Today's Top 20 Stories
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The prescription to turn around your center — Regent CEO Chris Bishop shares 4 signs your center may be headed for closure
While ASCs have cemented their place in the healthcare continuum, closures are an inevitable part of any business cycle even surgery centers are not immune to experiencing. Yet, until a center turns the lock on its door for the final time, most centers can be turned around. - 12/10/19 -
5 insights from experts about the future of ASCs
Here are five key insights from experts about where the ASC industry is headed: - 12/9/19 -
8 ophthalmic ASC openings in 2019
Here are eight ophthalmology centers opened or announced in 2019: - 12/9/19
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Top 10 places where physicians earn the most
Doximity released its 2019 physician compensation report comparing average salary differences between specialties, as well as how salary compares between metro areas.. - 12/9/19 -
Idaho ASC records 100th case in catheterization lab — 3 fast facts
Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Eagle Rock Surgery Center completed the 100th case in its catheterization lab, according to Joe Perrone, a cath lab supervisor and materials manager. - 12/9/19 -
155-bed Arkansas hospital opens surgery clinic, adds provider
Helena (Ark.) Regional Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Helena Surgery Clinic Dec. 5 and welcomed a new provider. - 12/9/19 -
3 gastroenterologists making headlines
Three gastroenterologists making headlines this week: - 12/9/19
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4 things to know about cardiology in ASCs for 2020
Four things to know about cardiology in ASCs for 2020: - 12/9/19 -
Ohio ophthalmic ASC sold
A building housing an ophthalmology ASC and clinic in Sandusky, Ohio was sold last week, according to Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. - 12/9/19 -
IU Health to break ground on Fort Wayne ASC
Indiana University Health will break ground in the next few weeks on an ASC in Fort Wayne, according to the Journal Gazette. - 12/9/19 -
3 GI leaders to know
Three GI leaders to know this week: - 12/6/19
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4 ASCs affected by data breaches in 2019
Becker's ASC Review reported on four ASCs or ASC operators affected by data breaches this year. - 12/6/19 -
3 recent orthopedic ASC, practice mergers & acquisitions
Three recent orthopedic ASC mergers and acquisitions: - 12/6/19 -
Regent Surgical Health partners with Tennessee ASC
ASC manager and developer Regent Surgical Health is now managing the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center in Franklin, Tenn., a joint venture between Williamson Medical Center and the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. - 12/6/19 -
North Carolina spine surgery center moves to renovated VA clinic
A Novant Health brain and spine surgery clinic has relocated to a former Veterans Administration medical clinic in Winston-Salem, N.C., according to the Winston-Salem Journal. - 12/6/19 -
$49M Tennessee orthopedic ASC opens as part of Campbell Clinic expansion
Campbell Clinic's $49 million orthopedic expansion opened this week in Germantown, Tenn., according to Memphis Commercial Appeal. - 12/6/19 -
3 spine procedures that cost hundreds less at ASCs
Certain spine procedures cost significantly less when performed at ASCs instead of hospital outpatient departments, according to Medicare's Procedure Price Lookup tool. - 12/6/19 -
What 5 common procedures cost at ASCs vs. HOPDs
Here are the top five procedures done at surgery centers as ranked by Definitive Healthcare, and how the total costs compare when they're performed at hospital outpatient departments: - 12/6/19 -
Virginia health system opens surgery center
Warrenton, Va.-based Fauquier Health opened a surgery center in Culpeper, Va. - 12/6/19 -
New Jersey surgery center owner to pay $863K in alleged fraud case — 5 insights
A New Jersey man will fulfill his end of a settlement and pay $718,000 to New Jersey and $145,000 in attorney's fees after he made several legal protests, Law360 reports. - 12/6/19