Patsy Newitt

Here are three states that are primed for or experiencing ASC booms:

Stark law prohibits a hospital from billing Medicare for services referred by a physician with whom the hospital has an improper compensation relationship. 

Physician owners outearned their counterparts in 2023, but the gap between the two shrunk compared to the previous year, according to Medical Economics' 2024 "Physician Report," published Aug. 14. 

More physicians reported the financial state of their practices worsening in 2023 than 2022, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14. 

Here are 10 numbers scaring ASCs right now:

Thirty six-percent of physicians earned income from an employment source outside their practice in 2023, up from 34% the year prior, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14. 

The number of physicians working in private practice is shrinking, as consolidation and rising costs makes practicing independently less feasible. 

ASC leaders' level of responsibility is increasing, according to a survey from OR Manager. 

Four ASC owners, operators and developers are joining forces to form Ker Leader Medical — a surgery center development company focused on aligning independent ASCs. 

A physician who was practicing in Salt Lake City has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone outside of medical practice in what the Justice Department called a "sex for scripts" scheme.