Becker’s ASC

Physicians have a brighter outlook on their field than in previous years, according to Athenahealth’s fourth annual Physician Sentiment Survey.  The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Athenahealth, polled 1,001 primary care and specialist physicians nationwide.  Here…

The ASC industry faces a number of growing trends reshaping the way that leaders and physicians think about the future of their practices.  Here are five emerging trends disrupting the ASC industry: 1. Price transparency. On Feb. 25, President Donald…

2025 saw record-breaking participation in the residency match program, with 47,208 certified applicants. As thousands of future physicians nationwide prepare for their residency programs, a March 26 report from the American Medical Association lists five key skills future practitioners must…

Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., has launched its Center for Preventive Cardiac Medicine to enhance “proactive” heart health and early detection of cardiovascular diseases, South Florida Hospital News reported March 26. The center is led by…

Jersey City, N.J.-based Character Biosciences has raised $93 million in a series B financing round.  The funding will be used to advance the company’s pipeline of therapies to treat degenerative eye diseases, starting with age-related macular degeneration, according to a…

Many physician practices have begun using third-party billing companies to alleviate their staff of complex and time-consuming billing processes. Taylor Johnson, manager of physician practice development for the American Medical Association, said in a recent AMA podcast that outsourcing billing…

Newport Beach, Calif.-based TriasMD is opening a DISC Surgery Center in California.  The 12,000-square-foot facility will expand access to outpatient spine surgery, orthopedics and pain management, according to a March 25 news release from the company.  The DISC Surgery Center…

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs.  Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain management protocols and surgical innovations, procedures once exclusively done in hospitals are…

A March 14 MedPAC report found that while certificate-of-need laws are a major factor in ASC development, other state-specific factors, such as healthcare payment models and demographics, can blunt their effects.  Here are five things to know certificate-of-need laws and…

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon recently signed a bill into law that will make noncompete clauses illegal in the state, KGAB reported March 25.  The bill was initially sponsored by state Sen. Tara Nethercott of Laramie. She told the outlet that…