Here are five numbers that provide insight into what is on ASC leaders' minds going into 2024:
1. In 2021, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicted a shortage of 12,500 anesthesiologists by 2033.
2. Thirty-one percent of healthcare workers are planning to leave their current role in the next two to three years, according to a March report from analytics firm Elsevier Health.
3. Twenty-eight percent of physicians plan to retire in their mid to late 60s, according to Medscape's "Physicians Eye Retirement 2023 Report."
4. CMS will reduce overall physician pay 1.25% in 2024 while boosting pay for some visits, including primary and longitudinal care.
5. Fifty-two ASCs went from independent to under partnership by a national operator from 2021 to 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.