ASC News

Since 2020, the state of Oregon saw a decline in the number of ASCs in the state, according to data from the National ASC Association. 

Patients are 2.3 times more likely to report signs of infection post-procedure if they perceive an ASC as being less clean than it should be, according to a survey of millions of patients in the U.S. conducted by Compass One…

ASCs outpaced hospital outpatient departments in the U.S. by about 30 percent as of July 2022, according to a Feb. 16 report from Compass One Healthcare and healthcare performance improvement company Press Ganey. 

The perception of cleanliness in ASCs is paramount for patients, according to a survey of millions of patients in the U.S. conducted by Compass One Healthcare and healthcare performance improvement company Press Ganey and released in a Feb. 16 report.

New York has the most students enrolled in a Doctor of Medicine-granting program, according to 2020 and 2021 enrollment data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

Several cities in California are experiencing an increase in inflation, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

President Joe Biden will undergo a routine physical health exam on Feb. 16 at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and release updates of the examination to the public, according to a report from news station WHDH. 

A former office manager of a Newark, N.J.-based medical practice admitted to conspiring with a physician to distribute prescription amphetamine to patients, the Justice Department said Feb. 15. 

Here are three updates from Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International Becker's has reported on since Jan. 30:

A survey conducted by Sermo, a private social media platform for physicians, and LiveWorld, a digital and social media agency, found that 57 percent of physicians said they frequently or occasionally allow social media to influence their perception of medicine…