Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Private equity & ASCs: 5 notes

Here are five recent updates on private equity that Becker’s has reported on in the last month:

'Like peering through fog without a compass': Value-based care's future in orthopedics

Valued-based care has become a household name in healthcare. 

ASCs' financial fundamentals

Grappling with the financial aspects of ASC management is not to be taken lightly — however, there are a few essential approaches that should be part of any financial management strategy.

Surgeon pay in the cities with the best healthcare

Overland Park, Kan., was found to be the city with the best overall healthcare services according to personal finance website WalletHub, and mid-career surgeons in the area earn an average annual salary of $360,649.

Surgeon pay in the cities with the worst healthcare

Columbus, Ga., was found to be the city with the worst overall healthcare services according to personal finance website WalletHub, and mid-career surgeons in the area earn an average annual salary of $371,418.

Arkansas woman arrested for working as a nurse without legitimate license

Arkansas woman Alicia Flanagan, 55, has been arrested for allegedly impersonating another individual to get healthcare jobs despite not having a license or degree, according to an April 25 report from CBS affiliate News 5.

3,713 anesthesia devices recalled

Draeger has recalled 3,713 Perseus A500 anesthesia workstations following reports that the internal backup battery had failed spontaneously while the system was being operated off the main power supply. 

The ins and outs of telehealth coding

Medical coding is finicky in its own right, and when telehealth is added to the mix, the process becomes even more complex.

5 anesthesiologists in the headlines 

Here are five anesthesiologists making headlines in the last month:

Optum in 2024: 5 major moves

Optum is the parent company of SCA Health and the country’s largest employer of physicians.