Alok Sharan, MD, spine surgeon at NJ Spine and Wellness in East Brunswick, spoke with Becker's to share three critical skills for physicians entering private practice.
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There are around 5,930 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. treating about 3 million beneficiaries each year.
ASCs across the country are dealing with staffing shortages, rising inflation and declining payer reimbursement.
New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center is partnering with digital engagement firm Health Care Transformation to integrate asynchronous video technology into clinical and operational workflows.
Recent moves by the U.S. Justice Department show an increasing effort to criminally prosecute companies that have noncompete agreements deemed too restrictive.
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Twenty-five percent of physicians said their income is being affected by nonphysician practitioners, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022," released April 15.
Private practice can offer physicians more autonomy, but rising overhead costs and declining reimbursements are pushing more toward hospital employment.
Many of the top-earning states for physicians are in the South, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022"
Orthopedics has the highest average physician incentive bonus, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022," released April 15.
Below are eight hospitals that have opened or plan to open their own ASCs: