The medical and surgical supply costs faced by practices per full time physician employee has increased by 82% in a 10-year span, according to a report released in May by the Medical Group Management Association.

From financial challenges, state law violations and reimbursement issues, many factors can contribute to hospitals shutting down.

General surgery is the ASC specialty that saw the highest pay jump between 2019 and 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report" released May 28. 

Becker's has reported on three health systems in May that have either resolved or are facing Stark law allegations.

Zimmer Biomet partnered with CBRE Group to develop orthopedic ASCs as part of a larger plan toward above-market growth, the devicemaker said May 29.

A Michigan physician was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay more than $1.9 million for a $5 million fraud scheme involving unnecessary sinus surgeries.

Pittsburgh-based Penn Highlands Healthcare and several of its hospitals agreed to pay $735,000 to resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law infringement allegations.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants have both had an increase in median total compensation of at least 8% since 2019, according to a report from the Medical Group Management Association.

There are distinct differences between ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, and ASCs can leverage their benefits to recruit new staff.

South Carolina has the highest average salary among physicians who specialize in surgical care, according to a report released in May by the Medical Group Management Association.

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), principles of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are ushering in a new era of efficiency and optimization. Yet looking back at the foundational concepts that sparked these innovations can provide all new insights.

Running an ASC is not without its costs. Facilities are forced to make investments every day to add new technologies, new staff members and level up care for their patients. 

OpenAI has begun training a predecessor for its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, according to a May 28 blog post from the company. 

A family medicine physician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has had his license revoked following an assault conviction and allegations of a sexual relationship with a patient, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported May 27.  

Here are five hospitals with plans to shutter services Becker's has reported on since May 1:

Most surgical practices know their surgical scheduling and coordination processes are messy, and the workflows are leaving money on the table. However, they find it difficult to pinpoint the problems or how to address them effectively without precise surgical data tracking. Additionally, most EHR systems don't track this information out of the box.

Physicians in solo practice make an average of $443,274, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," published May 23.

Hematology saw a 12.4% jump in compensation from 2022 to 2023, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," published May 23.

April Aud, BSN, RN, the administrator of Black River Ambulatory Surgery Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo., has served as a registered nurse for 16 years — with experience in both the ASC and hospital settings.

Cardiologists have an average annual salary of $423,250, compared to $339,470 for anesthesiologists and $312,120 for ophthalmologists, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.