AmSurg has named Jeff Snodgrass as CEO, according to a Nov. 4 LinkedIn post.

Cary Passik, MD, chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Suffern, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan Hospital, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest threats to physicians and how hospital closures are affecting physicians. 

Here are three numbers that may be a cause for concern for ASC leaders: 

The American Medical Association laid out two keys to keep private practices running as 2023 winds down in an Oct. 31 blog post. 

Healthcare reform is key to the platform of Austin Cheng, CEO of New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center and candidate to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District.

Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians across more than 29 specialties in its "Physician Compensation Report 2023"

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker's to discuss his ASC teams' approach to leadership. 

From surgical robots to virtual reality, technology's place in medicine is constantly evolving.

Alfonso del Granado, administrator and CEO of Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers, joined Becker's to discuss what's making him nervous in the healthcare industry currently. 

Austin Cheng, CEO of New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center, is running to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District. 

Seven physician leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest threats to physicians right now.

Forty-one percent of physician malpractice cases are dismissed, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26.

Forty-seven percent of open physician roles were unfilled at the end of 2022, according to data published Oct. 24 by the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment. 

Medscape surveyed 3,037 physicians in its 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26.

Nineteen percent of physicians pay between $5,000 and $9,999 for malpractice premiums, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26.

ASCs often struggle to compete for staff against the deep pockets of hospitals in their market, but employees are often drawn to ASCs for the workplace flexibility and positive work culture. 

ASC owners and administrators are keeping an eye on big trends in healthcare and making significant investments to "future-proof" their centers.

Here are three recent updates from federal entities that are affecting the ASC industry:

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly closing or cutting service lines, citing declining patient volumes and rising costs. 

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is the largest employer of physicians.