In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Task Force lowered the recommended age for colonoscopy procedures from 45 to 50, creating a tidal wave of new patients across the industry.
Sarah Bush Lincoln Medical Center in Mattoon, Ill., bought membership shares from USPI and is the majority owner of Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to an April 24 Facebook p...
The healthcare industry continues to evolve in 2024, with ASCs facing a growing number of external challenges including anesthesia shortages, prior authorization pushback and consolidation in the...
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission officially banned noncompete clauses for the majority of U.S. workers, making it it illegal to include noncompetes in employment contracts and requiring...
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/groups-prepare-to-sue-ftc-over-noncompete-ban.html
Here are three updates on medical office building activity in Florida that Becker's has reported on since April 16:
The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Indianapolis earns $749,600 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologi...
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/5-highest-paid-anesthesiologists-in-indianapolis.html
After the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompetes for most healthcare workers, eight healthcare leaders and physicians joined Becker's to react to the agency's move.
Here are four organizations that have recently inked deals to sell ASCs.
ASCs are historically reimbursed at lower levels than hospital outpatient departments, despite being considered by many in healthcare to be a high-quality and low-cost site of care.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/ascs-reimbursement-problem.html
In 2023, 4% of vacant malls became healthcare, hospital or medical facilities, and that trend is continuing into 2024.
Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine has partnered with Woodward Development and Construction to open an ASC in Evansville, Ind., according to an April 24 report from the TriState Home...
https://www.beckersasc.com/outpatient-spine/commonwealth-pain-spine-to-open-indiana-asc.html
The University of Iowa has earned approval from its board of regents to lease a 24,450-square-foot medical office building in Urbandale, Iowa, according to an April 24 report from The Daily Iowan...
Montana is the state with the highest layoff rate in the U.S., seeing more layoffs than any other state between October and January, according to research from business company Upflip based on th...
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/12-states-with-the-highest-layoff-rates.html
The healthcare community is remembering eight leaders in their fields who have died since Dec. 22.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/remembering-8-healthcare-leaders-who-have-died-in-2024.html
AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.) is preparing for a $220 million medical office building expansion just a month after opening a 20,000-square-foot Daytona Beach ASC, according to an April 24 re...
A physician from Grantham, N.H., was charged for his alleged scheme to illegally distribute controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud.
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/new-hampshire-physician-charged-with-healthcare-fraud.html
In the San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif., area, anesthesiologists earn an average of $481,420 each year, making it the highest-paying metropolitan area for the profession in the U.S.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/8-metro-areas-paying-anesthesiologists-more-than-350k.html
The Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan plans to purchase the former KMart headquarters in Troy, Mich., to convert the space to a $4.4 million ambulatory and outpatient facility, according to ...
Seven hospitals and health systems have announced plans to lay off employees in the last 20 days amid financial issues and payer contract obstacles.
UC San Diego Health is developing an outpatient medical center with a price tag between $175 million and $225 million in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo neighborhood, the San Diego Union Tribune re...
https://www.beckersasc.com/new-asc-development/uc-san-diego-plans-175m-outpatient-center.html