Anesthesiologists have the highest annual mean wage in outpatient care centers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency updated compensation data May 15 to reflect 2025 information, the latest available. Here are the six highest-paying…
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From block time hoarding to implant cost blindness, a select few wedges drive the gap between a busy ASC and a profitable one. Operational inefficiencies, misaligned physician incentives and a volume-first mindset are quietly eroding margins at centers where the…
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a consent order in a pending deal between St. Louis-based Ascension and Amsurg, one of the largest ASC operators in the country that would require Ascension to divest several ASCs from its proposed $3.9…
Steve Hockert, chief development officer at Southlake, Texas-based Solara, has been warning the ASC industry for years that outcomes data would become the great differentiator, and now, with CMS mandating patient experience reporting and public scorecards going live in 2026,…
As independent practices struggle to keep pace with consolidation, a contingent of physicians is responding with an entrepreneurial turn. Between 2012 and 2024, the share of physicians in private practice fell by nearly 20 percentage points from 60.1% to 42.2%,…
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From regulatory roadblocks to volume declines, three ASCs have closed within a single month. This rare spree of shutdowns cuts against the industry’s prevailing growth as health systems pour capital into ASCs. Here are the three closures: 1. Catholic Health…
The former CEO and a former sales executive of a Massachusetts laboratory have agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of paying illegal kickbacks to physicians disguised as managed service organization distributions to induce laboratory test…
Catholic Health System is closing Sterling Surgical Center in Orchard Park, N.Y., citing declining patient volume, and relocating its surgical services to other ASCs in its network, the health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s. Sterling Surgical Center,…
Nearly half of U.S. physicians aren’t relying solely on their clinical salary. Whether driven by financial pressure or intellectual curiosity, a growing share of physicians are building nonclinical income streams through consulting, teaching and research. Here are six things to…
Physician practice closures aren’t slowing down. Bankruptcies climbed to their highest level in recent years in 2024 before easing somewhat in 2025. Becker’s tracked 23 physician practice closures in 2025. From a 30-location dermatology group that abruptly stopped paying its…