Author: Staff

The overarching trends in healthcare affect ASCs in unique ways, making monitoring industry developments a key to success at outpatient surgery centers. 

In the last eight months, the field of gastroenterology has seen significant and sizable healthcare developments, spanning clinical developments, technological progress, policy changes and leadership appointments.

The average general surgeon billed commercial payers more than $11.6 million each year, according to an Aug. 1 analysis published by healthcare staffing firm AMN Healthcare.

Healthcare leaders, clinicians and patients alike have mixed feelings about the use of AI in medicine, but it is clear that its development and implementation is one that much of the industry is watching.

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The ongoing shortage of anesthesiologists has been top of mind for many ASC leaders, with some facilities canceling or delaying procedures due to shortages of providers.

The healthcare industry added 55,000 jobs in July, accounting for 48% of all new employment in the U.S. last month.

There are 33,470 actively practicing anesthesiologists in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey. However, some cities are better populated with providers than others.

The continuous rise of consolidation among ASCs — and healthcare as a whole — has leaders anxiously anticipating how the growing presence of large corporations and private equity firms will change healthcare.