Becker's Healthcare July 2, 2024
Independent ASCs often struggle to compete with larger providers in securing lucrative contracts for reimbursements and supplies, but have a critical edge when it comes to recruitment.
“Candidly, for us, recruitment is fairly simple,” Hardy Sikand, CEO of Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group, said during a June 22 panel at the 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference in Chicago “The folks that we target want to be an independent private practice… We have a national scope when we recruit physicians.”
Indiana Spine Group, an independent spine practice with 17 surgeons and eight anesthesia pain providers, has been able to use their independence as a recruitment tool. While physicians nationwide are increasingly migrating...