ASC News

Rising inflation, gas prices and hourly earnings are top of mind for business owners across the U.S.

The practice of overlapping surgeries, when a surgeon participates in two procedures that overlap in time, is common at teaching hospitals and some ASCs.

Cardiology is the fastest growing ASC specialty, according to Avanza's "2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures" report.

Administrative and financial expectations for physicians are increasing, and Vikas Patel, MD, says they're affecting care quality. 

Just 7 percent of ASCs have more than six operating rooms, according to Avanza's "2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures" report.

Here are 12 statistics on physician malpratice, drawn from Medical Economics' "92nd Physician Report," Medscape's "2021 Physician Malpractice Report" and a 2020 report by Coverys, a provider of medical professional liability insurance.

With more than 70 percent of physicians now employed by hospitals and corporations, many physicians are left with little say in how the healthcare industry is changing. 

A New Jersey rheumatologist was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding Medicare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a March 8 statement. 

Between 2017 and January 2022, data company Definitive Healthcare recorded more than 4,100 merger and acquisition news stories. 

Surgical Care Affiliates' Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center in Flower Mound was ranked the top orthopedic ASC in the country by Newsweek and global research firm Statista.