Leadership

During a featured session at Becker's 30th Annual meeting: The Business & Operations of ASCs, Brett Spark, president and cofounder of Aroris Health — a payer contract optimization firm — discussed the complexities of healthcare reimbursement and payer-provider relationships.

Physicians employed in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction than their peers in physician-owned practices, according to Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, featured in an October blog post.

As ASCs navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape, building a resilient or even an antifragile business model has become essential. 

Hospital consolidation and payer mergers continue to reshape the healthcare landscape, presenting significant challenges for ASCs and smaller practices. 

ASC and physician leaders are keeping a sharp eye on Stark law, which has evolved into a complex framework that continues to challenge compliance. 

Physicians are flocking to employed models, whether that be hospitals, health systems, private equity groups or payers. 

Physicians are increasingly concerned about independent practice viability amid another 2.83% cut by CMS.

Physician practices nationwide are struggling to fill roles amid widespread staffing shortages, with rural practices facing even greater challenges.

With autonomy top of mind for many practices, some groups are leaning on different models of ownership to reach economies of scale while keeping physicians in leadership positions. 

President-elect Donald Trump appointed Susie Wiles, his senior campaign adviser, as the next White House chief of staff.