Five ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends they’re concerned about, from private equity to workforce shortages.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
'It's been devastating': Where a physician landed after HCA shuttered practices
HCA Healthcare is facing mounting pressure to give up control of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, which it acquired in 2019.
HOPDs versus ASCs: 3 common procedures
More than 80% of surgeries are now performed in an outpatient setting, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. ASC procedures are almost always less expensive than in hospital outpatient departments.
Private equity's new physician-acquisition strategy
Private equity firms have solidified their place in healthcare over the last decade. 2012 saw just 75 PE transactions in healthcare –– in 2021, that number reached 484.
9 leaders retiring in 2024
From cardiology to gastroenterology leaders, here are nine prominent clinicians who have retired in 2024:
Jefferson Health opens outpatient center, ASC
Jefferson Health opened a multispecialty outpatient center in Philadelphia with an ASC.
5 things to know about ASCs and declining reimbursements
ASCs throughout the U.S. face skyrocketing operational costs alongside declining reimbursements from payers.
The future of ASCs: Health systems 'front and center'
The overarching trends in healthcare affect ASCs in unique ways, making monitoring industry developments a key to success at outpatient surgery centers.
Permit filed for $5M Florida ASC
The city of Jacksonville, Fla., is reviewing a permit application for a new $5 million ASC in the area, according to an Aug. 8 report from the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Employee accused of embezzling $100K+ from Pennsylvania eye practice
An Erie, Pa.-woman accused of embezzling over $100,000 from the eye physician she once worked for has waived her criminal case to court, Aol reported Aug. 8.
