Leadership

Here are 10 ASC power players to know, listed in alphabetical order:

Many physicians blame lapses in medical school education with creating a generation of physicians who don't understand the "business of medicine." 

ASCs in the South pay most for employee salaries and wages, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

The instability of the healthcare market and with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have required ASCs to adapt to ensure success. 

COVID-19 forced an estimated 28 million elective surgeries to be delayed or canceled worldwide in 2020 alone. Some hospital surgical suites and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) closed — either permanently or temporarily — and a significant number of physicians, nurses,…

School districts across the country are considering moving to a four-day week amid staff shortages and financial challenges.

Medical education run by hospital systems is a cycle that's keeping physicians hospital-employed, according to Edward Zoltan, MD. 

Surgeon recruitment is top of mind for many ASCs, both to bring new cases and partners into the business.

Amazon, Walmart and other companies aim to make healthcare more efficient and cost-effective, but are missing the surgery center industry entirely.

After physicians earn their medical degrees, most go on to complete several years of residency before diving into a specialty fellowship or beginning their practice.