February 2022 • Vol. 2022 No. 2
USPI plans to have nore
than 600 ASCs by 2025
United Surgical Partners International, the
largest ASC chain in the country, plans to add
over 160 surgery centers to its portfolio in the
next three years.
ASC disputes payer's
conclusion that spine
cases should have been
in the hospital
An ASC remains out of network with a
Minnesota insurer, which terminated its
contract over safety concerns last year.
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ASCs COMPETE WITH WALMART,
TARGET AND OTHERS FOR STAFF
AS MINIMUM WAGE JUMPS
ASCs, hospitals and medical groups are used to competing with
each other for nursing staff. Now, Walmart, Target, Amazon and
other retailers are vying for the same personnel and willing to
pay high wages.
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
Spinal fusions at
HOPDs increase after
CMS approval for ASCs
p. 11
19 insights on
gastroenterology and
ASCs p. 18
Best-paying healthcare
jobs — anesthesiologist is
No. 1. p. 20
Is CMS reversal on rates
and inpatient-only list a
sign of things to come?
p. 10
How opioid-free
anesthesia can boost
cases, reduce costs at
ASCs p. 10
15% of job vacancies
due to long COVID-19,
report finds
p. 20
What happens when
physicians sell their
practices
p. 8
26+
STORIES INSIDE
10 predictions for ASCs in 2022 p. 7
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