Becker's Healthcare July 10, 2023
Independence has become synonymous with the culture of ASCs with about 70 percent of surgery centers being independent. But as economic pressures push the industry to further consolidate, why do some ASC and private practice physicians strive to hang on to independence?
At the end of the day, many physicians crave autonomy.
“It is a lot more about compliance in the corporate world. In a private practice, you’re focused on being nimble and making decisions every day,” Michael Gross, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Hackensack, N.J., told Becker’s. “You can look at things and say, ‘We can do this better, why don’t we do it this way.’ You’re constantly striving to be better and to be more excellent....
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