Radiology was the highest-paid physician specialty in 2023, according to MedPAC’s March 13 report to Congress. Here’s the median annual compensation for physicians by specialty in 2023:
Author: Patsy Newitt
Cardiology is a growing specialty at ASCs — Becker’s reported on 26 cardiology-focused ASCs opened or announced in 2024. “Cardiology is now the big hot ticket for ASCs,” Bruce Feldman, administrator of Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cornwall, N.Y., told Becker’s.…
As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain management protocols and surgical innovations, procedures once exclusively done in hospitals are…
A March 14 MedPAC report found that while certificate-of-need laws are a major factor in ASC development, other state-specific factors, such as healthcare payment models and demographics, can blunt their effects. Here are five things to know certificate-of-need laws and…
Nanosonics has received FDA De Novo clearance for its new Coris system, a technology designed to improve the cleaning of flexible endoscopes and reduce infection risk, according to a March 20 news release from the company. Coris uses an automated…
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Becker’s has reported on 20 hospital and health system layoffs since Jan. 1. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown: California Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente will cut 64 jobs, mainly in business and IT roles, by April 25, per WARN notices. The system also…
Gastrointestinal procedures make up a huge share of the most commonly billed services at ASCs, according to a March 13 MedPAC report. While cataract surgeries top the list, several GI-related procedures follow closely, accounting for a large portion of ASC…
ASCs remained overwhelmingly for-profit in 2023, with 95.3% operating as such, according to a March 13 MedPAC report to Congress. Here are three more insights: 1. Physicians still hold majority stakes. According to the report, most ASCs are at least…
ASCs continue to be concentrated in urban areas, with 93.8% located in cities, according to a March 13 MedPAC report to Congress. Here are three key insights on where ASCs are concentrated — and where they’re seeing the most growth:…
A New Jersey pain clinic with locations in Northfield, Vineland and Cape May Courthouse admitted to overbilling insurance companies, according to a Mach 20 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?