ASC News

Physicians deciding where to practice, and where they can build long-term financial stability, may find themselves looking to the Midwest and Mountain West.  New rankings from WalletHub, Medscape and Marit Health point to states like Montana, Indiana and Wyoming as…

An increasing demand for healthcare services paired with an aging and increasingly burned out workforce are driving ongoing physician shortages, according to Medicus‘ recently published The Physician Workforce Under Pressure report. Here are four new stats demonstrating the factors driving…

Three ASCs operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg were named to Press Ganey’s 2025 Human Experience Awards, which honor organizations for outstanding performance in patient experience. McCannel Eye Surgery in Edina, Minn., and Blue Ridge Surgery Center in Seneca, S.C., received…

All ASCs and hospitals within Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will temporarily limit patient visitations due to a significant increase in respiratory illness in the area, the Mooresville Tribune reported Jan. 2.  Beginning Jan. 6., daytime visitors to ASCs…

Here are 10 developments, policies and trends for ASC leaders to watch in the year ahead: 1. Anesthesia shortages and reimbursement declines  Throughout the last year ASC leaders have consistently identified anesthesia staffing shortages and cost issues as significant disruptions…

Thirty-two percent of physicians said their malpractice premiums increased in 2024, according to Medical Economics‘ 96th Physician Report, published Dec. 29. Here’s a breakdown of surveyed physicians’ estimated malpractice premiums in 2024:

Between 2015 and 2025, there have been a total of 608,758 adverse action reports filed across the country, according to data from the the National Practitioner Databank, which includes reports through September 2025.  Here are the 10 states with the…

Physicians spend an average of 45 hours per week on scheduled shifts and an additional 15 hours per week on administrative tasks outside of scheduled hours, according to a 2025 survey from CHG Healthcare and Hanover Research. CHG Healthcare and…

Florida is projected to face the nation’s largest physician shortage in 2026, according to a Dec. 26 report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. As of Dec. 23, the following states are expected to have the largest gaps between physician supply and…

How surgeons are paid may meaningfully influence how often patients receive low-value outpatient surgery, with fee-for-service environments linked to higher rates of potentially unnecessary procedures, according to a study published Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open.  Researchers from Boston-based Harvard…