U.S. News & World Report has added "Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" to its annual rankings.

Here are three kickback schemes involving physicians that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 2: 

In an interactive session at Becker's 29th Annual ASC Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, Bud Brooks, Chief Development Officer for the Open Network division of Nomi Health, gave a presentation on direct-to-employer contracting. He explained that Nomi Health stands for "no middleman" and aims to facilitate direct relationships between surgical centers or physician groups and self-insured employers.

Here are seven healthcare updates on Walgreens that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 25:

Here are five numbers that offer insight into the ASC market in the state of Texas:

Yitzchok Kurtzer, MD, and his wife, Robin Kurtzer, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Emanate Health has filed a suit against Optum, alleging the company steered patients away from physicians who left Optum to join the Covina, Calif.-based health system, according to a Nov. 20 suit. 

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and AmSurg have made big moves in the last year. Here is an overview of what the three ASC operators have done in 2023:

Physician Transaction Advisors (formerly ASCs Inc.) is pleased to announce that the Florida Urology Center and Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Center has entered into a partnership with US Urology Partners.

Sixty percent of adults grade the U.S. healthcare system a "C" or below, according to a survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of American Academy of Physician Associates.

Here are 10 recent partnerships between healthcare organizations, physician groups and practices to know, as reported by Becker's since Oct. 19:

Millennials are relocating rapidly, with 25% of the generation moving to a different metropolitan area in 2022, according to a Nov. 21 report from CNBC. 

Here are seven updates on Walmart's healthcare division reported by Becker's since Oct. 3:

States, physicians and healthcare organizations have all pushed to lessen the burden of prior authorizations on the practice of medicine in 2023.

Of eight specialties that had their annual pay decrease or remain stagnant in the last year, five saw salary drops of more than 5%, according to a survey by Medscape.

Here are five numbers providing insight on compensation earned by nurse practitioners, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

ASC owner and management group Medical Facilities Corp.tapped tapped tapped Jason Redman as president and CEO after he had been filling both roles in an interim capacity since 2022. 

A physician and a man with whom he co-owned clinics were sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances.

The owner of two durable medical equipment companies in Texas pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has entered into a definitive agreement with Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health for the sale of three Tenet hospitals in South Carolina totaling $2.4 billion in cash, according to a Nov. 17 report from South Florida Hospital News.