Leadership

At the 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, the audience was presented with a unique opportunity to learn from experts on anesthesia partnerships.

Orthopedic practices have gotten bigger over the years to capture economies of scale and stay independent. But how big is too big?

Alejandro Fernandez, CEO of San Diego-based Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, joined Becker's to discuss the obstacles to ASC ownership.

As healthcare continues to consolidate and physicians migrate to employed models over private practice, some leaders worry about the loss of physician power. 

In 2022, the median pay for employees at S&P 500 companies was $77,178 and the median CEO pay ratio stood at 186-to-1, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal published June 19. 

The dissolution of healthcare's silos has the potential to change the way care is delivered by reducing provider burnout and decreasing no-show appointments.

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa., recently joined Becker's to discuss the secret to ASC success. 

Three leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the secrets to ASC success:

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest obstacles to ASC ownership. 

Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker's to discuss why more physicians are turning to unionizing and what's at stake if physicians continue to lose power.