Leadership

Two ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what ASCs need to succeed in the next five years. 

From negotiating their first contract to considering alternative career paths, six physician leaders joined Becker's to discuss what advice they would give to new physicians:

The proportion of self-employed physicians fell by 9 percentage points between 2012 and 2022, according to a survey conducted by the American Medical Association shared with Becker's on July 12.

Curt Collins, COO of Palmetto Surgery Center in Columbia, S.C., joined Becker's to discuss obstacles to ASC growth.

North Carolina is the best state for business,  according to CNBC's "America's Top States for Business" ranking, published July 11. 

Alaska and Colorado are the states where employers are struggling the most to hire workers, according to an analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. 

For many ASCs, margins can't tighten anymore. But cost pressures persist and insurance companies haven't adjusted to reflect rising supply and labor costs.

Here are six healthcare CEOs who have left their roles that Becker's has reported on since June 7: 

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers elected Alene Stewart, RN, CEO of Raritan Valley Surgery Center in Somerset, and Elizabeth Convery, RN, administrator of Livingston (N.J.) Surgery Center, to join the board of directors, according to a July…

Two ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare disruptors that they are the most concerned about.