Author: Patsy Newitt

Private equity firm Legacy Capital Ventures acquired a medical office building for $7.1 million in Lincoln, R.I., Connect CRE reported March 24. 

As physicians increasingly migrate to hospital employment, ASCs could experience firsthand the effects of the looming physician shortage. 

Physicians stand to win big when investing in ASCs, according to Joe Greene, MD, the co-founder of Louisville (Ky.) Hip & Knee Institute. 

The omicron subvariant BA.2 accounted for an estimated 34.9 percent of COVID-19 cases in the week ending March 19. 

Kevin Finnegan, MD, a gastroenterologist with One GI and Associated Endoscopy in Brentwood, Tenn., joined Becker's to discuss where consolidation is headed and what growth opportunities he sees in the industry.

Delaware has the highest projected physician competition by 2028, according to WalletHub's "2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors" ranking, released March 21.

Self-employed surgeons outearn their employed counterparts in five major U.S. cities, according to Medscape's online physician salary explorer.

Here are 10 ASC administrators to know:

Physicians are flocking to employed models — almost 70 percent of physicians reported being employed at the end of 2020, with 1 in 5 being employed by corporate entities, according to a report from Avalere. 

Restrictions to curb recent COVID-19 outbreaks in China will spur even more disruptions to global supply chains.