 more stats from March MedPAC report
Rural areas are tough places for ASCs to thrive. The population is spread out, and many rural states have the obstacle of certificate of need policies, which require physicians to obtain approval to open or expand ASCs.
Las Vegas ASC building sold
The building housing Las Vegas-based Affinity Surgery Center was sold, according to a March 31 LinkedIn post.
Independent physicians’ consolidation alternative
As supply and labor costs rise and reimbursements decline, many physicians are flocking to employment models for compensation stability.
