Leadership

There are an array of financial hurdles for ASCs right now, especially those on the smaller side when it comes to reimbursement challenges, rising operational costs and changes to the supply chain to name a few.  Being proactive and out…

James Flaherty, MD, an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, serves as medical director of the hospital’s coronary care unit. He specializes in advanced therapies for structural heart disease, including transcatheter aortic valve…

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of United Surgical Partners International, has appointed Lisa Foo to serve as the company’s first COO. The appointment to the newly created position was effective May 30, according to a securities filing from Tenet.…

As the healthcare landscape shifts, ASCs are at the center of change.  Robert Nelson, PA-C, former executive director of Island Eye Surgicenter, joined Becker’s to offer two predictions on where ASCs may be headed next. Editor’s note: This response has…

As more procedures shift to outpatient settings, consolidation of physician groups, ASCs and platforms is likely to continue.  Private equity has carved out its place in healthcare and will keep consolidation moving forward, according to many executives in the industry. …

Vascular, cardiac and urology procedures are becoming more common in outpatient settings and are a few of the specialties that are being considered for New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s continuing growth.  Expanding access to primary care services through new…

Within the next decade, ASCs will continue to evolve and expand, fueled by factors including advanced technology, case migration and consolidation.  ASCs will continue to integrate and make their place within the broader healthcare industry, improving the experience for physicians,…

Burnout and staff turnover are becoming quiet but costly threats to ASCs.  Staff retention and turnover is becoming a “silent” force undermining ASCs’ financial performance, Benjamin Stein, MD, president and CEO of Capital Orthopaedic Surgery Center (Germantown, Md.), told Becker’s.…

Despite ASCs growing role in the healthcare landscape, many leaders feel the ASC industry remains widely misunderstood, even among healthcare professionals.  To shed light on some of the most persistent misconceptions, Becker’s spoke with five ASC leaders about the outdated…

Emergency medicine has the highest physician associate pay with a median annual compensation of $146,000, well above the national median of $134,000, according to the 2025 American Academy of Physician Associates Salary Survey. Data for the report draws from a…