As Congress considers legislation that would ease restrictions on physician-owned hospitals, a new report from Dobson | DaVanzo warns that new POHs could significantly erode the financial stability of rural community hospitals. The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
Many ASCs are facing a physician recruitment crunch, and some leaders say the hardest part isn’t finding interest in ASCs, but finding partners who can make the economics and efficiency work. Sixty-one ASCs said recruiting new surgeons is their biggest…
Generating revenue and profit is important for every ASC, but looking at things from a cost perspective versus profit perspective can help find cost-saving opportunities. Separating costs into separate buckets, determining exactly what your case cost per minute and focusing…
Arizona is the worst state for physicians to reach financial independence, drawn from factors including average salary, state taxes, cost of living and malpractice environment, according to a recent blog post from Marit Health. Here’s a breakdown of the 10…
Health system and hospital interest in ASCs has shifted from cautious, hospital-based outpatient strategies to a more urgent push to follow surgeons into lower-cost settings. Hospital and health system ownership of ASCs has nearly doubled in five years, according to…
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The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the first installment. Having been involved in the ASC industry for a quarter of a century, I have seen the…
Federal payment updates, insurer reimbursement cuts and a wave of acquisitions are reshaping the ASC landscape heading into 2026. Here are 10 major policy moves and market developments from 2025: CMS bumps ASC pay In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective…
Becker’s has reported on six physician practice closures in November:
1. Renton, Wash.-based Providence shared plans to eliminate 296 roles across Renton-based Providence Swedish and 150 roles across Providence Oregon. At Providence Swedish, the cuts include non-represented caregivers, union positions and open roles that will remain unfilled. At Providence Oregon,…
Currently, most physician expats specialize in general practice, but family medicine is the specialty with the largest share of physicians planning to move abroad, according to a Medscape report published Nov. 24. Medscape surveyed 1,271 physicians who either currently work…