ASC News

Physicians who retire from small practices increasingly aren't replaced, as physicians new to medicine opt for hospital employment instead, according to research published Jan. 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Here are four must-read articles for ASC leaders this week: 

ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems outlined the key trends ASCs should pay attention to in 2020.

A woman who allegedly stole fentanyl from the Cincinnati surgery center where she worked at the time was indicted by a grand jury on two felony charges, WLWT Cincinnati reports.

Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons adopted new technology to keep pace with its growing infrastructure and avoid network outages while patients receive care, HealthTech magazine reports.

It took an Iowa ophthalmologist 20 years, five applications and a lawsuit before he was able to open an ASC in Cedar Rapids next to his practice, according to an op-ed published in the Gazette.

Eye and gastroenterology procedures are some of the most common services proliferated in ASCs, according to a March 2019 report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

University Surgical Associates, a Rhode Island multidisciplinary surgical group, changed its name to Brown Surgical Associates Jan. 1.

Changes in early-career surgeons' preferences and the rise of physician burnout will make hospital employment more popular in the next decade, according to Sg2 Senior Consulting Director Amanda Olderog, who shared her insights in ASC Focus.

It's essential to examine equipment types, cost-control measures and service agreements when establishing an ASC or office-based lab, according to a new Cassling Trend Report.