Only 43 percent of male residents and 48 percent of female residents are satisfied with their compensation, according to the Medscape 2018 Residents Salary & Debt Report.

In the last 12 months, reimbursement has increased by less than 1 percent on average across inpatient, outpatient and ASC settings, according to a Leerink Partners report.

An academic practice setting appeals to about one-third of physicians in training, while nearly the same percent of practicing physicians prefer a single-specialty group or partnership, according to The Medicus Firm 2018 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.

The percent of patients in value-based programs is expected to double within three years, according to a HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report. 

Fourteen percent of companies pay no premium for a surgery center with a certificate of need, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey. 

Executives are most concerned about healthcare acquisition targets lacking personnel with deep knowledge of cybersecurity issues, according to a West Monroe Partners and Mergermarket report.

ASC supply chain leaders consider clinical results the most important attribute when purchasing medical-surgical supplies, according to HIDA's Provider Survey.

Forty percent of ASC companies saw acquisition activity in the space increase in 2017, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.

ASCs in the Southern U.S. have the highest median square footage per facility of any region, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.

Increasing revenue and/or profit growth is the most important operational benchmark guiding strategy for mergers and acquisitions, according to a West Monroe and Mergermarket report.

For the majority of ASC companies, 20 percent to 29.9 percent of revenue goes toward salary and benefits expenses, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.

Drugs and medical supplies account for the highest percentage of net operating revenue at ASCs in the Mountain region, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study. 

Incompatible cultures are the top reason organizations' recent mergers, acquisitions and partnerships fell short of expectations, according to a HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report.

Nearly half of healthcare provider organizations are highly interested in pursuing a physician practice through mergers, acquisitions and partnerships within the next year, according to a HealthLeaders Media  Intelligence Report. 

ASCs in the Pacific region pay nurses the highest median hourly wages, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study. 

Of all recent or potential regulatory issues, the move from fee-for-service to bundled or value-based payments has the biggest impact on dealmaking, according to a West Monroe and Mergermarket report.

Here are 21 statistics on general and administrative operating expenses for ASCs based on data from the VMG Health 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.

When purchasing a minority interest in a multispecialty facility, 50 percent of companies see prevailing valuation multiples of 4 times to 4.9 times EBITDA, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.

In the 29 healthcare data breaches logged in May, 838,587 healthcare records were exposed or stolen, HIPAA Journal reports. One ASC landed among the top 10 largest breaches for the month.

Commercial payers account for the greatest share of payer mix in the South, according to VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.