Category: ASC News

Patients and ASCs in 2024: 9 safety stats to know

The quarterly “ASC Quality Collaboration Report” highlights safety benchmarks at ASCs nationwide, tracking patient safety metrics such as fall rates, burn rates and more. 

The 10 best, worst states for healthcare in 2024

Rhode Island was ranked as the top state for healthcare in 2024, earning a score of 100 from MoneyGeek.

What ASCs need to know about the proposed HIPAA changes

HHS is expected to issue a final rule amending aspects of HIPAA later this year, and Bellinger Moody, chief compliance officer of Coronis Health, laid out the key aspects to know in a Sept. 4 blog post.

3 physician-owned hospitals shuttering services

Physician-owned hospitals have garnered growing attention as rural healthcare access faces worsening shortages and critical gaps in services.

Colorado surgery center closes after 'abrupt' provider departures

CommonSpirit Vascular Surgery Penrose, a clinic located inside Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., was forced to close after an “abrupt departure of all medical providers,” The Denver Gazette reported Sept. 18. 

Physician pay vs. medical school debt in 2024

Medical education debt is growing, and some physician leaders feel physician pay isn’t growing fast enough to account for rising debt paired with rising practice costs.

New Jersey board revokes license of physician posing 'imminent danger to public'

The New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners has revoked the license of a Cedar Grove, N.J.-based physician who is accused of traveling to dozens of offices to perform invasive aesthetic procedures with inadequate training.

New $200M Sentara medical office building 45% occupied

A new medical office building at the Sentara Albemarle Regional Health Campus in Elizabeth City, N.C., is only 45% occupied by medical practices, according to a Sept. 17 report from the Daily Advance.

Reasons behind 3 recent CON denials

Here are three recent certificate-of-need applications that were first denied and later awarded on appeal:

How Conrad 30 rule aids care in rural or underserved hospitals

International medical graduates who come to the U.S. for residencies primarily do so via J-1 visas. Physicians who enter the U.S. on a J-1 visa must return to their home country for two years before applying for H-1B visa status or permanent residency….