Leadership

Here are 10 numbers scaring ASCs right now:

Thirty six-percent of physicians earned income from an employment source outside their practice in 2023, up from 34% the year prior, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14. 

ASC nurse leaders are seeing six-figure compensation as competition for talent stays hot in many markets, according to OR Manager.

ASC leaders' level of responsibility is increasing, according to a survey from OR Manager. 

No surveyed ASC leaders in the Northeast make less than $100,000, according to a survey from OR Manager. 

Compass Surgical Partners named Sarah Jacobs as chief legal officer, the Raleigh, N.C.-based ASC company said Aug. 21.

Here are five ASCs affiliated with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare from across the U.S. that have posted job listings for administrator roles within the past month:

A physician is being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets, including patient information, after leaving a Milford, Conn.-based practice.

As the pay disparity between hospital outpatient departments and ASCs continues to grow, some leaders are concerned about how the chasm is driving patients to hospitals. 

Optum has shuttered several clinics and terminated its telehealth business in 2024.