Author: Patsy Newitt

From managing staff shortages to overseeing increased caseloads, ASC leaders have many tasks and priorities on their plates. Here, eight ASC leaders share advice to achieve success in 2021. 

Over the past decade, the HHS Office of Inspector General has issued several warnings of potential fraud and abuse risks with physician-owned distributorships, which often include ASCs. 

ASC administrators and staff have faced substantial obstacles in the past year as they've navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In a small survey of 301 practicing physicians by the American Medical Association, 96 percent are fully vaccinated. 

The ASC industry has experienced increased consolidation and an influx in corporate ownership in the past decade. 

Raleigh, N.C., has seen extensive ASC growth in the past year — its population has increased 18.7 percent since 2010.

ASC administrators are currently focusing on growth opportunities and reimbursement strategies. 

Gilbert, Ariz.-based Comprehensive Surgical Care began construction on an ASC in Flagstaff, Ariz., its third in the state, according to an email from the company.

From President Joe Biden appointing a White House physician to Surgery Partners adding board members, here are the biggest executive moves in 2021 for ASC leaders to know:

ASCs in rural areas may find it difficult to facilitate growth, but one ASC in Illinois is still finding opportunities.