Becker's ASC Review E-Newsletter - 2016-2021

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Archived Becker's ASC Review E- Newsletters 2016-2021

December 30, 2021

• 10 predictions for ASCs in 2022 | CMS' healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate moves head in 25 states | USPI, Surgery Partners: 10 big notes | Report: $400M Mass General Brigham ASC expansion won't raise costs

December 29, 2021

• Calif. ASC workers must get boosters | 150+ ASC admins to know | COVID spike forces extreme actions to avert crisis: 5 details | Gastro Health: 11 updates | 25 'elite care centers' for joint replacement | EmergeOrtho sets sights on expansion

December 28, 2021

• 10 highest-paying physician employer types | 258 new ASCs by specialty | J&J wants $2.4M from surgeons after failed whistleblower suit | Top 2022 priorities for 6 admins | Duke sued over move to force employment

December 27, 2021

• Optum has 60,000+ physicians | No Surprises Act: 5 notes for ASCs | Physician, devicemaker to pay $4.2M to resolve kickback claims | Omicron 8 things we know, 4 things we don't | Big GI groups get bigger: 5 deals

December 23, 2021

• 9 more hospitals delay nonurgent surgeries | USPI cements $1.2B acquisition | 10 lowest-paid physician specialties | Calif. MOB, ASC sold for $50M | 7 ASCs that added TJR in 2021 | These 6 ASCs earned perfect CMS scores on staff, cleanliness

December 22, 2021

• Duke policy would force 400 private group physicians into employment | 10 cities with highest growth in physician pay | ASCs share accomplishments, lessons learned, 2022 goals | US med supplies delayed an average of 37 days

December 21, 2021

• GI physician charged with insider trading | KKR buys 15 MOBs, ASCs | Buffalo ASC plans scrapped | Ophthalmology provider sued, accused of discrimination | Calif. ASC to accept Bitcoin | $14M ASC real estate sold

December 20, 2021

• 10 highest-paid physician specialties | ASC, POH whistleblowers got up to $3M this year: 5 cases | 17 hospitals opening ASCs | Surgery Partners exec joins Centene board | $11M sale of Ind. ASC building closes | 10 big anesthesia stories

December 18, 2021

• Ex-physician, ASC company guilty of $355M fraud | Physicians get temporary reprieve from Medicare pay cuts | $2.6B lost: 7 surgical specialties hit hardest by COVID | Medical group deals up 119%

December 17, 2021

• 10 worst cities for physician pay | Ex-physician, ASC co. guilty of $355M fraud | 12 observations on the ASC industry | Medtronic inks deal for to optimize ASC patient care | $17.7M Ill. ASC granted CON over objections

December 16, 2021

• Surgeon to pay $3.7M to settle fraud claims, whistleblower gets 17% | 10 best cities for physician pay in 2021 | Surgery delays grow severe in Minn. | 113 independent ASCs built in 2021 by state | Health systems pause COVID-19 vaccination mandates

December 15, 2021

• Medical group deals up 119% | Physician to pay $375K to resolve fraud allegations | 25 ASC projects costing $100M+ | 20 anesthesia partnerships | Omicron accounts for 3% of new COVID-19 cases | $8.5M ASC building sold

December 14, 2021

• 255 new ASCs by state in 2021 | Fla. hospital latest to challenge construction of competitive ASC| Resurgens gains PE backing | What Gastro Health's future holds | 50+ orthopedic practices to know | 9 ASCs adding robots

December 13, 2021

• Medicare won't cut physician pay, yet | Spine surgeon, ASC founder dies | Omicron: 8 things we know and 4 things we don't know | 14 GI hot spots | USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 2021 highlights | $19.7M Fla. ASC facility sold

December 11, 2021

• Surgeons report higher pay after vertical integration | ASC leaders on Biden's 1st year | Physician, devicemaker to pay $4.2M to resolve kickback claims | NY limits nonurgent hospital surgeries; ASCs stay open

December 10, 2021

• Where nonurgent surgeries are being delayed | 145 ASCs built by hospitals in 2021, by state | California vs. Texas: ASC physician pay & more | CVS Health wants to add specialty services | 5 states set COVID-19 records | Vaccine mandates still hurt ASCs

December 9, 2021

• Physician, devicemaker to pay $4.2M to settle kickback claims | NY vs. Florida: How 2 states compare in No. of ASCs & more | 25 spine ASCs to know | Nurse shortages by the numbers | Surgical specialists have largest pay gap

December 8, 2021

• What's driving federal ASC policy change? | Surgeon pay higher after vertical integration with hospitals | ASCs adding service lines in 2021 | United Digestive adds 9-physician practice | Will physicians flock to large orthopedic groups?

December 7, 2021

• NY limits nonurgent hospital surgeries | Frmr anesthesiologist pleads guilty in orthopedic surgeon's death | Medicare ASC spending dropped 90% when pandemic began | Where 845 new ASCs were built | Physician forfeited $134,000 after patient death

December 6, 2021

• 'I don’t see much positive': ASC execs on Biden's 1st year | Physician independent owners up 1% | ASC gives top employees custom Nikes | The 7 most pandemic-resilient surgical specialties | White House's winter COVID-19 plan | Cardio in ASCs: 6 notes

December 4, 2021

• ASC staff not required to get COVID vaccine | ASC owner runs for US House | 60K physicians under Optum | 13 ASCs honored for patient care | 4 CMS leaders driving policy | ASC accused of performing thousands of unlicensed surgeries

December 3, 2021

• Self-referral whistleblower physician to get $3M | 41 new ASCs in November | Average physician pay hits $362K | Big GI groups get bigger | Great times ahead for ASCs, nursing despite recruiting competition

December 2, 2021

• Ill. medical group pays $500K to resolve fraud allegations | Omicron variant confirmed in the US | 60K physicians under Optum Health | 10 ASC administrators to know | 5 major hurdles for ASCs | 10 PE deals in the ASC industry

December 1, 2021

• ASC staff not required to get COVID-19 shot after mandate blocked | 5 ASCs with Leapfrog hand-washing deficiencies | Stem cell clinic to pay $5.1M for 'deceptive practices' | 11 MOBs sold in $200M deal | Physician barred in 3 states gets Iowa license

November 30, 2021

• ASCs, hospitals can share staff more easily, per CMS update | The ASC industry's biggest disrupters | 13 ASCs get Leapfrog's patient care excellence award | Pain physician out $795K over tax evasion | PE surgical investments by region

November 29, 2021

• Pain center owner to pay $9M over billing fraud | ASC to get 70% of hospital's orthopedic surgeries | Striking direct employer deals a top priority for ASC execs | Physician to pay $567K for role in kickback scheme | COVID-19 will hinder ASCs next year

November 27, 2021

• What nurses are paid in 50 states | USPI, Surgery Partners, HCA: 8 exec insights | 4 ASC procedures getting CMS pay bumps | Top 20 states for GIs: Wyo. is No. 1 | 35 ASCs performing the most Medicare cases

November 26, 2021

• Can CMS be more confusing right now? | Top 25 states for orthopedic surgeons | USPI's $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter: 15 details | Will insurers move ASC surgeries back to the hospital? | What ASC leaders learned this year

November 24, 2021

• Fla. ASC accused of performing thousands of unlicensed surgeries | Surgery Partners wins $45M settlement | $600M acquisition gives EyeCare Partners 1,000 physicians | Minn. ASC restricts visitors over rising COVID-19 rates

November 23, 2021

• Who is exempt from the CMS COVID-19 vaccination mandate? | What PAs are paid in all 50 states | The big trends 3 ASC CEOs follow | 10 GIs to know | $225.6M Ky. outpatient center breaks ground

November 22, 2021

• OIG OKs ASC-anesthesia profit arrangement | CMS pay bump for 4 ASC procedures | RN vs. NP pay by state | Pros, cons of PE in GI | Physician guilty of fraudulently applying for $3.5M in COVID-19 loans | Outpatient vs. inpatient: who pays med staff better?

November 19, 2021

• Ophthalmologists to pay $170M for Medicare fraud | LasikPlus, surgeons at odds over performance metrics | Vaccination mandate worries ASC execs | 'CMS is missing a golden opportunity' | NH hospital diverts ambulatory staff amid COVID-19 surge

November 18, 2021

• Physician self-referral updates for 2022 by CMS | What nurses are paid per hour in all 50 states | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know | Kaiser ASC lowers capacity amid equipment upgrades | ASC total joints up 55% in 2020

November 17, 2021

• Staff shortages force 3 outpatient clinic closures | GI hotspots: 7 best states for gastroenterologists | Top 35 ASCs performing most Medicare procedures | What to consider when assessing ASC FMV | Fla. ASC building value doubles in 4 years

November 16, 2021

• 9% CMS pay cut for physicians ahead | What ASCs can expect more of next year | States ranked by # of new ASCs | 10 ASC execs to know | Physician to pay $523K to settle fraud allegations | 18 hospitals opening ASCs

November 15, 2021

• 222 new ASCs in 2021 | GI's most controversial issues | CMS issues $7K ASC pay hike for sleep apnea procedure | 4 hospitals, systems laying off workers | $50M ASC projects in Wis., Texas | Top 20 states for GIs | States challenge CMS vax mandate

November 12, 2021

• Can CMS be more confusing right now? | USPI to have 440 ASCs after SurgCenter deal | 3 federal, state bills affecting ASCs | Fla. ASC kicks off TJR program | Heart-attack detection device gets CMS pay boost at ASCs

November 11, 2021

• Physician sued for alleged anticompetitive conduct | 15 of the most expensive ASC projects of 2021 | Colo. ASC's data hacked | 5 encouraging trends for ASC growth | UnitedHealthcare vs Anthem vs Cigna in Q3: 9 notes | How HCA fuels outpatient growth

November 10, 2021

• ASCs, anesthesia groups to pay $28M to resolve kickback allegations | USPI's $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter: 15 more details | Fla. surgeon allegedly billed for spinal fusions never performed | 7 supply chain updates | Big ideas for ASC staff recruiting

November 9, 2021

• $1.2B deal will give USPI 90+ ASCs | CMS finalizes 2022 rule for CRC screenings | Physician pay is changing: 8 specialties up, 9 down in 2021 | ASC real estate sold for $4.3M | Surgery Partners prices $279M in public offering

November 8, 2021

• Will insurers follow CMS, move ASC surgeries back inpatient? | 18 ASC acquisitions | The 255 ASC surgeries moved back to inpatient only by CMS | Zimmer Biomet recalls surgical robot | 10 GIs to know

November 6, 2021

• CMS cuts 255 procedures from ASC-payable list | Specialties most primed for ASC growth | Top 25 states for orthopedic surgeons | ASC CEO: Hospital physician pay not sustainable | ASC-payer challenges in 2022 | 33 new ASCs in Oct.

November 5, 2021

• ASC staff to be vaccinated by Jan. 4: CMS | Mass. bill to limit new ASCs | USPI vs. Surgery Partners vs. SCA in Q3 | ASC surgeries moved to hospital amid strike | PE firm invests in Mo. ASC | 6 ASC surgical milestones

November 4, 2021

• CMS cements physician fee cuts; AMA warns of 'financial peril' | COVID recovery at 6 ASCs | Andrews Ambulatory Surgery building 1st 3 ASCs in Fla. | Biden moves forward with vaccine mandate | ASCs can capitalize on choosier workers

November 3, 2021

• CMS finalizes 2022 rule; 255 procedures removed from ASC-payable list | ASCA pres. lauds legislation to up ASC pay, care access | Surgery Partners revenue up 12.7% in Q3 | Calif. ASC faces class-action suit | Ind. microhospital, ASC approved

November 2, 2021

• ASCs + private payers: The biggest obstacles | Surgeon fined for joining Zoom meetings from OR | 2 ASCs added to CoE program | Concierge medicine may be compounding physician shortages | 33 new ASCs in Oct. | 3 NC MOBs sold for $33.4M

November 1, 2021

• Colo. ASCs to halt cosmetic surgeries | Zimmer Biomet recalls robot | Top 25 states for orthopedic surgeons | 3 ASC, insurer disputes | Specialties most primed for ASC growth | 5-story ASC planned in Wis.

October 30, 2021

• CMS overpaid $636M to ASCs, HOPDs | Minn. pain clinic reported to FBI | ASC per capita for all 50 states — Md. is No. 1 | Andrews Ambulatory Surgery to develop ASC network | ASC co. targets Midwest states without CON laws

October 29, 2021

• Competitive recruiting a worry for ASCs | $2.2M awarded to employee fired from Iowa clinic | 12 states where CON laws don't restrict ASCs | Physician pay up in 8 specialties | 10 best ASCs in 2022 | COVID moving toward endemic in NYC

October 28, 2021

• Insurer wants Calif. ASC's policy scrapped | 5 big threats to ASC independence | Supply chain problems to worsen: 8 notes | 3 ASCs in CON disputes | 40 ASCs hiring admins | Aetna's past 60 days: 5 updates | $30.6M paid for site of future ASC

October 27, 2021

• ASCs in 2021: 15 insights | Why spine is a key outpatient growth opportunity | Ill. hospital's ASC permit rescinded | 12 SCA moves this year | Ga. hospitals cleared to build 2 ASCs | 8 ASC data breaches

October 26, 2021

• 83 Calif. ASCs named best in US | Former ASC CEO running for Ariz. gov. | Andrews Ambulatory Surgery to develop ASC network | EyeCare Partners agrees $600M acquisition | Nearly 25K patients affected in NY ASC data breach

October 25, 2021

• CMS overpaid $636M to ASCs, HOPDs for spine surgeries | How physician ownership is changing | Aetna loses bid for appeal in surgical coverage suit | 57 endoscopy centers named America's best | ASC identifies possible data breach | 5 HHS updates for ASCs

October 23, 2021

• How USPI is bypassing ASC competitors | Utah, Texas, ND: 3 prime states for new ASCs | 10 safest states during COVID-19 | ASC co. targets Midwest states without CON laws | 16 of the largest ortho groups in the US

October 22, 2021

• 80 SCA centers named best in America | Compensation trends physicians are seeing | HCA Healthcare's Q3 results | Endovascular ASC completed in NY | US lays out COVID vaccination plan for kids 5-11 & more

October 21, 2021

• America's best ASCs in 25 states | How physician ownership is changing in 2021 | USPI Q3 revenue up 17.8%: 6 notes | 10 admins to know | $17M ASC violates Iowa noncompete, surgeons say | What surgeons want from CMS in 2022

October 20, 2021

• 3 states primed for new ASCs | SCA want 'no-poach' suit tossed | Anesthesia reimbursements declined in ASCs after surprise billing law | Beacon Orthopaedics, TriHealth combine ASCs | Ga. ASC now takes cryptocurrency

October 19, 2021

• ASC co. targets Midwest states without CON laws | Optum Q3 revenue up 31.5% | Fatal surgery illegally performed at Fla. ASC, health dept. alleges | $17.7M ASC faces hospital opposition | Spine market is biggest opportunity for growth, ortho CEO says

October 18, 2021

• Why these 15 states have so few ASCs | Ill. clinic's 100K patients could lose BCBS coverage | ASC vs. HOPD: 12 reimbursement gap notes | Iowa ASC delayed, hospital suggests JV | What surgeons want from CMS in 2022

October 16, 2021

• ASC sues Aetna over 'mystery repricing program' | 5 CMS changes ASCs want | Russell Wilson has surgery at ASC | Stark law clarifies profit allocation for group practices | How smarter joint replacements could look in 5 years | UPSI to buy stake in 9 ASCs

October 15, 2021

• BCBS of Minnesota reports pain clinic to FBI | Congress urged to halt 9%+ physician pay cut | 10 bankruptcies that grabbed headlines in the ASC industry | Texas bans COVID vaccine mandates | 5 ASCs costing $50M+ | SC ASC adds robot

October 14, 2021

• How USPI is outpacing ASC competitors | Time for ASCs to be paid the same as hospitals, CEO says | Pharmacist pleads guilty to tainting ASC drugs | 22% of physicians considering nonclinical careers | 3 ASC accreditations

October 13, 2021

• ASC owner charged with insurance fraud | Stark law clarifies profit allocation for group practices | What ASCs want CMS to consider before issuing vaccine mandate | $17.9M ASC files for CON in Iowa | No Surprise Act: What anesthesia groups must know

October 12, 2021

• 5 CMS changes ASC leaders want | Anesthesiologists want UnitedHealth investigated | Hyper-focused ASCs, overnight stays may be the future | US inflation surge linked to supply chain issues | $300M Fla. ASC opens

October 11, 2021

• ASCs per capita in all 50 states | Russell Wilson has surgery at ASC | Proposed ASC would cause Fla. hospital to 'die in 5 years' | Why a patient traveled 1,300 miles for hip surgery at Okla. ASC | USPI to buy stake in 9 ASCs

October 09, 2021

• Ill. hospital closes ASC | What ASCs want CMS to consider before issuing vaccine mandate | NC CON law counterintuitive, judge says in ASC ruling | Top-paying physician specialties in last 5 years | 23 new ASCs in Sept.

October 08, 2021

• ASC closes after employee stabbed | How vaccination mandates are affecting ASC staffing | ASC, hospital sued for alleged coerced resignation | Hospitals vs. ASCs: The fight to remain competitive in spine surgery | HCA acquires 10th Utah ASC

October 07, 2021

• Physician unqualified to perform ASC surgery allegedly caused patient death | 3 trends driving ASC growth | $19.1M JV ASC opens in NY | Kaiser puts 2,200 unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave: 8 COVID-19 updates | HCA acquires Alaska ASC

October 06, 2021

• UnitedHealth Group ASC staff must get COVID vaccine | NC ASC ruling: CON law 'counterintuitive' | Interventional cardiologists have highest starting salary: $611K | Ind. physicians open ASC with fixed prices | 8 ASCs acquired in Sept.

October 05, 2021

• NC gov. asked to overturn $12M ASC denial | Physician pay up in 8 specialties | How PE will affect ophthalmology ASCs | 14% of physicians under 40 are in private practice: 17 stats | 7 recent ASC moves in Texas | 7-OR ASC in NC acquired

October 04, 2021

• Staff file restraining order against Ill. clinic's vaccine mandate | ASC leader's key winter concerns | 10 safest states during COVID-19 | 23 ASCs opened in Sept. | Top-paying physician specialties in last 5 years | NC ASC adds 2 surgical robots

October 02, 2021

• The opposition behind 4 proposed ASCs | Top-paying physician specialties: 2017-21 | 5 ASC execs on essential tech | Will physician shortages threaten independent ASC ownership? | 5 specialties with highest projected physician deficit

October 01, 2021

• How PE firms will drive ASC change | $10M award OK'd in spine surgery wrongful death suit | 8 largest health insurers by revenue | ASC gastroenterology market to hit $10B by 2026 | Top-paying physician specialties in last 5 years | NC ASC acquired

September 30, 2021

• NC denies petition for $12M ASC | Essential tech for ASC success | Texas physician 'gold card': Why some payers, physicians object | Oakland A's star has surgery at Texas ASC | Ophthalmology to see 6,000-physician deficit by 2025 | 8 recent JV ASCs

September 29, 2021

• How physician shortages may threaten independent ASC ownership | Hospitals try to block physician group sale | Supply chain disruptions may last into 2023 | Early-career physician pay satisfaction, by specialty | ASC opens at $68M ortho center

September 28, 2021

• The 5 big threats to ASCs today | Calif. health system sues surgeons over alleged walkout | 5 specialties with highest projected physician deficit | 7 CMS updates for ASCs to know | Capital Digestive inks deal with 34-physician group

September 27, 2021

• The opposition behind 4 proposed ASCs | Mich. physician convicted in $100M fraud scheme | 500+ physician group expands VBC with Humana | Where CMS' proposed pay changes are going wrong: AAOS | Patients want 'precision of robotics': Fla. administrator

September 25, 2021

• Physician compensation down in 9 specialties | Walmart, Amazon & more: 2 orthopedic surgeons on outside forces in healthcare | 10% physician pay cut by CMS looms | 5 forces changing the game in GI | 8 ASC chains with the most physicians

September 24, 2021

• How CMS' vaccine mandate will affect ASCs | 20 most expensive procedures at ASCs | $300M surgery center opening in Fla. | US likely spared from COVID-19 winter surge: 8 predictions | 10 ASC administrators to know

September 23, 2021

• Cardiovascular ASCs projected to boom: 5 notes | Zoning change paves way for Ill. ASC | How Rothman Orthopaedics can win in Fla. with VBC | Colo. ortho group with ASC acquired | 50-physician group to end noncompete contracts

September 22, 2021

• 3 ASCs sued over alleged $5.7M fraud | Physician pay down for 9 specialties | Calif. ASC co. co-owner on trial in $250M fraud case | $7M expansion for Mont. ASC | Orthopedic surgeon allegedly diverted $1M from practice | 5 spine centers to know

September 21, 2021

• 8 ASC chains with the most physicians | Are surgical robots important to ASC growth? | U of Vermont employees oppose new ASC | ASC co. adds former USPI exec | 5 forces changing the game in GI

September 20, 2021

• 10% physician pay cut by CMS looms large | Staffing shortages close hospital beds: What ASCs need to know | 3 gov. trends keeping ASC execs up at night | USPI, SCA and Surgery Partners growth plans: 15 notes | Physician competition by state

September 18, 2021

• DOJ targets health system domination | 99 ASC benchmarks | ASC execs split on vaccine mandate | Why ASCs, MOBs are attracting more investors | America’s wealthiest physician: 9 notes

September 17, 2021

• Ala. ASC tabled amid opposition | NY's No. 1 ASC inks bundled payment deal | Stark Law in 2021: 4 updates for ASCs | How US physician net worth compares to other countries | Va. ASC, MOB sold for $52M | Vision Innovation Partners acquires Pa. ASC

September 16, 2021

• Why ASCs, MOBs are attracting more investors | Physician pays $6.75M, settles unneeded procedures charges | 14 hospitals opening ASCs | Anthem BCBS, Beacon Orthopaedics bundle saves employers $1M+ in 1st year | 900-physician group rebrands

September 15, 2021

• DOJ targets health system domination | KKR venture to invest $1B in ASC, med office real estate | America's wealthiest physician: 9 notes | USPI hiring 18 admins | Recruiting issues may jeopardize physician ownership | $11.2M Fla. ASC, MOB sale

September 14, 2021

• ASC execs split on vaccine mandate amid staffing woes | 99 ASC benchmarks | GI's biggest disruptors | Some Texas ASCs close amid tropical storm | Physician shortage: 8 stats | Carle's $70M campus with ASC: 3 updates

September 13, 2021

• Stark regs tightened on physician group pay for ancillaries | Physician admits to stealing $500K+ from practice | Why 'this is a time for ASCs to thrive' | $17B coming for physician groups with COVID-19 revenue losses: HHS | 9 ASC acquisitions

September 11, 2021

• The biggest threats to ASCs today | CMS to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for ASCs to get paid | ASCs save patients $684 per procedure: UnitedHealth | 4 Amsurg, Envision updates

September 10, 2021

• CMS to mandate ASC employees get COVID-19 vaccine | 9 health systems delayed nonemergent surgeries in the past week | 5 ASC co exec moves | 'Do we invest in more, or do we retire?' | 10 TJR ASC physicians | Cardio updates for ASC execs

September 09, 2021

• ASCs save patients $684 per procedure: UnitedHealth | Rothman, Zurich spar over COVID-19 relief coverage | AmSurg, Envision in the past 90 days | 10 spine ASCs to know | Spine device execs charged in bribery scheme

September 08, 2021

• ASCs a hot ticket for buyers, but there's a dark side | Bid rejected to reopen shuttered NC ASC | Grady's ASC price tag hits $205M | Top 2 SCA execs: 6 facts | 10 ASC admins to know | Orthopedic surgeon pay: 4-year trends

September 07, 2021

• The biggest threats to ASCs | $140M judgments resolve fraud charges against pain clinics | Anesthesia's big growth opportunity | UPMC surgeon sued for alleged false claims scheme | $17M Fla. MOB, ASC sold | AmSurg president: 5 facts

September 04, 2021

• ASCs & CMS: The good, bad and ugly | How Walmart, Amazon healthcare expansion will affect ASCs | 30+ hospitals postponing electives | Calif. ASC sues BCBSNC for alleged unpaid medical bills | 9 procedures to stay on office-based payable list

September 03, 2021

• 24-clinic Fla. practice files for bankruptcy | 'The government pays us less than they pay their plumber': Anesthesia pay challenges | Colo. ASC acquired by ortho group | 4 physician noncompete disputes | Surgeon wins $7.8M in clinic ownership row

September 02, 2021

• Calif. ASC sues BCBSNC for alleged unpaid medical bills | Texas bill allows certain physicians to bypass prior auth | ASCs + CMS: The good, bad and ugly | ASC market to hit $33B by 2028: 8 notes | 33 new ASCs in August | USPI's CEO: 5 fast facts

September 01, 2021

• How Walmart, Amazon healthcare expansion will affect ASCs | Beacon Orthopaedics, TriHealth to expand ASC network | ASC 2022 budgets: 3 new issues | Med school debt hinders ASCs recruiting surgeons | 4 athletes who recently had surgery at ASCs

August 31, 2021

• $7M awarded to pain center patient's family after alleged script denial | 7 ASC payer issues | Hurricane Ida: La. system closes ASC | $5.7M deal: Endoscopy center sold to PE firm | Outlook for cardiology over next 5 years

August 30, 2021

• CMS' plans for the office-based procedures list | Courts back physicians in prescription disputes | What 3 ASC execs do when unexpected costs hit | 5-year outlook for ophthalmology | ASCs vs. HOPDs: CMS pay for 10 heart procedures

August 28, 2021

• Physician signing bonuses reach $240k | 30 hospitals postponing elective surgeries | Stark proposal scrutinizes more indirects | U.S. vs. international physician pay: 11 stats | 8 best states for healthcare

August 27, 2021

• Physician group ordered to end allegedly illegal noncompetes | 11 stats on ASC employee turnover | An insurer rescinded surgery approval after the case started; what happened next | 10 ASC supply chain issues | Orthopedist indicted in $31M scheme

August 26, 2021

• CMS proposes double-digit pay cuts for 6 heart procedures | How US physician pay compares to other countries | 58% of ASCs altered employee health plans to lower costs: 3 tactics | The biggest concern for ASCs | 4 physicians open Ariz. ASC

August 25, 2021

• Physicians to seek new contracts as pay down, productivity soars | ASC staff turnover: 11 stats | 63% of Q2 physician practice deals had PE buyers | ASCs vs. HOPDs: CMS pay for 10 GI procedures | ASC offers COVID therapy amid hospital bed shortage

August 24, 2021

• Eye center sued for $815K over alleged billing fraud | Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approved: 4 facts | 100+ ASC admins to know | Kaiser plans Va. ASC | The biggest ASC industry disruptor | ASCs vs. HOPDs: CMS pay for spine surgeries

August 23, 2021

• Stark proposal brings more pay arrangements under scrutiny: 3 details | 20 most expensive ASC procedures | ASCs budget 3% staff pay raises | 3 key issues in GI | How the federal stimulus is affecting ASC employment | 5 POH deals

August 21, 2021

• Payers shift strategy to keep physicians independent | 13 fastest growing private ASC, physician cos | 20+ hospitals postponing electives | 10 total joint physicians to know | Surgery volume booms after surgeons open ASC

August 20, 2021

• What ASC execs see from payers today | 1,160 procedures canceled at Ochsner as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge | 100+ physician pay stats | 9 CMS, HHS updates | 3 pivotal ASC deals | 'We have to put faith back in experts': What we heard this week

August 19, 2021

• ASC specialist pay per wRVU up 12%+ | Nurses are a No. 1 priority for ASCs in 2022 | Physician signing bonuses hit $240K | ASC competition: 5 predictions | What 5 big ASC cos did in the past 60 days

August 18, 2021

• 13 fast growing private ASC, physician cos | Payers add barriers to ophthalmology pay | Ore. hospital converts ASC to medical-surgical unit | COVID-19 surges' effect on ASC growth plans | 5 ASCs sell real estate to IRA Capital in 30 days

August 17, 2021

• Neurosurgeon found not guilty in $500M kickback case | Thousands of physicians joined the 3 big ASC cos | Judge orders CVS to fill pain physician's prescriptions | 7 hospitals opening ASCs | 10 TJR physicians in ASCs | 8 cardio updates

August 16, 2021

• Payers shift strategy to keep physicians independent | How 7 ASCs are focusing on growth | Texas ASCs respond as COVID-19 surges | Colonoscopy backlog could take 'years to recover from': CFO | Tenet names new CEO

August 14, 2021

• 20 hospitals postponing elective surgery | Physician signing bonuses hit $240k | Texas ASCs ready as COVID-19 surges | 12 most-recruited specialties | Spine center settles $5.1M in billing fraud case | GI sues hospital, alleges wrongful termination

August 13, 2021

• Top fears for ASC execs | Fla. ASC staff moving to hospitals with shortages | $592K embezzled from Pa. physician | COVID-19 breakthrough cases: 3 details | 10 admins to know | Top paying cities for early career anesthesiologists

August 12, 2021

• Health system sues to stop ASC from adding 2 cardiac cath labs | What Fla. ASCs are seeing as COVID-19 surge | ASC, BCBSIL don't renew contract; 100,000 patients affected | Regent opens 2nd HQ | POH opens ASC | 9 ASC leaders on vaccine mandates

August 11, 2021

• Texas ASCs brace for hospital spillover | GI sues hospital, alleges wrongful termination | 16 hospitals halt elective surgery across US | Physician signing bonuses reach $240,000 | Ohio ASC patient among 110+ who received TB-infected spine device

August 10, 2021

• Texas gov asks hospitals to delay elective surgery, ASCs ready | Orthopedic surgeon base pay falls 13% | Fla. system relocates surgeries to ASC amid COVID-19 surge | What will ASC competition look like in 5 years? | 3 biggest ASC trends

August 9, 2021

• Spine center chain pays $5.1M billing fraud settlement | CMS' proposed pay updates won't stunt ASC TJR growth | 12 most-recruited physician specialties | 10 GIs to know | Future of ASC payer market hinges on 'political fallout' | 9 federal gov. updates

August 7, 2021

• ASC sues hospitals over 'anticompetitive' acquisition | 8 best, worst states for healthcare | CMS aims to redefine 'physician-owned distributor' | Orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to fraud

August 6, 2021

• Will ASCs halt surgeries as COVID-19 surges? | 10 ASC acquisitions | La. orthopedic hospital stops surgery, diverts staff COVID-19 efforts | North Carolina GI group mandates staff COVID vaccine | Physicians' worst online behavior

August 5, 2021

• Thousands of physicians join big 3 ASC cos | $16M ASC opened by Ascension Saint Thomas | ASC sells majority stake to NY system | Worst states for healthcare over 4 years | 4 ways ASCs face competition from hospitals | 8 anesthesiologist pay stats

August 4, 2021

• What's going right, wrong for ASCs: 10 notes | Texas hospitals divert staff amid COVID-19 surge | ASC owners are retiring early; what's next? | Most inappropriate worklpalce physician behavior | Gastro Health adds Va. practice

August 3, 2021

• What's worrying ASC execs? | Physician sues hospital over pay discrepancy | 8 worst states for healthcare | 21 new ASCs | Orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to workers' comp fraud | Orthopedic surgeon, GI pay stats

August 2, 2021

• ASC sues to stop 'anticompetitive' hospital acquisition | 8 best states for healthcare | Most common bad workplace behaviors from physicians | Cleveland Clinic inks $52.5M deal for 2 MOBs, ASC | ASC execs: 10 key reads

July 31, 2021

• Worst investments for 7 physicians | Woman shot, killed at spine office | US News: 50 best GI hospitals | 440 ASC surgeries may get pay bump | ASC loses bid to recover $5.6M from Cigna | ASCA CEO: Restoring the inpatient-only list is good for ASCs

July 30, 2021

• CMS wants to redefine PODs | Who gets Walmart, CVS and Amazon specialist referrals? | Tech changing the ASC industry | POHs: 8 notes on 2021 & beyond | Fallout of the CMS 2022 pay proposal for ASCs | $8M ASC sold

July 29, 2021

• 440 surgeries in ASCs may get extra CMS pay bump | Physician surrenders license after soliciting kickbacks | Nurse salary: 5 stats | Stryker CEO sees more demand for robots in the ASC | Will ASCs mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff?

July 28, 2021

• ASC loses bid to recover $5.6M from Cigna | Fla. ASC restricts visitors due to COVID-19 | CDC recommends vaccinated wear masks indoors | 6 AmSurg updates | 20 best hospitals for orthopedics: US News

July 27, 2021

• Woman dies after shooting at Fla. spine office | Elective surgeries delayed at Fla., La. hospitals as COVID-19 surges | 10 GIs to know | Top 5 reasons physician finances worsened in 2020 | The future of the ASC payer market

July 26, 2021

• Why restoring the IPO list is good for ASCs | The worst investments for 7 physicians | How the payer market could change in the next 5 years | Orthopedic surgical hospital wins approval | 7 OptumHealth updates | $6.1M real estate deal for La. ASC

July 24, 2021

• All 258 procedures CMS might scrap from ASCs | 5 highest paid CEOs of ASC, practice chains | Cleveland Clinic hospital to close ASC | Former basketball star alleges misdiagnoses | 6 anesthesia industry updates

July 23, 2021

• ASC requires patients to get COVID-19 vaccine | $3.5M kickback scheme allegedly involved 3 spine physicians | Best, worst places for retirement & more | USPI added 1,100 physicians in 2021 so far | CMS aims to close health equity gaps in ASCs

July 22, 2021

• Ohio hospital to close ASC | Will exec order spark ASC acquisitions or more independence? | 10 ASC admins to know | US Orthopaedics inks 3rd partnership in a month | 4 new JV ASCs | How an ASC's leadership model drives outcomes

July 21, 2021

• All 258 procedures CMS may cut from ASCs | 'It's an obvious step backwards': ASC execs pan CMS' proposed rule | HCA outpatient surgeries up 52.5% | 298 orthopedic procedures may return to CMS' IPO list | 9 supply notes | 5 keys to ASC leadership success

July 20, 2021

• CMS may stop paying for 258 procedures in ASCs, reinstate the inpatient only list | Physician resolves allegations of selling ASC, practice above FMV | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know | Outpatient orthopedics: 8 updates | 5 PE-orthopedic practice deals

July 19, 2021

• 5 highest-paid CEOs of ASC, practice chains | Top 15 nonmedical side gigs for physicians | Physician groups under pressure: 31 closures | USPI, AmSurg & more by the numbers | Should payers have ASC steerage programs?

July 17, 2021

• CMS proposes physician pay cuts | 8 details on ending noncompetes | Gastro Health vs. GI Alliance vs. PE GI Solutions: 7 notes | 5 numbers making ASC execs nervous | Will Biden’s crusade for competition stifle ASC-hospital JVs?

July 16, 2021

• 12 physicians exit NH hospital | OptumCare adds 5,000+ physicians, clinicians | 4 bold ASC industry predictions | DaVita, former CEO charged with collusion | 17 hospitals opening ASCs | HCA plans $50M endocrine surgery center

July 15, 2021

• Will Biden's crusade for competition hinder ASC-hospital JVs? | OptumHealth now serves 99M patients | CMS aims to end coinsurance when CRC screenings become diagnostic | Pay for top 15 recruited specialties | $8.5M refinance for NJ ASC

July 14, 2021

• Stark's group practice structure clarified: 4 details | CMS may cut 2022 physician pay | 31 new JV ASCs | 13 best states for access to capital | Outlook on outpatient TJR | PE-backed GI groups: 6 updates | Mich. scraps CRNA supervision requirement

July 13, 2021

• Ending noncompetes: 8 more details | 5 numbers making ASC execs nervous | What 8 ASC execs learned in the past year | Lowest-earning specialties over 4 yrs | 10 GIs to know | Average resident salary | $5M Fla. ASC planned

July 12, 2021

• ASC cash-pay price structure varies widely | Gastro Health vs. GI Alliance vs. PE GI Solutions: 7 notes | ASC independence has 'seen its better days' | 5 states with highest % of physicians over 60 years | 10 ASC admins to know

July 10, 2021

• Ohio system pays $21M to settle kickback allegations | Gastro Health partners with 17 GIs | Spine surgeon to open ASC | What ASCs should know about CMS’ new proposal | Ascension’s $16M ASC

July 9, 2021

• Biden scrutinizes hospital mergers with exec order | How important is independence to ASCs? | Gastro Health secures $90M investment | Physician gets 17 years in prison for role in kickback scheme | Cardiology's ASC boom: 9 notes

July 8, 2021

• Biden to crack down on noncompetes | Spine group plans 5 clinics in Walmart stores | 31 ASC acquisitions | ASCs, hospitals pay millions for illegal referrals | GI pay: 15 stats | CMS won't delay prior auths for cervical fusion in HOPDs

July 7, 2021

• Surgeon's $9M win against Texas ASC overturned | Aetna now requires preapproval for cataract surgeries | 3 biggest threats to ASCs | 2,600+ records improperly tossed out at Ga. ASC | Ascension Saint Thomas opening $16M ASC

July 6, 2021

• Where ASC referral networks are headed | What the CMS surprise-billing proposal means for ASCs | 3 biggest ASC misconceptions | PA pay hits $126K: 21 notes | Dr. Frank Phillips: Surgical tech carving a future in spine

July 5, 2021

• Physician kickbacks for referrals lawsuit settles for $21M | Gastro Health partners with 17 GIs who left hospital | ASC cos: 15 Q2 notes | How an ASC exec 'dramatically increased team morale' | What ASCs need to know before adding service lines

July 3, 2021

• 9 physician billionaires | What are the best, worst states to practice? | 10 big challenges for ASCs | 14 states with highest physician pay | 7 Stark Law updates

July 2, 2021

• 29 new ASCs | 'Domination by hospital systems' the biggest threat to ASCs | How 4 ASCs recruit, retain physicians | ASC exec playbook 2021: 10 big ideas | 32 TJR ASC physicians | 21 stats on PA pay

July 1, 2021

• 70% of physicians are now employed | ASC, practice fraud whistleblowers got $107K-$1M+ in the last 2 years | What makes Minn. one of the best states to practice | 10 payer updates | No. of ASCs for all 50 states | Who leads the 5 biggest ASC cos?

June 30, 2021

• Site-neutral payments: Supreme Court weighs in | New ASCs in the 5 best states for physicians | Top 10 states for RN, CRNA, PA pay | Hospital noncompliance with CMS price transparency: Key notes for ASCs | 26 ASCs hiring execs

June 29, 2021

• $3.4M kickback settlement for Orlando ASC, SCA | 29,800 physicians exited private practice for insurers, corporations | 10 TJR ASC physicians to know | How ASCs compete with deep-pocketed hospitals | 9.4% Q1 jump in physician group revenue per physician

June 28, 2021

• Ky. surgeons leave hospital to open ASC | Which physician groups will have power in the future? | 10 states with lowest RN, CRNA, PA pay | What ASC price transparency should look like | 92 GIs to know | New ASCs in the 5 worst states for physicians

June 26, 2021

• 10 largest ASC chains | Physicians' bad investments, financial losses | The avoidable ASC-killer to know | Why 150+ physicians left hospital contracts | 5 worst states for physicians to practice

June 25, 2021

• Physicians' objections to system execs grows with 'no confidence' votes | ASC direct-to-employer contracting: 4 thoughts | How Ariz. became an ASC powerhouse | 70 great ASC administrators | Florida's ASC surge: 11 new ASCs

June 24, 2021

• 10 states that lost ASCs | 'ASCs could fail with inflation taking hold,' exec says | $154M ASC coming to Ohio hospital | Texas ENT group pays $750K to settle 'upcoding' allegations | RN vs. CRNA vs. PA pay: 6 notes | CMS changes in 2021

June 23, 2021

• The ASC-hospital power shift: Who will win? | PE + VC: 10 observations | Whistleblower alleges firing over ASC billing fraud | $10M deals: 6 with ASCs | An ASC payer strategist's 3 key priorities | ASC says BCBSIL terminated contract without warning

June 22, 2021

• 10 largest ASC chains | What ASCs can expect from CMS for 2022 | Surgery Partners vs. SurgCenter Development vs. HCA: 10 notes | 530+ ASCs with TJR | 5 new JV ASCs | Johns Hopkins ASC nurse manager: 'take the leap' when adding service lines

June 21, 2021

• Why 150+ physicians exited hospital contracts | 10 major closures & sales | 5 more internal threats to ASCs | 5 specialties with the most physicians at $5M+ net worth | 5 issues GI execs obsess over

June 19, 2021

• Surgeon sues to break system's 'monopoly' on physicians | OIG opinions for ASCs | Illinois ASC says BCBSIL abruptly ended contract | 104 new ASCs by state | 5 stats on GI net worth | Inside physicians' bad investments

June 18, 2021

• $17M orthopedic ASC breaks ground | What ASC execs are skeptical of right now | Pain physician's license suspended amid patient death investigations | 10 GIs to know | Tenet unloads 5 Fla. hospitals, keeps ASCs

June 17, 2021

• The avoidable ASC-killer eroding centers | Closed orthopedic practice reopens | Rothman ditches bundles, has no regrets | Top 5 ASC accreditation mistakes | 11 ASC exec accomplishments | Anesthesia group bankrupt after hospital contract lapses

June 16, 2021

• Internal threats ASC execs should watch for | $32.5M Va. MOB, ASC sold | United's plan to drive more surgeries to ASCs | 15 hospitals opening ASCs | Feds crack down on pain procedure billing fraud | Orthopedic ASC saves $15M with prospective bundles

June 15, 2021

• Whistleblower alleges firing for pointing out ASC billing fraud | Surgeon sues to break up IU Health's 'monopoly' on physicians | 104 new ASCs, by state | The rise of the orthopedic supergroup | An ASC created 2 robotic programs amid COVID-19

June 14, 2021

• Ill. ASC, clinic says BCBSIL terminated contract without warning | OIG opinions ASCs need to know | What takes for ASCs to thrive in 2021 | 10 ASC execs to know | $125M expansion: Ariz. group begins 2nd ASC

June 12, 2021

• Physician income, bonus: 7 Stark Law updates | How SCA, USPI, AmSurg compare | Optum in the last 90 days | Why are insurers denying payments? | 10 ways physicians earn more

June 11, 2021

• Bad investments physicians made last year | 10 states with most ASCs per capita | 48 systems opening ASCs | 3 orthopedic, pain groups resolve alleged billing fraud for $1M | GI pay drops to $406,000 | How 1 ASC focuses on growth in a small community

June 10, 2021

• The new reasons insurers are denying payments | Restructuring an ASC post-COVID | 3 federal cases against physicians, practices | 20 exec moves | Best states for physicians over 5 years | Diversifying ASC supply chain

June 9, 2021

• USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA: 10 notes | Practice penalized after YouTube-trained nurses performed neurostimulator procedures | Oregon ASC 'rose to the occasion' when caseload soared | 10 TJR surgeons in ASCs to know | AdventHealth opens $16.3M ASC

June 8, 2021

• Profit sharing, productivity bonuses for physicians: 7 Stark Law updates | 2-ASC orthopedic group, Florida Blue ink VBC contract | 10 physician income stats | Resilient, adaptable, cohesive: 10 ASC execs on their teams | CMS, HHS & more: 6 notes

June 7, 2021

• Are ASCs becoming less physician-friendly? | Optum's past 90 days | ASCs to see 25% volume growth '19-'29 | Medline lands $30B PE investment | Mich. system breaks ground on $25M ASC | 9 JV ASCs with 3+ partners

June 5, 2021

• 31 new ASCs | Eye ASC halts cases 30 days after staff resignations | Optum building $7M ASC, MOB | 7 financial opportunities for ASCs | Surgery trends for GIs | What reimbursement issues are costing ASCs the most?

June 4, 2021

• 2 ASC chains reveal health system team-ups in 1 week | Where is outpatient cardio taking off | Top 10 ways physicians earn 2nd income | Surgeon accuses 2 spine device cos of patent infringement | 10 ASCs hiring nurses, techs | USPI in the 1st half of 2021

June 3, 2021

• Optum building $7M Ind. MOB, ASC | ASC outlook from 12 execs | Labor shortage a 'national economic crisis': 5 details | What COVID-19 revealed about GI | 'The death knell for inpatient spine' & other forecasts | 10 states with the highest tax burden

June 2, 2021

• Eye ASC halts cases for 30 days after staff resignations | USPI, AdventHealth form JV | 31 new ASCs | 10 cardio updates for ASCs | 3 biggest issues in GI | Reimbursement hurdles can't stop this ASC's growth

June 1, 2021

• Tenn. law ups ASC fees 1,900% | Medical office temporarily closed after windows shattered in crime spree | Surgery Partners teams with Calif. health system | What reimbursement issues are costing ASCs the most? | Neb. hospital buys ASC

May 29, 2021

• 10 issues ASC execs are obsessing over | 23-clinic pain practice closes without explanation | Orthopedic surgeons fight back on breach of contract claims | Who's opening ASCs in 2021? | Tower Health's med group to lose physicians in shakeup

May 28, 2021

• 5 worst states for physicians to practice | Many ASCs on track for 10%+ revenue growth over 2019 | $15M-$100M ASC projects: 5 to know | MOB, ASC of Twin Cities Orthopedics sold for $52M | Trends shaping orthopedic surgery post-pandemic

May 27, 2021

• Health systems pay $15K-$20K sign-on bonuses for nurses: Can ASCs keep up? | 10 ASC execs to know | Who's opening JV ASCs? | Former SCA exec named Pinnacle GI Partners CEO | Pain physician, practice to resolve fraud claims for $500K

May 26, 2021

• 2 Ariz. ASC chains plan big national growth | Medical assistant sentenced for stealing $11K from physician practice | Physician pay in 10 best states to practice | 5 ways ASCs are struggling today | Fla. court orders ASC to show patient billing records

May 25, 2021

• Top 10 states for physician practices | Laser Spine Institute founder says lawyers caused $400M losses | Orthopedic surgeons critical of health system's supplier switch | AdventHealth invests $256M in ASC | 4 opportunities for post-COVID ASC growth

May 24, 2021

• Neurosurgeon gets 15 months in prison for accepting kickbacks | SCA JV ASC breaks ground | Orthopedic surgeons countersue Adena in contract dispute | Meet the Florida ASC exec who 'exceeds all expectations'

May 22, 2021

• Who's opening ASCs in 2021? | Orthopedic surgeons fight back on breach of contract claims | $125M, 20-ASC expansion plans for Comprehensive Surgical Care | Gastro Health sold | 10 issues ASC execs are obsessing over

May 21, 2021

• Allina moves orthopedics from HOPD to ASCs | Tech company buys 700-physician network | 7 new JV ASCs | Pain clinic manager charged with drug trafficking | Leapfrog digs deeper into ASCs | Surgery Partners inks supply chain deal

May 20, 2021

• ASC chain plans $125M, 20-center expansion | Gastro Health sold | ASCs execs see independent physician pool shrink, eye growth anyway | 530+ ASCs with TJR | 5 physicians opening ASCs

May 19, 2021

• Physicians, CaroMont resolve noncompete clause dispute | ASCA elects board members | SCA seeks dismissal of DOJ's 'no poach' case | $100M ASC, MOB plans near completion | 100 MIS orthopedic products to know

May 18, 2021

• Orthopedic surgeons fight back against breach of contract claims | 4 new cardiology ASCs | ASC quality reporting deadline extended | $3M Vt. ASC proposed | The biggest opportunities in spine | 10 lowest paying states for PAs

May 17, 2021

• Calif. pain clinic chain abruptly closes | Oak Orthopedics building $15M MOB, ASC | 10 administrators to know | ASCs still shorthanded | Do self-employed or employed GIs earn more? | When orthopedists think income will hit 2019 levels again

May 15, 2021

• ASC fees by would shoot up 1900% under Tenn. CON revision | 10 issues ASC execs are obsessing over | POH says former CFO, COO stole millions | 3 hospitals to pay $20.9M after alleged kickbacks to physician groups | Who's behind ASC opposition?

May 14, 2021

• Texas hospitals pay $20.9M after alleged kickbacks to physician groups | Who's opening ASCs in 2021? | Employment issues keeping patients out of ASCs | 10 GIs to know | Healthgrades' 100 best hospitals for orthopedics

May 13, 2021

• 10 issues ASC execs are obsessing over | Judge recommends denying disputed Ala. ASC | Orthopedics is no longer the highest-paid specialty | 10 top-paying states for PAs | HDHP are changing patient behavior, ASC execs say

May 12, 2021

• ASC fees would rocket 1900% under Tenn. CON revision | Amazon vs. Walmart in healthcare: Who's winning & what it means for ASCs | 17 hospitals with new ASCs | ASCs get creative amid M&A | 200 Pa. physicians unite | 93% of new physicians worry about income

May 11, 2021

• Physicians to exit Tower Health in medical group shakeup | What ASC execs expect from CMS, payers next | $35M Ark. GI facility finalized | How bundled payments are changing the market | Ill. ASC begins endoscopic spine surgery

May 10, 2021

• Who's behind opposition to proposed ASCs? | 15 largest US medical groups | ASC chains off to booming start | Physician dinged for employee OT policy | CDC changes info on COVID-19 spread | 4 mistakes to avoid with bundled payments

May 8, 2021

• JV ASC OK'd by HHS after kickback concerns | Adena sues 3 orthopedic surgeons, alleges contract breach | Neurosurgeon to pay $4.4M to resolve kickback allegations | Hospital sues GIs attempting to exit contracts | 31 new ASCs

May 7, 2021

• Kan. POH accuses former CFO, COO of stealing millions | $23M settlement in abuse suit against GI | Implant reimbursement vs. ASCs: 5 notes | OrthoIllinois ASC denied by review board | Neurosurgical group, hospital to pay $10M for alleged improper billing

May 6, 2021

• The OIG's ASC JV opinion: 10 deep-dive details | Independent physicians dip below 50% | $9.7M NJ ASC opens | 10 highest-paying states for RNs | The new staffing issue for growing ASCs | Neurosurgeon dies in plane crash

May 5, 2021

• ASCs + payers: New BFFs? | 4 ASC acquisitions | Rothman surgeons: VBC, hospitals vs. ASCs & more | 3-group cardiology JV forms in SC | 6 proposed pieces of legislation that could affect ASCs

May 4, 2021

• Neurosurgeon to pay $4.4M to resolve kickback allegations | 31 new ASCs | Implant costs a 'race to the bottom' with ASCs, exec says | 10 ENTs to know | 3 factors behind recent medical practice closures | Wis. city's ASC zoning laws challenged

May 3, 2021

• JV ASC ok'ed by HHS after kickback concerns | Why a SC hospital is appealing a $12.5M ASC | Former physician guilty of murder in 5 patient opioid deaths | 5 ways GIs will be affected post-pandemic | $80M deal for USPI's urgent care platform closed

May 1, 2021

• Employers, fed up with insurance companies, turn to ASCs | 3 orthopedic surgeons sued over alleged contract breach | 10 key reads for ASC execs | 5 specialties earning highest bonuses | $62M NH ASC opens

April 30, 2021

• Physician sues to halt $5.9M refund to feds in overpayment case | Mass General $400M ASC expansion faces opposition | Hospitals will continue to lose orthopedic cases to ASCs | CMS may repeal hospitals price-posting requirement

April 29, 2021

• 3 orthopedic surgeons sued over alleged contract breach | The next surgeries coming to ASCs | Top 10 states for total knee growth in 2020 | USPI names new exec | US lifts pause on J&J vaccine | 10 GIs to know

April 28, 2021

• How 3 ASCs take on prior auths | 10 numbers showing SCA's strength | What cardio surgeries are moving to ASCs? | Why more spine surgeons want to invest in ASCs | Biden's $1.8T spending plan: 5 healthcare notes

April 27, 2021

• Employers, fed up with insurers, turn to ASCs | 10 top-paying metropolitan areas for physicians | Why more spine surgeons aim to invest in ASCs | 5 big payer problems for ASCs | HCA's plans for more ASCs

April 26, 2021

• $62M ASC opens in NH | 5 billion-dollar healthcare deals | Fla. orthopedic microhospital planned | 5 specialties with top bonuses | 3 ASCs part of $1.9B Mass General expansion | Texas eye center begins accepting bitcoins | 8 cardio ASC updates

April 24, 2021

• 100+ NJ orthopedic surgeons form supergroup | 10 big challenges for ASCs | 10 big challenges for ASCs | OptumCare is changing physician pay | Kaiser in 2021: 5 ASC moves

April 23, 2021

• OptumCare is changing physician pay | 10 states with the fewest employed physicians | How value-based care is changing in spine | 10 ASC execs to know | USPI added 530 physicians in Q1 | COVID-19 booster shots likely needed & 5 more updates

April 22, 2021

• 10 challenges ahead for ASCs | $229K spine surgery bill under review by Colo. Supreme Court | 8 new JV ASCs | USPI by the numbers | ENT salary dips 8%

April 21, 2021

• Kaiser in 2021: 5 ASC moves | Police search Mich. physician's practice | Orthopedic practice opens $33M facility | USPI's Q1 case volume down 6.5% from 2019 | 10 ENTs to know | 5 supply chain updates for ASCs

April 20, 2021

• 10 states with the most employed physicians | Anesthesiologist among 2 dead in Tesla crash | UVA Health buys ASC | $20M ASC opened by Mont. hospital | 14 expensive orthopedic projects | Surgery Partners projects $505M Q1 revenue

April 19, 2021

• Why Walmart's 1st health clinic med director left for private practice | Prior auths to slap more hurdles on orthopedics: providers | ASC growth in NC | GI pay: 6 notes | Optum on track to exceed physician hiring goal

April 17, 2021

• Hospitals aren't rushing to buy ASCs | NY BCBS policy change drives surgery to ASCs | CEO pay for large spine, orthopedic companies | Kaiser building $25M facility with ASC | 4 ASC closures in 2021

April 16, 2021

• The most expensive ASC projects so far in 2021 | Orthopedic surgeon pay flat in 2020 | 180 ASCs with spine surgery | Why 9 of 15 Newsweek top ASCs of 2021 are in California | 2% Medicare pay cut for physicians delayed until 2022

April 15, 2021

• NY BCBS policy change drives surgery to ASCs | Virginia Surgery Associates sells to health system | Pain clinic owner gets 9 years in prison for fraud scheme | Optum's Q1 revenue up 10.8% | 2021 estimated CRC deaths, by state

April 14, 2021

• Hospital sues GIs attempting to exit contracts | 4 ASC closures in 2021 | OrthoIllinois withdraws proposal for Wis. ASC | Capital Digestive Care partners with Va. group | Fla. surgeon performs disc replacement on wrong area of patient's spine

April 13, 2021

• Hospitals aren't rushing to buy ASCs | 7 reimbursement updates, insights | 10 GIs to know | NY hospital moves forward with $1B ASC development, campus renovation | HCA Healthcare ASC breaks ground in Texas

April 12, 2021

• Kaiser building $25M MOB, ASC | Ophthalmologist lands $100K investment on 'Shark Tank' | How will Biden's $1.9T plan affect ASCs? | Physician noncompete clauses: 4 notes | 13-physician orthopedic practice sells to Bon Secours | 6 GI updates

April 10, 2021

• Physician, family shot | Ohio woman granted $10.3M verdict after botched colon surgery | Anesthesia group claims UnitedHealthcare shut them out of Optum ASCs | 12 things to know about ASCs | The biggest threats in GI

April 9, 2021

• Elective surgeries postponed at Mich. hospitals | ValueHealth developing Fla. ASC | Physician accused of pocketing nearly $300K in COVID-19 relief funds | 11 states projected have the most new CRC cases in 2021 | What hospitals can learn from ASCs

April 8, 2021

• Maine rejects $14M ASC | Physician, family killed in SC home | Will Biden, Congress be friendly to ASCs and physician ownership? | 10 ASC administrators to know | 100 MIS orthopedic products | 100+ NJ orthopedic surgeons form supergroup

April 7, 2021

• 9 physician billionaires in the US | Lawsuit against Medtronic over spine devices revived | 'Double-edged sword': 6 ASC leaders on PE | 7 ASC moves in Arizona | 2 ASC execs on supply chain strategy in 2021

April 6, 2021

• Physician files for bankruptcy, alleges employee stole $100K+ | 10 lowest-paying states for physicians | 8 hospitals with new ASCs | 10 ENTs to know | The biggest threats to GI | 7 ASC moves in North Carolina | Fla. cardiology group adds ASC

April 5, 2021

• 14 top-paying states for physicians | Will the pandemic spark more ASC sales? | 12 notes on the ASC industry | Biden's $1.9T plan could help lighten COVID-19 backlogs | 3 ways PE firms, ASCs could clash | COVID-19 deaths drop, but new cases climb

April 3, 2021

• Physician group sues system for $50M over lost privileges | ASCs return to growth | Feds eye $147M paid to ASC owner for uninsured COVID-19 patient treatment | El Paso physicians sell ASC real estate for $9.5M | 15 new ASCs

April 2, 2021

• Anesthesia group claims UnitedHealthcare shut them out of Optum ASCs | Physician Partners of America investigated for possible fraud | Which spine surgeries are migrating to the ASC? | 'Antidote to private equity': ASCs choose affiliation over acquisition

April 1, 2021

• Cardiology group sues for $50M over lost hospital privileges | 15 new ASCs in March | CEO predicts Biden's $1.9T plan will help ASCs | 10 ASC administrators to know | ENT recruitment: 2 insights | ASC OK'ed in NC city where Amazon is driving pop growth

March 31, 2021

• ASCs return to growth | Top 5 largest ASC chains | DJO's push into the ASC market | NC ASC's joint program grew 40% in 2020 | Are bundled payments good or bad for ASCs? | The ENT disorders worrying physicians the most

March 30, 2021

• Feds eye $147M paid to ASC, clinic owner for uninsured COVID-19 patient treatment | Fla. variant cases double in 2 days | Did COVID-19 change ASC-hospital relationships? | Amazon, Elon Musk & more: 5 updates for ASC execs | 10 ENTs to know

March 29, 2021

• 26 physicians to lose their jobs when medical group closes | How COVID-19 changed vendor-ASC relationships | Surgical Care Affiliates: 10 notes | 11 ASCs hiring directors | 10 GIs to know | States ranked by % of COVID-19 vaccines administered

March 27, 2021

• Physician sues hospital, alleges wrongful termination |  SurgCenter Development principals invest in Mesoblast | How shift in thinking, investment amid pandemic is paying off for Mo. ASC | Supplies ASCs are having trouble acquiring

March 26, 2021

• $74M MOB, ASC sold | The smartest thing 7 ASC execs did last year | 15 medical group closures, sales in Q1 | How ASCs are preparing for spike in CMS approvals | 5 largest insurance cos | What's happening with the 2% Medicare pay cut

March 25, 2021

• 26 physicians to lose their jobs when medical group closes | How COVID-19 changed vendor-ASC relationships | Surgical Care Affiliates: 10 notes | 11 ASCs hiring directors | 10 GIs to know | States ranked by % of COVID-19 vaccines administered

March 24, 2021

• Surgeon, state legislator faces complaints over Zoom sessions from OR | How to think about ASC valuation, EBITDA after the pandemic | Q1 ASC activity by state | Spinal fusion 'picking up steam' at ASCs | Surgery Partners in 2021: 10 notes

March 23, 2021

• Physician pays $188K to scammers posing as Justice Department | USPI in 2021: 10 notes | 7 outpatient spine developments | What a Ga. ASC did when a hospital bought its most productive practice | 2 more surgeons sentenced for roles in $40M kickback scheme

March 22, 2021

• Former ASC surgeon surrenders medical license | AmSurg in 2021: 10 things to know | Mich. physician, practice pay $2M to settle billing fraud allegations | 12 ASCs moving into retail spaces | 10 ENTs to know | Tenn. hospital 6 weeks behind on paychecks

March 20, 2021

• Physician sues med group, claims improper firing | Bundled payments: Good business for ASCs or a race to the bottom? | 10 factors to make or break ASCs | Woman posing as surgeon arrested at surgery center | 10 most common ASC procedures

March 19, 2021

• 4 physicians suing former employers | Texas surgeon gets 7 years in prison for role in $40M kickback scheme | ASC being built in Ill. mall | Mich. may be the next COVID-19 hotspot | 3 ways spine surgery in ASCs will evolve in the next 3 years

March 18, 2021

• ASC finances in 2021: 6 notes | $75M clinic, ASC breaks ground in Wash. | 10 most common procedures in ASCs | 226 new ASCs opened in 2019 | Amazon expanding telemedicine | 10-yr breakdown of 5 big ASC cos

March 17, 2021

• Physician sues medical group, claims improper firing | Neurosurgeon's license restricted over unnecessary spine surgery allegations | UH, ValueHealth plan orthopedic ASC | Ark. POH expands | COVID-19 hot spots threaten to reemerge in Midwest, Northeast

March 16, 2021

• Bundled payments in ASCs: Good business or a race to the bottom? | MedPAC to Congress: Eliminate ASC pay update for 2022 | $69M ASC coming to Pa. | 4 new JV ASCs | Dr. Barbara Bergin: Outlook on orthopedics in ASCs

March 15, 2021

• Physician sues med group, alleges illegal payment for referrals | The best GI ASCs in the US: Newsweek | 10 orthopedic surgeons to know | Outlook on PE investment in ENT | UC Davis Health building ASC

March 13, 2021

• ASC closed by NC hospital | What will make or break an ASC in the next 2 years? | The best ASCs in 25 states | The biggest threat to physician ownership | 12 hospitals opening ASCs

March 12, 2021

• Is the future bright or dark for solo ASCs? | Woman posing as surgeon arrested at Fla. surgery center | 3-level lumbar fusion at Virginia ASC | Biden to states: Open vaccines to all adults by May | Physician employment plans changing amid COVID-19

March 11, 2021

• 12 hospitals opening ASCs | Former employee files complaint against SCA, USPI, alleging collusion | Tenn. orthopedic group files for bankruptcy | Leapfrog changes ASC survey | 10 GI leaders to know | How 2 ASC execs approach physician recruitment

March 10, 2021

• What will make or break ASCs in the next 2 years? | Surgery Partners 2020 revenue hits $1.9B | USPI's 2-year growth trajectory | 525 ASCs with total joints | MOB sells for $14.3M | Ophthalmologist salary in 5 big cities | 3 ASC execs on tech adoption

March 9, 2021

• NC hospital closes ASC | Optum has 5.4% of US physicians | The biggest threat to physician ownership | Cardiologist admits unlawfully prescribing 8,600 pills | Medicare pay up for 10 most common ASC procedures | 10 ENTs to know

March 8, 2021

• The best ASCs in 25 states | 525 ASCs with total joints | Medicare ASC spending dropped 90% last April & 4 more notes | ENT coding updates | Cyberattack targets OrthoVirginia | Md. pill mill owner indicted | Senate passes $1.9T relief bill

March 5, 2021

• 5 ASC cos with the most centers | 2 physicians charged in NY crackdown on patient overdose deaths | Mont. hospital to open $20M ASC | 4 ASC acquisitions | GI Alliance partners with Austin Gastroenterology

March 4, 2021

• 15 best ASCs: Newsweek | Texas system to indefinitely suspend ASC procedures | Regent lands investment, becomes Ascension's ASC partner | Physician pays $215,228 to settle kickback allegations | PE firm buys 2 Miss. practices

March 3, 2021

• Optum to add 715-physician group | Physician gets 5 years in prison | How 4 ASCs make services more accessible | One GI closes 2nd acquisition in 4 days | Houston physician, 3 others charged with billing fraud

March 2, 2021

• 2 shot at Texas medical office | 13 new ASCs | Surgeon investigated for attending Zoom traffic trial from OR | COVID-19 one year later: Where 3 ASCs stand | Physicians Endoscopy rebrands | Pa. health system opens ASC

March 1, 2021

• Texas surgeon gets 10 years in prison for fraud | One GI expands into Ohio | Physicians leave NC hospital after pay cuts | 4 ASC co key notes | 3 outpatient spine developments | GI salary in 5 major US cities

Feb. 27, 2021

• CMS, payers drive surgery to ASCs | Gastro Health may be for sale | Employed vs. independent orthopedic surgeon pay | Will more payers buy ASCs? | 45 physician practice sales | Physician pay under Stark Law's final rule: 4 takeaways

Feb. 26, 2021

• Payers are pushing surgeries to ASCs: Report | Was the pandemic good or bad for ASC physician recruitment? | 2 physicians indicted in opioid scheme linked to 6 overdose deaths | SCA, Allina plan Minn. ASC | Cardiologist pay in 5 big cities

Feb. 25, 2021

• 4 practices to close in same town | Physician pay under Stark Law's final rule: 4 details | 23 ASCs adding robotics | Biden heads for healthcare become clear | Tiger Woods recovering after surgery | 6 interesting ASC deals

Feb. 24, 2021

• Physician stabbed on the job | Dr. Michael Ast: 3 ways orthopedics, ASCs will change | 6 ASC real estate deals | 100 MIS orthopedic products to know | Employed vs. independent orthopedic surgeon pay in 5 big cities

Feb. 23, 2021

• The state of ASCs in California | 45 physician practice sales in January | Elective surgeries return to more NY facilities | How 3 ASC cos envision 2021 | 11 ASC industry notes | Thousands of physicians can't get into residency programs

Feb. 22, 2021

• Physician charged in patient's overdose death | CHS doubles down on ASC growth | $23.6M: OrthoArizona sells MOB, ASC | Orthopedic companies vie for ASC business | 2 Calif. eye centers suffer data breaches

Feb. 19, 2021

• Biden picks CMS chief | How competition for ASCs is changing | 9 physicians sue hospital over lost privileges | Illinois ASC testing off-site sterilization program | Ophthalmologist earnings by experience | Wis. orthopedic ASC opens

Feb. 18, 2021

• 6 ASC, practice closures | Orthopedic surgeon pay hits $500K | US Digestive Health partners with 4 Pa. practices | Vaccines could be available to the public by July | 11 ASC job openings 

Feb. 17, 2021

• Will more payers buy ASCs? | 11 cities where physician pay is up | Outpatient Spine + ASC ownership: 9 notes | Pa. physician indicted for illegal painkiller prescriptions | 10 ENT physicians to know | US buys 200M more COVID-19 vaccine doses 

Feb. 16, 2021

• Amazon in healthcare: 7 notes for ASCs, physicians | $25M Fla. outpatient facility breaks ground | 100 MIS orthopedic products to know | Who's interested in buying Gastro Health? | Winter weather affects more ASCs | 3 new JV ASCs 

Feb. 15, 2021

• Orthopedic practice closing after hospital drops service agreement | OhioHealth buys ASC | Physician pay for 10 ASC specialties | 'Dr. Death' patient dies years after botched spine surgery | Severe weather in South puts ASC surgeries on hold

Feb. 12, 2021

• USPI, HCA, Surgery Partners: Which fared the best in 2020? | Fully vaccinated people can skip quarantine, CDC says | Wash. hospital to build $70M ASC | Top 5 health insurance plans | Physician recruiting in 2020: 7 ASC exec insights

Feb. 11, 2021

• Is the payer outlook bright or dark for ASCs? | 5 hospitals, systems with new ASCs | What 10 cities charge for 5 common ASC procedures | How USPI's integration of 45 SurgCenter Development ASCs is going | 5 COVID-19 vaccine updates

Feb. 10, 2021

• How 2 health systems view ASCs today | 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Minn. clinic | USPI's Q4 revenue up 2.7%: 8 details | Conn. ASCs sell majority stakes to SCA | 3 things keeping an ASC exec up at night | Gastro Health could be for sale

Feb. 9, 2021

• The state of ASCs in Texas | 16 physicians exit NC health system | 6 colonoscopy updates | Ohio physician gets 2 years in prison for role in opioid scheme | Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals | Cardiology procedure charges in 10 cities

Feb. 8, 2021

• OrthoIllinois ASC proposal challenged by Wis. system | 20 healthiest, unhealthiest US cities | What kills workplace culture in ASCs | Biden hasn't picked a new CMS head, but ASC leaders have a wishlist for the agency | 10 ENT physician leaders

Feb. 5, 2021

• Pain clinic moratorium issued in Md. city | Who will win the Super Bowl? 17 ASC exec picks | ASC chain faces class-action lawsuit alleging collusion | 6 ASC acquisitions | 10 GIs to know | Ark. hospital to open $8.7M surgery center

Feb. 4, 2021

• NY ASCs set aside competition amid pandemic | La. hospital to open $12M outpatient surgery center | States with the most new ASCs | Spinal fusions + ASCs: 8 notes | Tenet must pay whistleblowing cardiologists $10M | 113 drug shortages

Feb. 3, 2021

• SC physicians won't challenge hospital's ASC | Kaiser would need 4 years to vaccinate Calif. patients at current supply rate | National Medical gets PE investment | Physician charged with unprofessional conduct after patient dies | Nev. MOB sells at $18M+

Feb. 2, 2021

• Fla. pain clinics to pay $1.6M+ anti-kickback settlement | HCA outpatient surgeries dropped 12.6% last year | How 2 independent practices thrive amid consolidation | Wash. physician charged with unprofessional conduct after patient dies

Feb. 1, 2021

• 8 new ASCs | GI sentenced in fraud scheme 'motivated by greed' | Thousands of physicians joined 3 big ASC chains in 2020 | Ala. hospital wants to turn outpatient dept. into ASC | ASC accreditation: What changed amid the pandemic

Jan. 29, 2021

• Biden reopens ACA insurance marketplaces: What ASCs need to know | Calif. system spends $90M on orthopedic clinic, ASC | Stryker sets sights on ASCs for 2021 | Cardiology + ASCs: 10 updates | CRNA pay, practice setting: 5 notes | 8 ASCs hiring admins

Jan. 28, 2021

• Texas med office shooting leaves 2 physicians dead | New York ASCs celebrate elective surgery restoration | 10 admins of ASCs with new robots | Tenn. orthopedic supergroup to build ASC | What patients pay for 8 eye procedures

Jan. 27, 2021

• What ASCs with a competitive edge will look like | Patient pay for 10 GI procedures | US to boost COVID-19 vaccine shipments to states | USPI, Dignity plan Calif. ASC | 10 high-paying cities for private practice ophthalmologists

Jan. 26, 2021

• NY lifts elective surgery ban | What patients pay for 10 common ASC procedures | 897 hospitals at risk of closing | How the ASC industry change in the next 3 years | $3.8M ASC approved in NY | Texas orthopedic supergroup launches

Jan. 25, 2021

• Biden's pandemic plan: 10 details | ASC physician recruitment outlook | 5 ASC real estate sales over $5M | Optum to add 10,000 physicians | 10 best, worst states for healthcare | Former Comprehensive Pain Specialists CEO pardoned

Jan. 22, 2021

• Biden's pandemic plan: 10 details | ASC physician recruitment outlook | 5 ASC real estate sales over $5M | Optum to add 10,000 physicians | 10 best, worst states for healthcare | Former Comprehensive Pain Specialists CEO pardoned

Jan. 21, 2021

• Physicians struggle to rebuild after 2020 clinic, ASC closures | What hospitals posting rates online means for ASCs | Calif. MOB, ASC sells for $4.6M | Trump pardons NJ surgeon who obstructed billing investigation | Tiger Woods has 5th spine surgery

Jan. 20, 2021

• What is in store for ASCs in the Biden presidency | Physician purposely exposed patients to COVID-19, RI finds | Optum 2020 revenue hits $136.3B | New ASC construction booming in 2021 | NY ASC seeks indefinite status

Jan. 19, 2021

• Biden unveils $1.9 trillion relief package | Total joints & ASCs in 2021: 15 notes | 10 lowest-paying cities for physicians | What controversies have ENTs talking? | Amazon offers saliva-based at-home COVID-19 test

Jan. 15, 2021

• SC surgeon, hospital spar over planned ASCs | Top 10 states for RN, CRNA, NP pay | FTC studying physician consolidation | Azar resigns | Are your QI projects effective? | Conn. system buys minority ownership in ASC

Jan. 14, 2021

• 25 best-paying jobs — Surgeon is No. 2 | $3.5M Ariz. ASC to open | Officials investigating death of physician after getting Pfizer vaccine | Calif. hospital calls on outpatient surgery staff to help in ICU | ValueHealth buys Ill. ASC

Jan. 13, 2021

• USPI plans to add up to 40 more ASCs this year | 4 health systems with new ASCs | Thriving in outpatient joint replacements: 5 insights | Trump administration releases plan to speed up vaccinations | 12 ASC industry updates

Jan. 12, 2021

• Calif. hospital converts ASC into ICU | Optum in talks to buy 715-physician group | Are surgical robots worth it for ASCs? | Surgery Partners' 2020 revenue hits $1.86B | $187M Fla. orthopedic facility to include ASC

Jan. 11, 2021

• What 6 ASC execs think about consolidation | Biden plans stimulus relief worth trillions | Calif. county suspends procedures at ASCs | 10 CMS changes for ASCs, physicians in 2021 | Cardiology in ASCs: 8 notes

Jan. 8, 2021

• $12.5M ASC approved in SC | SCA responds to collusion charges | Ohio ASC project delayed by pandemic | Covenant names CEO | 9 stats on GI salary, net worth & more | Fired physicians win $10.6M arbitration award against Tenet

Jan. 7, 2021

• Idaho ASC to lose Medicare coverage | 10 biggest healthcare companies by revenue | La. cardiology ASC opens | GI Alliance makes 3 transactions | FDA says no to COVID-19 half doses | Simplify ASC buys PhyBus | 2 $6B+ healthcare deals in 24 hours

Jan. 6, 2021

• What Stark law, anti-kickback changes mean for ASCs | 5 healthcare policies more likely enacted if Democrats take Senate majority | The business of cardiology in surgery centers | Uninsured Americans: 7 notes | Ohio health system buys into ASC

Jan. 5, 2021

• Envision, UnitedHealthcare cut ties | Calif. outlines penalties for providers giving COVID-19 vaccines out of order | ASCA CEO: 3 industry trends | USPI, SCA, AmSurg and Surgery Partners: 28 notes | 3 Tenn. spine providers settle improper billing claims

Jan. 4, 2021

• NY hospital closes ASC to assist with COVID-19 surge | Independent physicians, ASCs sometimes left out of vaccine plans | What states have the most ASCs with spine surgery? | Where physicians, advanced practitioners are employed

Dec. 31, 2020

• COVID-19 vaccine for ASC staff: Where 18 centers stand | SCA headed into 2021: 5 notes | 166 ASCs that perform spine surgery | Most nurses predict salaries will be flat, decline due to COVID-19 | Pa. hospital extends elective surgery ban

Dec. 30, 2020

• 512 ASCs with total joints | Marymount ASC, Cleveland Clinic to resume nonessential surgeries | Regent Surgical Health headed into 2021 | COVID-19 variant found in Colorado | NY hospital to open orthopedic practice

Dec. 29, 2020

• NY hospital expands ASC capacity | USPI heading into 2021: 8 notes | Who is eligible for the next round of PPP funds? | 6 GIs' predictions for next year | 2 pieces of advice from the mom of 2 CEOs

Dec. 28, 2020

• What ASC execs need to know about the COVID-19 relief bill | 44 new GI centers in 2020 | How orthopedist pay changed over the last decade | Kaiser halts elective surgeries at some Calif. hospitals | Kan. eye clinic breaks ground on ASC

Dec. 24, 2020

• 38 ASC company leadership moves in 2020 | CMS ups pay for MIS spine procedure at ASCs | 93 stats on physician pay | GI Alliance expands footprint | How orthopedic care delivery is changing

Dec. 23, 2020

• What ASC execs are excited for in 2021 | Surgery Partners: 8 things to know ahead of 2021 | Cardiac, vascular ASC to open in Texas | The evolution of COVID-19 symptoms, treatment & more

Dec. 22, 2020

• Calif. ASC allowed to seek $1M+ in unpaid claims | 7 specialties where salaries aren't growing | Texas surgical hospital settles Stark Law violation allegations | COVID-19 variant spreads in UK | COVID-19 stimulus package has surprise billing legislation

Dec. 21, 2020

• USPI to offload urgent care platform | AmSurg + Envision in the past 90 days: 5 updates | New ASCs in 2020 by state | CDC group recommends next priorities for COVID-19 vaccine | UnitedHealth: Moving total joints to ASCs could yield $3B in annual savings

Dec. 18, 2020

• Elective surgeries canceled in NY, Nev., Idaho & more | Medical director resigns over Calif. group's new direction | GI Alliance expands into Miss. | A week of mixed COVID-19 news: 6 takeaways | The biggest news in anesthesia this year

Dec. 17, 2020

• 158 new ASCs in 2020 | The biggest roadblocks for ASCs headed into 2021 | 9 COVID-19 vaccine updates | CRNAs average $214K+ yearly | COVID-19 hospitalizations triple Sept. numbers | ACG releases 1st IBS guidelines

Dec. 16, 2020

• Wyo. hospital turns to ASC amid COVID-19 capacity issues | Physician pay hits $360,104 | 118 drug shortages in the US | Humana expands SI joint fusion coverage | Ariz. vascular group opens ASC-office hybrid

Dec. 15, 2020

• Tenet's $1.1B acquisition of 45 ASC: 10 emerging details | 16 Leapfrog 'F' hospitals | Fla. GI practice to open $6M ASC | Idaho group to open medical center with in-development ASC | Mass. physician accused of $10.6M in billing fraud

Dec. 14, 2020

• 4 big trends for ASCs in 2021 | 29 Leapfrog straight-'A' hospitals | Ill. medical group proposes 25-bed hospital beside ASC | The rise of the right-sized outpatient setting: A timeline | Hospitals prepare to vaccinate workers

Dec. 11, 2020

• The top barriers to ASC migration in 2021 | 116+ hospitals postponing elective surgeries | 7 most interesting ASC industry deals this year | COVID-19 & the 5 trends that defined GI in 2020 | Pfizer vaccine nears emergency approval

Dec. 10, 2020

• $1.1B deal will give Tenet 45 SurgCenter ASCs | ASCA CEO Bill Prentice on CMS changes for 2021 | 6 COVID-19 vaccine updates | New biologic technology aids bone formation | Ohio hospital keeps ASCs open amid elective surgery suspensions

Dec. 9, 2020

• Mass. ASCs concerned about halted elective surgeries | NY hospitals must expand capacity by 25% | How 6 ASCs are navigating supply challenges, preparing for a 2nd shortage | 110+ hospitals postponing elective surgeries

Dec. 8, 2020

• 30 new JV ASCs in 2020 | CMS ups pay for spine procedure at ASCs | Meet Biden's picks to head HHS, CDC | Calif. medical groups merge | VMG Health buys firm to head new service line

Dec. 7, 2020

• ASC budgeting for 2021 from 6 execs | Pa. system temporarily closes one surgery center, reallocates staff from another | New biologic technology aids bone formation | Biden picks HHS secretary | 2 new spine ASCs | COVID-19 hospitalizations up 85% in 1 mo.

Dec. 4, 2020

• Limits eased on physician-owned hospital expansions for 2021 | Iowa nurse allegedly stole fentanyl from ASC | New biologic technology aids bone formation | COVID-19 deaths pass 2,400 for 3rd day | NC ASC hosts 1st robotic knee surgery

Dec. 3, 2020

• CMS adds 267 procedures to ASC payable list in 2021: 5 details | Leapfrog taking 2nd crack at ASC survey | 5 common issues with allergy documentation in ASCs | 10 hot spots for GI development | 7 COVID-19 vaccine, antibody test updates

Dec. 2, 2020

• CMS finalizes 2021 physician payment | Fla. orthopedic group plans new HQ with ASC | 2 GIs on precautions to continue CRC screening amid the pandemic | The top-paying careers in all 50 states

Dec. 1, 2020

• NY suspends elective surgeries in one county | PE firm invests in Mich. GI practice | Orthopedic bundled payments outlook for 2021 | Penn State Health, ValueHealth to develop ASC network

Nov. 27, 2020

• 11 biggest ASC projects in 2020 by cost | 66 hospitals postponing elective procedures | How 4 ASC leaders are managing staff fatigue | COVID-19 hospitalizations climb; vaccine distribution could begin next week

Nov. 25, 2020

• Surgery guidance updated for hospitals struggling with capacity | 76 hospitals, health systems planning new ASCs | GI Alliance partners with Okla. practice | CDC may shorten COVID-19 quarantine recommendation

Nov. 24, 2020

• CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul | How a 2nd round of elective surgical delays will affect ASCs | 6 states with the most new ASCs in 2020 | 8 largest insurers by revenue | Tenn. health system opens GI practice

Nov. 23, 2020

• 41 new GI centers in 2020 | Minnesota ASC acquires system's 13th robotic device | Amazon launches online pharmacy | Fla. eye practice grows LASIK volumes through COVID-19

Nov. 20, 2020

• Spine group to move into $16M Minn. MOB with ASC | What 4 ASC management cos did in 2020 | Pfizer to apply for emergency approval of vaccine | NYU Langone opens new ASC

Nov. 19, 2020

• USPI partners on Tenn. outpatient development | Mo. hospital unveils plans for $20M outpatient surgery center | Anesthesiologist, 2 others reach $5.5M malpractice settlement | The largest health insurers in all 50 states

Nov. 18, 2020

• Ore. hospital to convert surgery center into COVID-19 unit if cases increase | Physicians fear practices won't survive COVID-19 | Envision sending 80 more clinicians to Texas | Ky. ASC expands | 6 Texas orthopedic practices to merge

Nov. 17, 2020

• The biggest threat to ASCs today | Where hospitals are delaying elective surgeries | 6 new ASC joint ventures | Digestive Disease Consultants building 2nd Fla. ASC | Physician-owned hospital buys 3 robots

Nov. 16, 2020

• The ASC payer landscape in 2021: 6 insights | $6.7M orthopedic ASC opens in Pa. | 3 predictions on ASC M&A in 2021 | Construction on 2 Las Vegas ASCs complete

Nov. 13, 2020

• NY hospital moves surgeries to ASC in restructuring | How ASCs will grow in 2021 | Envision, Humana ink deal | Millions of COVID-19 tests go unused | 500 orthopedic positions on new website

Nov. 12, 2020

• 6 new orthopedics ASCs | Biden administration's healthcare efforts: 4 updates | Supply chain challenges for 8 ASC leaders | How a major insurer is steering patients to ASCs | 10 health insurers dominating the market

Nov. 11, 2020

• 6 new orthopedics ASCs | Ind. cardiologist, practice to pay $66M malpractice settlement | Robotics in spine surgery: 17 notes | AAAHC names new board leaders | 10 GI industry notes

Nov. 10, 2020

• NJ physician charged in $24.6M fraud scheme | 8 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | Physician practices struggle to stay open amid COVID-19 | The ASC in 2021: 3 expert predictions on robotics | 12 ASC industry notes

Nov. 9, 2020

• What a Biden presidency could mean for ASCs | NY ASC allegedly denied overtime pay to surgical tech | Biden names 9 physicians to COVID-19 advisory board | ASC collections during the pandemic | 3 NC MOBs bought for $50M

Nov. 6, 2020

• 4 orthopedic hospital closures | University Hospitals invests in physician-owned hospital | 4 ASC, specialty practice acquisitions | Surgery Partners goes all-in on cardiology | Wis. MOB sells for $74M

Nov. 5, 2020

• 14 new ASCs in October | Where hospitals are postponing elective surgeries | Ariz. ASC adds robotic joint replacements | GI Alliance grows Illinois market presence | ENT, allergy group makes ASCs 'a big piece' of strategy

Nov. 4, 2020

• What we know about the 2020 presidential election | Surgery Partners Q3 revenue up, adds 400+ physicians in 2020 | Ohio ASC has logged 13,000+ outpatient joints | 12 ASC industry notes | ChristianaCare considers $4.8M joint spine ASC

Nov. 3, 2020

• 15 quick points on ASCs | Where hospitals are cutting jobs | 3 predictions on cardiology in ASCs | 10 stats on physician pay by employment type | Former NY orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft

Nov. 2, 2020

• Virginia MOB, ASC building sells for $12M | 10 specialties with largest pay growth | One ASC's journey to better cost control | Surgery Partners buys majority stake in Tenn. heart hospital | NY hospital opens ASC

Oct. 30, 2020

• Minn. ASC begins $11M expansion | 10 highest-paying cities for physicians | One ASC's journey to improve cost control, bottom line | ASC valuation multiples keep climbing | Vermont ASC unscathed by health system cyberattack

Oct. 29, 2020

• 10 highest paid physician specialties | GI group, USPI break ground on 3rd Fla. ASC | One ASC's journey to improve cost control, bottom line | 5 proposed ASCs facing opposition | CMS releases Quality Payment Program results

Oct. 28, 2020

• ASC real estate trends | Orthopedic ASC admin's predictions for 2021 | 52 SCA centers among America's Best: 'Newsweek' | Conn. orthopedic group hires chief value officer | NJ ASC opens

Oct. 27, 2020

• America's Best ASCs in 25 states, ranked by 'Newsweek' | HCA's Q3 ASC volume drops 4.7%: 6 details | Sanford Health building $16M ASC | Practice biller & coder pay: 9 notes | ASC industry snapshot: 13 things to know

Oct. 26, 2020

• Ohio ASC performs 500th TJR | Tennessee hospital suspends elective surgeries | Email breached at Ark. ENT center | Alabama system campaigns against competitor's proposed surgery center | Annual comp. for non-physician providers

Oct. 23, 2020

• USPI added 1,100 new surgeons in 2020 so far | The final presidential debate: 5 notes | ASCs projected to take 68% of orthopedic surgeries by mid-decade | 6 supply chain predictions

Oct. 22, 2020

• 5 employees of New Mexico outpatient surgery center test positive for COVID-19 | USPI Q3 operating revenues up 8.2% to $565M | Envision, Cigna reach multiyear agreement | A motorized hinge table can make spine surgery safer and improve quality

Oct. 21, 2020

• The most pressing issues facing ASCs in 2021 | Income is down for 62% of US healthcare workers | Top ASC companies: 5 leaders to know | PPE shortages compound physician burnout, stress

Oct. 20, 2020

• Top priorities for ASCs heading into 2021 | 5 stats on young physician pay by practice setting | 4 ASC leaders on industry growth | OrthoIllinois proposes ASC with overnight capacity | Optum reports Q3 revenues & more — 10 ASC industry notes

Oct. 19, 2020

• 6 new cardiology ASCs, outpatient centers | 9 new healath systems with COVID-19 restrictions | Court tosses $7M award to ASC patient | ASC M&A trends | ASCs in the next 5 years

Oct. 16, 2020

• 4 new JV ASCs | Trump, Biden town halls: 7 healthcare takeaways | SIS secures Accel-KKR investment | 15 states where a single health insurer leads the market

Oct. 15, 2020

• SCA centers added 1,000+ new surgeons in 2020 so far | Texas practice performs 2 heart procedures in ASC | ASC proposed near Walt Disney World | 76% of large hospitals increase ASC investments | 4-way JV ASC breaks ground on Colorado

Oct. 14, 2020

• Minn. ASC begins $11M expansion | OptumHealth Q3 revenue up 29% | How physician ownership is changing: 7 insights | 3 COVID-19 updates for ASCs | Many colonoscopies end with surprise medical bills

Oct. 13, 2020

• University Hospitals inks deal to develop ASC network | ND clinic paid $5.5M to settle allegedly illegal ASC arrangement | Looking ahead in otolaryngology | OrthoArkansas to open $4.1M spine center | 13 ASC industry notes

Oct. 12, 2020

• 8 health systems opening ASCs | What keeps ENTs up at night | Texas POH opens outpatient center | Pa. system activates COVID-19 surge plan | How ASCs can capitalize on anticipated revenue growth

Oct. 9, 2020

• HCA projects $13.3B in Q3 revenue | Ga. hospital lodges complaint over ASC's 2003 expansion | SCA promotes nurse to senior leadership | The 3 things facilities should do now to prepare for the 2021 CMS Physician Fee Schedule

Oct. 8, 2020

• ASC surgeon implants new alert system for heart disease | Ariz. hospital easing visitor restrictions | Colonoscopy screening numbers rebound | How the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate value-based care | Sale falls through for Idaho POH

Oct. 7, 2020

• Wis. pain practice pays $1M in kickback settlement | 4 physicians resign from hospital over CEO concerns | Surgery Partners names former USPI exec chief clinical officer | 6 must-know coding updates | 4 ASC leaders discuss key investment areas

Oct. 6, 2020

• Will ASCs require COVID-19 vaccination? | Landlord petitions to force ASC into bankruptcy | 5 ASC acquisitions | ASC can't immediately add new specialists, Vermont court says | Minn. health system eliminates 900 jobs, reevaluating ambulatory care model

Oct. 5, 2020

• Ohio hospital closes surgery center | The legacy of COVID-19 on ASCs | Gastro Health strikes 2 partnerships | 6 ASC reimbursement updates | 9.4% of healthcare providers will 'definitely' change careers

Oct. 2, 2020

• President Trump contracts COVID-19 | The big opportunities for ASCs today | 10 facts, stats on ENT | $4M ASC coming to Idaho | AmSurg report: Nearly 200k patients miss colonoscopies amid pandemic

Oct. 1, 2020

• ASC plans $12.8M Nashville relocation, build-out | Medical Facilities Corp. sells ASC stake to physicians | How the pandemic changed infection control in ASCs | 6 surgeon, practice settlements with feds | 26 stats on CRC in 2020

Sept. 30, 2020

• 2 systems considering ASC closures + 10 other ASC notes | Trump & Biden on healthcare: The ACA, a public option & more | 2020 CRC case projections for 50 states, DC | Illinois ASC complete

Sept. 29, 2020

• Trump vs. Biden: Who is better for ASCs? | 100 things to know about ASCs in 2020 | North Dakota hospitals nearing capacity | The future of GI

Sept. 28, 2020

• Children's Minnesota may close ASC over low volume | Trump's exec order on surprise billing: 3 details | How Google ranks top spine surgeons | Kaiser employees worried over ASC shutdown

Sept. 25, 2020

• ASC payer markets and trends: 5 leaders on 2021 | 14 lawsuits, settlements in anesthesiology | Ariz. cardio ASC in the works | 14 US billionaires in healthcare | CMS pay cut for 26 spine surgeries included in 2021 proposal

Sept. 24, 2020

• Kaiser ASC closure cuts 28 jobs | Tenn. orthopedic practice expands ASC | Dr. Michael Green: Screening a rural population for CRC | Ala. ASC buys robot | Neurosurgeon, admin pay $1M false claims settlement

Sept. 23, 2020

• Tenn. ASC gets 2nd robot | 6 COVID-19 updates for ASCs | Rothman enters Florida market | 13 ASC industry key notes | 3 ASCs adding total joints

Sept. 22, 2020

• Medicare to save $73.4B with ASCs through 2028: 5 details | 50 stats on physician pay | Where Walmart plans to open 10 health centers | NY JV ASC opens after 2 years | 12-OR ASC part of $295M Fla. orthopedic hospital expansion

Sept. 21, 2020

• AtlantiCare surgery centers back in network with Humana | $2.3M surgical center to be remodeled into cardio practice | Medical City Alliance breaks ground on $10M ASC | 12 specialties with pay increases | Smith+Nephew introduces remote OR access

Sept. 18, 2020

• Anesthesiologist sues New Jersey for $100M over 'fabricated' kickback | Oregon ASC installs joint replacement robot | The ASC/OBL cardiology model: 5 Qs | Are professionals managing your anesthesia care? | Top factors limiting physician income

Sept. 17, 2020

• NC ASC building sells for $23.8M | 6 recent ASC, specialty practice acquisitions | 5 ways COVID-19 has reshaped the ASC market | 64% of ASCs are physician-owned + 6 more stats | SurgCenter, physicians to open Ind. ASC

Sept. 16, 2020

• $26M MOB, ASC opens in DC | Surgery Partners sells select anesthesia services businesses | How to increase daily cases, reduce cancellations | 5 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs

Sept. 15, 2020

• Physician shot in Minn. hospital parking ramp | 30% of ASCs have operating budget under $5M: 8 stats | 10 ASC key notes | Mo. joint venture ASC opens | COVID-19 hot spots preceded by GI symptom searches

Sept. 14, 2020

• 8 statistics on ASC leader pay: 53% make $120,000+ | Utah doctor accused of blinding patients with unauthorized eye surgeries | 6 orthopedic groups kickstart Humana's 3rd value-based program | Texas ophthalmology center to break ground on ASC

Sept. 11, 2020

• PE-backed orthopedic group strikes 7th partnership | Kaiser closing ASC | Atlantic Health System acquires stake in ASC | University Physician Group rebrands | 28 USPI facilities earn Press Ganey recognition

Sept. 10, 2020

• Okla. GI group downsizes | 5 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | 307 hospitals, ASCs designated Blue Distinction Centers+ for spine | Where furloughs stand at 92 hospitals, health systems | Mich. ASC gets new robot

Sept. 9, 2020

• NC ASC building sells for $23.8M | 6 recent ASC, specialty practice acquisitions | 5 ways COVID-19 has reshaped the ASC market | 64% of ASCs are physician-owned + 6 more stats | SurgCenter, physicians to open Ind. ASC

Sept. 8, 2020

• Kaiser closing ASC | SCA to open ASC in $20M development | Physician comp up for these 12 specialties | Meet AmSurg's new president | The state of staffing in ASCs

Sept. 4, 2020

• 30 new GI centers in 2020 so far | Calif. ASCs back in-network with Cigna after 9-month feud | COVID-19 vaccine could come in November, CDC says: 8 facts | Neb. practices open JV cardio ASC

Sept. 3, 2020

• Why an NJ ASC surgeon won't perform a total joint without a robot | ASCs subject to new information blocking rules, penalties | Covenant adds 2 leaders | AAAHC releases new standards

Sept. 2, 2020

• AmSurg names new president | NY clinic leader ordered to pay $39.4M for role in kickback scheme | 22 new ASCs in August | 8 orthopedics and ASCs trends in 2020

Sept. 1, 2020

• NY hospital closes elective specialty clinics | States with highest, lowest ASC concentration | 2021 CPT code set have 329 modifications | Anthem: Shifting some GI to ASCs could save $12B | Tenn. health plans allegedly overpaid providers by about $17.58M

Aug. 31, 2020

• 67 spine codes CMS may remove from the inpatient-only list | Laser Spine Institute HQ update | 3 physicians allege firing over reporting patient safety issues | SCA, Texas system, physicians build ASC | 7 ophthalmology deals in the last 90 days

Aug. 28, 2020

• 20 bold predictions on the ASC industry | Surgeon fired for allowing CEO to make 1st incision in surgery | 8 states with the most new ASCs in 2020 | Hurricane: Texas system closes ASC, 30 outpatient facilities | 4 kickback settlements since April

Aug. 27, 2020

• 109 new surgery centers in 2020 | Abbott's $5 COVID-19 test gives results in 15 minutes | Surgery groups vs. insurers: 4 court battles to know | Physician self-referral final rule timeline extended | Dignity to open JV ASC | 4 ASC staffing challenges

Aug. 26, 2020

• How CMS' proposals could affect ASCs in 2021 | Covenant teams with 3 practices | Trump aims to put 'physicians back in charge of the healthcare system' in 2nd term | 70% of USPI hospitals earn 5 stars from CMS | Smith+Nephew launches ASC quality platform

Aug. 25, 2020

• Ariz. to restart elective procedures | USPI, Tenn. hospital breaks ground on ASC | How Biden would approach healthcare, COVID-19: 10 notes for ASC execs | How 3 ASCs approached COVID-19-related staffing challenges | Medline opens $90M distribution center

Aug. 24, 2020

• SCA, Geisinger each take over ASC in simultaneous transaction | FDA approves 1st see-through surgical mask | 8 ASC leaders on the move in 2020 | Truck crashes through Tennessee oral surgery center

Aug. 21, 2020

• NY cardiology group, physician pay $2M to settle false billing claims | 22 ASC company exec moves in 2020 | Ill. orthopedic group gets approval for $15.5M surgical facility | Fla. GI networks opens 25th location

Aug. 20, 2020

• 9 new cardiology ASCs | NY hospital to open $272M outpatient center | 3 Tenn. orthopedic groups merge | ASC launches retina subspecialty | Wis. orthopedic ASC to open 2nd center | The 30 least & most expensive states for healthcare

Aug. 19, 2020

• Pa. ASC, hospitals erase elective surgery backlog | Total 2019 charges for 10 costliest ASC procedures | La. cardiology practice building ASC | 9 ASC industry notes | NJAASC adds 6 members | PE spikes in orthopedics: 8 deals

Aug. 18, 2020

• Envision Q2 sales drop 39% | 10 most expensive ASC procedures | Surgery Partners names new VP of integration | FDA publicizes 20 device shortages | ASC, physician consolidation trends: 5 insights | Imaging provider sues Cigna over alleged improper denials

Aug. 17, 2020

• 12 ASC mergers, partnerships | $13M+ Texas JV ASC opens | Volume levels for 18 provider specialties — Orthopedics still 18% below norm | Ill. system wraps up ASC | How an AmSurg ASC dove into COVID-19 relief, response efforts

Aug. 14, 2020

• Walmart Health is expanding: 5 details | W.Va. ASC begins offering total knees | 85 hospitals with a 1-star CMS rating for patient experience | Covenant adds to board

Aug. 13, 2020

• 9 health systems with new ASCs | Mass. MOB, ASC sells for $5.45M | DOJ aims to shut down 300 websites fraudulently claiming to sell sterilization products | USPI paves way for new Tenn. ASC | 7 anesthesia group changes | MFC Q2 revenue drops 5.8%

Aug. 12, 2020

• Cigna loses motion to dismiss ASC suit | Ransomware attack on Texas ENT center encrypts 19,908 patient files | Mass. ASC introduces total hips | Texas surgical hospital founder to pay $92.9M over fraud scheme

Aug. 11, 2020

• 'We want people to understand why we're upset' — 5 responses to CMS' 2021 proposals | Ky. physician pleads guilty to illegal opioid distribution, charging $50-$75 for prescriptions | 15 stats on specialist bonuses | 4 recent federal actions affecting ASCs

Aug. 10, 2020

• 21 surgery center developments costing $10M+ | What CMS' proposal to eliminate the inpatient only list means for ASCs | AGA recommends pivot from colonoscopy-only testing | 4 orthopedic surgeon, DOJ settlements in 2020

Aug. 7, 2020

• The 266 orthopedic procedures CMS may remove from the inpatient only list | 51% of physicians now part of health systems | Surgery Partners Q2: 5 key insights | 17 GI physician moves | US News top rated neurosurgery hospitals by state

Aug. 6, 2020

• CMS may make it easier for some POHs to expand: 4 details | HCA names new operations VP for 10 ASCs | Ill. orthopedic group launches $15.5M ASC, clinic expansion | Healthcare job market shows signs of leveling off

Aug. 5, 2020

• CMS may increase ASC pay by 2.6% | 11 procedures CMS may add to the ASC payable list | Regent ASC launches total joint program | Fla. GI group on hiring spree | 10 weakest states for healthcare

Aug. 4, 2020

• CMS proposes cutting Medicare payments for some specialty surgeries 6%-9% | 14 new ASCs in July | USPI Q2 revenue drops 29.8%: 8 details | 10 best states for healthcare | 5 COVID-19 updates for ASC leaders | Ohio system busy ASC

Aug. 3, 2020

• Non-hospital docs 'instrumental' to COVID-19 response amid staffing strains | Va. ASC adds TKR | Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine buys orthopedic group: 6 details | Compass Surgical Partners hires exec administrator | Daily COVID-19 update by state

July 31, 2020

• 5 ASCs introducing total joints in 2020 | Fla. ASC sells MOB for $7M | 6 ASCs debut robots despite COVID-19 | Ill. surgical group forges new partnership | Specialty group proposes 2-OR outpatient hospital

July 30, 2020

• ASC EBITDA, total joint projections and more: 5 trends | Holston Medical Group shutters last NC practice amid pandemic, mismanagement claims | Oregon ASC aims to stand out with robot | 30 orthopedic surgeon pay insights

July 29, 2020

• Temporary ASC closures postpone workers' comp cases | ASC brings robot to South Carolina | US News: 20 best hospitals for Orthopedics | Aetna, Conformis battle over implant coverage | $73.5B invested in healthcare in Q2: 4 insights

July 28, 2020

• Calif. surgery center must vacate $24M reward | 6 types of COVID-19 have various symptoms, study shows | The No. 1 hospital in each state for 2020-21 | 8 ASCs opened during the pandemic | Daily COVID-19 update

July 27, 2020

• Calif. MOB with ASC sells for $43.3M | 77 hand sanitizers have been recalled since June | 6 billionaire doctors in the US | Daily COVID-19 stats | ASC undergoes renovation | 3 orthopedic surgeon arrests in 2020

July 24, 2020

• Memphis orthopedic practice sells ASC, MOB for $15M | Outpatient surgery nurse tests positive for COVID-19 | 4 ways to overcome COVID-19 staffing hurdles at ASCs | Eye Care Partners acquired 6 centers in Q2

July 23, 2020

• HCA ends Q2 with fewer centers, outpatient surgery cases down 32.6% | 11 CPT codes take effect for ASCs | GI Alliance, Illinois Gastroenterology Institute resumes growth plan | States ranked: COVID-19 positivity + spread rates

July 22, 2020

• 4 COVID-19 testing insights for ASCs | 425 ASCs that got $150,000+ in PPE funds by state | States ranked: COVID-19 positivity + spread rates | Ill. ASC debuts outpatient total joints

July 21, 2020

• CMS to pay for regenerative orthopedic product in ASCs | CEOs of 6 largest ASC cos: 30 notes | Mich. cardiac surgical center opens Las Vegas site | Orthopedic surgeon net worth, debt & comp: 12 stats | States ranked: COVID-19 positivity + spread rates

July 20, 2020

• Texas health system postpones outpatient surgeries | Alaska ASC adds total joint robot | Appeals court delivers win for HHS' site-neutral payment policy | Bringing cardiovascular care to the ASC: 5 details | Texas GI group breaks ground on ASC

July 17, 2020

• 10 GI groups growing in 2020 | Orthopedic surgeon arrested over opioid possession | More physicians are selling their practices | GI income down 7.7% | Orthopedic, spine surgeons partner on Las Vegas ASC

July 16, 2020

• A Texas ASC's strategy for COVID-19 testing | Amazon Business aims to lower supply spend for healthcare purchasers: 4 details | 12 of the largest orthopedic practices in the US | 19 most-recruited physician specialties

July 15, 2020

• 'Newsweek' to rank best ASCs in 2021 | Ohio health system buys ASC for $21M | Optum Q2 revenue up 16.7%, hits $32.7B | Fla. health system increases elective procedure delays

July 14, 2020

• 17 new JV ASCs in 2020 | Stryker's ASC-focused business: 3 details | Another round of elective surgery suspensions: 5 updates | Anesthesiologist pay in 2020: 5 stats

July 13, 2020

• Mississippi delays elective medical procedures | ASCA CEO gives Congress 4-point action plan for preserving care access | 5 stats on elective surgery delays, losses | SC GI practice building new endoscopy center

July 10, 2020

• Texas expands elective surgery ban to 100+ counties | Former pain clinic exec sentenced to prison in $4M kickback scheme | Envision shakes up leadership team | HSS Florida opens orthopedic ASC

July 9, 2020

• Surgical groups agree to $77.2M settlement over alleged improper referrals | 3 ASCs going bankrupt | 7 new orthopedic, spine ASCs | GIs continue down rocky road to recovery | Where the top earning PAs practice: 10 stats

July 8, 2020

• 425 ASCs received PPP funds of $150,000+ | 5 more hand sanitizers may be toxic, FDA says | 57 new musculoskeletal codes | ASCs are strained under COVID-19 testing rules | Medtronic, DePuy Synthes in spine: 5 key comparisons

July 7, 2020

• Texas ASC files for bankruptcy | Former pro soccer player sues team doctor, ASC for $10.2M over 'breach of sterility' | AAAHC to release new standards | How SCA elevated ASC volumes after shutdowns

July 6, 2020

• ASC robbed 5 times for narcotics by same woman | Fla. health systems delay elective surgery, keep ASCs open | 9 health systems planning ASCs | Pa. GI center struggles to secure PPE | Texas anesthesiologist pays $100K to settle false billing accusations

July 3, 2020

• Where 15 ASCs are at in resuming elective patient volumes | USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA: 8 key comparisons | Eye surgeon, ASC pay $500K to settle malpractice case | 10 specialists most likely to have a net worth of $5M or more

July 2, 2020

• Calif. ASC owner allegedly defrauded $51M+ from insurance cos | Some OrthoAspen surgeons not offered contracts after Steadman Clinic's acquisition | 25 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest | Who leads Surgery Partners? 20 things to know

July 1, 2020

• 18 new ASCs in June | How ASC admins are thinking about a 2nd wave of COVID-19 | More Texas counties suspend elective surgeries | Labs warn of test result delays amid COVID-19 surges | GI pay, debt & ownership: 5 stats

June 30, 2020

• USPI vs. AmSurg vs. SCA: 8 key comparisons | Outlook for ASCs in the next 6-12 months: Key trends and concepts | FDA: 9 brands of hand sanitizer may be toxic | 10 things to know about gastroenterologists, GI centers | Tenn. approves $13M JV ASC

June 29, 2020

• Surgery Partners gets $45M in federal COVID-19 relief | SCA's Dr. Dan Murrey: How to approach COVID-19 testing, prep for another surge | Car hits ASC, injures nurse | US physician shortage may top 139,000 by 2033 | 153+ ASCs with spine surgery

June 26, 2020

• Eye surgeon charged in $637,200 COVID-19 loan fraud scheme: 6 details | CDC: US COVID-19 cases likely at 20M | Utah ASC adds knee surgery robot | Fla. ASC sells office building for $3M | Surgery Partners expands BridgeHealth partnership

June 25, 2020

• Former USPI CFO alleges he was fired for whistleblowing | 5 health systems cutting physician salaries | 11 ASCs, specialty groups receive COVID-19 relief | 15 stats on PA pay | 4 ASC projects delayed | PE-backed platform acquires Arizona Eye Institute

June 24, 2020

• Rothman Orthopaedics, partners open ASC | 10 specialists most likely to have $5M+ net worth | Hospitals lose lawsuit against HHS over price disclosure rule | 33 health systems planning new ASCs | The future of private practice & payers in spine

June 23, 2020

• 70 new ASCs in 2020 | Surgical Care Affiliates: 10 updates | 83% of orthopedic surgeons view hospitals as 'unclean or not safe' | Fastest, slowest COVID-19 spread by state | AAAHC survey resumption guidance | 12,472 records breached at Mass. pain center

June 22, 2020

• The state of ASCs: 10 observations | 18 ASC acquisitions in 2020 | Top-paying jobs in 2020 — Surgeons are No. 1 | 2 de novo ASCs underway in Michigan | Strategic national stockpile back under HHS control

June 19, 2020

• ASC volumes rebounding: 6 notes from around the US | The number of ASCs in the US: A state-by-state breakdown | 17.7M healthcare workers may be ineligible for emergency paid sick leave | Wis. hospital expands outpatient surgery center

June 18, 2020

• How ASCs are approaching COVID-19 testing | Walmart to expand health centers to Arkansas this month | 10 most common multidisciplinary ASC specialties | Vision Group filed for bankruptcy first — could more be next? | Austin Eye to add ASC

June 17, 2020

• Tenet ASCs performing 85% of pre-COVID-19 volumes | 28 drugs added to the FDA's shortage list | Some labs charging insurers 'egregious' amounts for COVID-19 test | NY updates reopening guidance for ASCs

June 16, 2020

• Visitor restrictions lifted at Ga. surgery center | 6 health systems planning ASCs | 8 states with fastest, slowest COVID-19 spread | The benefits of shifting cardiovascular procedures outpatient | UPSI, orthopedists seek approval for $13.9M ASC

June 15, 2020

• 11 new ASCs | 10 stats on orthopedics, orthopedic surgeons in ASCs | Where new COVID-19 cases are rising, falling | Envision to 'reinvigorate' diversity committee

June 12, 2020

• 5 worst states to practice in 2020 | CMS sets new rules for 5 hospital outpatient services: 5 details | Smith+Nephew launches remote management tower for ASCs | 5 COVID-19 treatment contenders & how they work 

June 11, 2020

• 10 best states for physicians to practice | CMS encourages resumption of in-person care: 8 details | Tenn. physicians, hospital partner on ASC | 19 most common ASC procedures | Optum hires ex-BCBSNC CEO to lead care solutions

June 10, 2020

• Colo. spine centers to merge, will include 45 physicians | 4 recent ASC deals | 65 total knee surgeons to know | Tenet Florida Physician Services names new CEO

June 9, 2020

• NY ASC reopens with salary guarantees, liberal sick leave | Oregon medical group physicians to see pay cut up to 17%: 5 details | 11 facts, stats on ophthalmology and ophthalmologists | AAAHC's 5 most common deficiencies during surveys

June 8, 2020

• How 15 ASCs are getting back to business | NY county allows ASCs to resume elective surgeries weeks after hospitals | 10 most in-demand specialties, comp | Where the GI PE platforms stand in 2020 | 5 orthopedic surgical facility closures

June 5, 2020

• University Hospitals to cut all physician pay | Surgery Center Services of America expanding ASC portfolio | ASC opens in Florida: 3 insights | How COVID-19 affected Gastro Health

June 4, 2020

• Steadman Clinic moves to absorb hospital orthopedic group | Physicians acquire 35-hospital health system from PE firm | Orthopedic volumes may take a year to return to pre-pandemic levels | AAAHC resumes accreditation surveys | 29 hospital bankruptcies

June 3, 2020

• Ophthalmologist, ASC pay $500K malpractice settlement | KKR gets $60M+ in federal emergency funding | COVID-19 activity by region: Where cases are rising, falling | NJ restarts elective procedures | New online marketplace targets ASC supply purchasing

June 2, 2020

• Vision Group Holdings files for bankruptcy | CRNA gets prison, $15K fine for drug tampering in surgery centers | How ASCs can thrive in a post-pandemic world | Aetna to cover SI joint fusion | Labs facing shortage of machines to process COVID-19 tests

June 1, 2020

• 'Expenses will increase and revenue will decrease': An Indiana ASC admin's future projections | Cleveland Clinic blockades affiliated surgery center during protest | Trump: US will end relationship with WHO | How COVID-19 changed M&A structure

May 29, 2020

• Same-day TJR 'made all the more important' by COVID-19, says Dr. Thomas Vikoren | Envision Healthcare's telemedicine strategy: 5 details | Where Amazon could go next in healthcare | Ind. orthopedic practice with surgery center to open

May 28, 2020

• Ransomware attack affects 13,000+ patients' info at surgical practice | 'Future remains healthy for us,' says Maryland ASC admin | 2nd wave 'is not inevitable,' Fauci says — 5 COVID-19 updates | ASC market value to hit $7.2B by 2025

May 27, 2020

• 494 ASCs with total joints in 2020 | The pandemic 'pushed us to grow even more responsive, innovative and resourceful,' says center CEO | WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trial over safety concern | ASC anesthesia provider inks 3 deals in 1 month

May 26, 2020

• 'We have been busier than ever doing fewer cases than ever,' says Texas ASC admin | Hospital employment grew 17.5% in 6 years + 5 more insights | Ky. hospital building $1B medical campus, ASC | Dr. Atul Gawande: The 5 standards to safely lift lockdowns

May 22, 2020

• Physician pay up 2.6% in 2019: 6 details | ASC growth plans for the next 6-12 months | 10 states with the most COVID-19 restrictions | Optum makes another acquisition | Mich. neurosurgeon settles charges he misdiagnosed 250 children

May 21, 2020

• 8 observations on the outlook for ASCS post-pandemic | COVID-19 does not easily spread via contaminated surfaces, CDC says | 6 new GI-driven centers | How COVID-19 could affect ASC patient payments | 29 physician pay stats

May 20, 2020

• Spine in ASCs post-pandemic: How 8 surgeons are thinking about the future | 3 ASC valuation insights | Medical group adds 10,000 physicians in 3 acquisitions | 10 states where physicians earn the most

May 19, 2020

• ASC growth plans for the next 6-12 months from 15 admins | RN salary for all 50 states | Cardiology society supports migration of select cardiology procedures to ASCs | AmSurg creates guidelines for restarting elective procedures

May 18, 2020

• Maine health system plans $14.2M ASC: 4 details | 3 specialties at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 | 15 hospitals have closed this year — here's why | 3 new JV ASCs | ASC industry leaders on agility, safety as surgeries resume

May 15, 2020

• Top 29 physician salaries for 2020 | The 'new normal' for ASCs: 16 admins on how the pandemic will change the field forever | 27 nurses share self-care tips during the pandemic | ASC reopens at temporary location after tornado

May 14, 2020

• NY ASCs can resume elective surgery: 6 details | How 4 centers across the U.S. reopened & the new standards they set | CMS' proposed inpatient payment rule for 2021: 8 updates | Mich. practices sue state over nonessential surgery ban

May 13, 2020

• The plan for returning ASCs to business: 15 admins on changes post-pandemic | 5 health systems with new ASCs | 10 cities most, least likely to bounce back from COVID-19 | Surgery Partners Q1 revenue up 5.8% | 4 COVID-19 supply considerations for ASCs

May 12, 2020

• Pa. ASC deemed 'life-sustaining' business | NM man sues state over delayed elective procedure | Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway venture seeking new CEO | POH forgives $2.1M in patient medical debt: 4 details

May 11, 2020

• UPMC surgery center receives $100K+ in federal funds | New Mexico orthopedic practice closes | 14 health systems receiving biggest CARES Act payments | The top-earning physician specialties in 2019 | Vegas ASC hits the market

May 8, 2020

• NY ASC patients 'begging' for surgery, centers still can't open — 5 details | 'We are an essential business' — Wis. orthopedic group restarts surgeries | 9 states performing enough COVID-19 tests to reopen safely | Calif. Pain group buys MOB, ASC for $6M

May 7, 2020

• USPI has seen 40% of pre-pandemic cases as ASCs reopen | Orthopedic practices resuming elective surgery: State-by-state analysis | Walmart Health expands as physician practices face cash crunch | COVID-19 will shift procedures to ophthalmic ASCs

May 6, 2020

• Ohio surgery center reopens | National Medical, Smith+Nephew partner to support orthopedic ASCs | Model predicts 200K new COVID-19 cases daily by June | New York prevents ASCs from reopening & more — 7 ASC industry notes | When will private equity return?

May 5, 2020

• 4 recent ASC industry deals | Campbell Clinic reopens 2 ASCs | Mich. suspends elective procedures at ASCs through May | 8 states reporting spikes in COVID-19 cases, deaths | USPI reports surgical cases drop 28.6% in March: 5 details

May 4, 2020

• Envision's 257 surgery centers tapped for supplies, staffing support | 8 new ASCs in April | Where are the 13 Leapfrog 'F' hospitals? | Rothman Orthopaedics could lose $120M in revenue; faces 4K backlogged cases

May 1, 2020

• 24 states resuming elective surgery | New York keeps ASCs closed despite allowing elective surgeries in hospitals: 4 details | CMS ups telephone visit pay about 140%: 5 updates | Eye societies create guidance on reopening ophthalmic ASCs

April 30, 2020

• The post-pandemic ASC landscape: 10 observations | Texas surgery center reopens | Cash crunch from COVID-19 could force 100 hospitals to close | Will orthopedic volumes bounce back? 3 things must happen first

April 29, 2020

• 19 hospitals, health systems planning new ASCs in 2020 | Stay-at-home orders, reopenings by state | Envision, HSA Prime Care & more: 8 ASC industry notes | Guidelines for resuming elective endoscopy surgeries

April 28, 2020

• CMS suspends Advance Payment Program for physicians, others | 21 states resuming elective surgeries | Texas ASC ready to resume business with protocols in place | White House unveils COVID-19 testing plan

April 27, 2020

• 60 new ASCs during Q1 2020 | 12 centers resuming elective surgeries | Va. extends elective surgery ban to May | HealthPartners to furlough 2,600 | 14 highest-paying healthcare jobs in 2020

April 24, 2020

• 15 states close to resuming elective surgery | Ambulatory visits tumble amid COVID-19, ophthalmology hit hardest | How COVID-19 affected PE investment | Tenet, HCA outline plan to ramp up elective procedures | 5 surprise billing updates amid COVID-19

April 23, 2020

• Pandemic hit the ASC sector hard, but it's also ripe for recovery: 6 insights | SC ASC to resume elective procedures | The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine | Physicians taking steep pay cuts due to COVID-19 | How HCA plans to recover from COVID-19

April 22, 2020

• HCA outpatient surgeries drop 5.9% in Q1 | Some NY counties to resume elective surgeries | FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 test | 5 new orthopedic, spine ASCs

April 21, 2020

• ASC closures, contracts & conversions amid the COVID-19 crisis: 8 thoughts | Envision considers bankruptcy: 4 details | $450B relief package held up over testing — 6 COVID-19 updates | 6 states consider resuming elective surgeries

April 20, 2020

• 6 ASC market insights: Top operators, consolidation & more | CMS calls for gradual return to elective procedures | COVID-19 peak dates: New projections by state | Several of McLaren Medical's 300+ physicians to be furloughed

April 17, 2020

• Outpatient elective surgeries to restart under 1st phase of Trump plan | Life after ramp-up: How COVID-19 will change ASCs forever | Social distancing may last through 2022, Harvard researchers say | MOB with ASC sells for $7.3M

April 16, 2020

• 13 new ASCs in the past month | Tenet furloughs 10% of employees, including in elective surgery | State-by-state breakdown of federal aid per COVID-19 case | How COVID-19 left its mark on cardiology

April 15, 2020

• Fla. spine group lays off 62 employees amid COVID-19 | Optum Q1 revenue up 24.6% to $32.8B; CEO takes temporary leave | White House freezes WHO funding | How COVID-19 has affected Tenet, HCA, Surgery Partners shares

April 14, 2020

• HHS clarifies ASC eligibility for $30B in COVID-19 relief grants | Google launches tools for physician practices | 10 states where small business are most affected by COVID-19 | Elective procedures continue in some states

April 13, 2020

• Feds reserve $30B in 'immediate' grants for ASCs, other Medicare providers | Orthopedic ASC operations during COVID-19 & beyond: One center's plan | Mayo Clinic projects $900M shortfall | 35 states canceling elective procedures

April 10, 2020

• 5 ways ASCs could be affected long after the pandemic | Fla. orthopedic practice sues Geico for $750K over denied claims | 10 states to hit peak COVID-19 cases in next 5 days| Florida surveys ASCs about resources, capacity

April 9, 2020

• CMS issues COVID-19 infection control, supply guidance for ASCs: 5 details | 6 updates for ASC leaders amid the coronavirus | 1,500 symptomatic Beaumont Health workers staying home | UnitedHealthcare, Optum accelerating $2B in provider payments & support

April 8, 2020

• COVID-19 pandemic endangering private practices | How COVID-19 has affected Tenet, HCA, Surgery Partners this week | Henry Ford Health says 734 employees positive for COVID-19 | PE firm acquires Gastro One, establishes GI platform

April 7, 2020

• How ASCs can temporarily convert to hospitals | Texas surgical group sues insurer for COVID-19 business losses | 20 states to face ICU bed shortages when COVID-19 peaks | Staying in business during the COVID-19 crisis: 5 strategies

April 6, 2020

• NY hospital converting surgery center into COVID-19 hospital | Should ASCs report COVID-19 diagnoses among staff? | Ascension to protect employee pay during pandemic | How CMS' 'hospitals without walls' could look

April 3, 2020

• ASC valuation amid COVID-19: 9 cash flow considerations | Wash. orthopedic group pivots ASC to trauma procedures | Unemployment due to COVID-19 — 10 areas hit hardest | Tenet withdraws 2020 outlook, USPI centers focus on urgent care

April 2, 2020

• ASCs could get financial relief under $2T stimulus law | How COVID-19 has affected Envision Healthcare | HCA Healthcare CEO donates salary to employee support fund | ASCs prepare to take on patients amid COVID-19: 4 Qs

April 1, 2020

• NY ASC converts to perform traumatic orthopedic surgeries | Trump warns of 'very painful' 2 weeks ahead | CMS adds 85 more Medicare services covered under telehealth | How COVID-19 is affecting Tenet, HCA Healthcare and Surgery Partners this week

March 31, 2020

• CMS gives ASCs more flexibility to fight COVID-19 pandemic | California's 750+ ASCs prepare to expand services for COVID-19 surge | COVID-19 threatens to close physician offices nationwide | Congress begins prepping 4th COVID-19 relief package

March 30, 2020

• 30% of elective surgeries could be canceled due to COVID-19, says analyst | 5 things ASCs are doing to aid in COVID-19 relief | Demand for hospital beds in US may peak by mid-April | NY hospital turning ASC into 75-bed surge facility

March 27, 2020

• ASCs could increase national ICU bed supply by 21% | 4 health systems using ASCs in patient surge plans | When will the coronavirus threat end? | 27 states canceling elective procedures | Managing physician comp, coverage in the COVID-19 pandemic

March 26, 2020

• New York ASCs prepare for direct role in COVID-19 relief | ASC loses 80% of business to elective case standstill in New Hampshire | CMS grants reporting exemptions for Medicare payment programs | 6 industry layoffs, furloughs for physician leaders to know

March 25, 2020

• Mass. orthopedic group halts physician pay due to COVID-19: 4 details | Ky. halts elective medical procedures | White House, Senate reach deal on $2T coronavirus relief plan | Surgery Partners withdraws 2020 outlook due to COVID-19

March 24, 2020

• CMS relaxes ASC, hospital outpatient quality reporting requirements | Tenn. governor orders ASCs to halt elective surgery, donate PPE | Will COVID-19 overwhelm hospitals near you? 16 things to know | How COVID-19 has affected Tenet, HCA & Surgery Partners

March 23, 2020

• When will the coronavirus peak? | 11 centers responding to COVID-19 pandemic | 4 new GI centers | A timeline of the coronavirus pandemic: 12 updates | UPMC closes ASCs | Regent Surgical Health responds to COVID-19

March 20, 2020

• 7 coronavirus updates for ASCs | Kaiser may use ASCs for coronavirus patients in Colo. | Hospitals ask for $100B in emergency coronavirus funding | Idaho anesthesia practice lays off 53 | Proliance postpones elective surgeries at 20 ASCs

March 19, 2020

• 3 ASCs closing due to COVID-19 | Physicians may no longer need a new license to cross state lines | When checking for fever, remember 98.6 is no longer the norm | Texas ASC administrator: 'It's everybody against the infection'

March 18, 2020

• How COVID-19 has affected Tenet, HCA, Surgery Partners | ASCA outlines when ASCs should proceed with cases during the COVID-19 pandemic | Trump says COVID-19 outbreak may last into summer | Nebraska eye center's data breached

March 17, 2020

• ASCA issues guidance for surgery centers amid COVID-19 spread | 10 best states for physicians | Kan. hospital abruptly closes, blames physicians for financial troubles | 4 new joint venture ASCs

March 16, 2020

• Ore. ASC closes after possible staff exposure to coronavirus | 6 details on MedPAC's 2020 report | The coronavirus playbook | Ill. hospital clears hurdle for $194M surgery center, clinic

March 13, 2020

• 3 new cardiology ASCs | ASCs may help make up for procedures delayed by coronavirus | Up to 150M Americans predicted to get COVID-19 and 8 other pandemic updates | Infection prevention in ASCs — 5 best practices

March 12, 2020

• Envision vows no unexpected costs for coronavirus care | 5 orthopedic expansion projects costing $200M+ | WHO: Coronavirus outbreak is a pandemic | 3 ways ASC leaders can improve billing

March 11, 2020

• Former exec sues USPI over stock payout after Tenet merger | 8 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | HHS finalizes interoperability rules: 7 details | Hospitals to see big financial hit in 2020 from case migration to ASC

March 10, 2020

• Ariz. system 'actively pursuing' cardiovascular ASC strategy | $3M joint replacement center opens in NC | 'We're past the point of containment': US officials on coronavirus | Council advises against surgery center pay boost & more — 8 ASC industry notes

March 9, 2020

• SC surgery center restricts visitors due to coronavirus | Cardiology ASC underway in New Mexico | Trump's $8.3B coronavirus spending bill lifts Medicare telehealth restrictions: 5 details | The No. 1 opportunity for ASC growth

March 6, 2020

• 3 new spine ASCs | MedPAC to recommend cutting 2.8% ASC pay increase, requiring price reporting | US coronavirus cases rise to 238 | Surgery Partners' same facility case volume up 2% in 2019 | Outpatient surgery market to hit $144B by 2026

March 5, 2020

• The state of Envision as new CEO James Rechtin takes over | Banner Health plans 'rapid' ASC growth, 5+ new centers in 2020 | 14 health systems with strong finances | 3 ASCs adding, expanding total joint programs

March 4, 2020

• Fla. orthopedic practices combine, become 150-provider supergroup | 5 ASCs affected by UnitedHealthcare dispute with anesthesia group | Aetna refused to pay $75,200 for emergency spine procedure, practice alleges | 3 recent ASC executive moves

March 3, 2020

• Minn. system screens for coronavirus across surgery centers, clinics | CHS to end inpatient care at 2 Florida hospitals | The rise of Vision Innovation Partners | Orthopedic surgeon salary: 3 key notes | 9 key ASC industry updates

March 2, 2020

• 28 new ASCs in February | Maximizing reimbursements in ASCs | 6 health systems that blamed Epic, Cerner EHR installs for losing millions | Ophthalmologist salary growth, hospital revenue generated: 3 details

Feb. 28, 2020

• Envision recruits Optum president to lead company | SCA's plans for 2020 from CEO Caitlin Zulla | 16 'overpaid' healthcare CEOs | Why GI is still ripe for PE investment | $7M orthopedic ASC opens in Ohio

Feb. 27, 2020

• 5 ASC developments worth $10M+ | $3.2M verdict in ASC malpractice suit overturned | Walmart Health clinics' patient volume exceeded expectations | Medical Facilities Corp. sells Indiana hospital to physician investors | GI and ASCs: 8 key notes

Feb. 26, 2020

• Cardiology in ASCs: 6 things to know | USPI case growth up 5.7% in Q4 | Walgreens told consultants to erase mention of pharmacists complaints, review finds | What a world without ASCs would look like

Feb. 25, 2020

• Why California's ASC market is booming | 7 new ophthalmology ASCs | 25 recent hospital, health system exec moves | Smith+Nephew launches new ASC strategy

Feb. 24, 2020

• UnitedHealth feud could leave more ASC patients with surprise bills | 8 ownership changes at ASCs in the past 5 months | Atrium Health to swap Cerner EHR for Epic | CMS proposes adding outpatient hip & knee replacements to CJR

Feb. 21, 2020

• 2 high-volume GI ASCs plan ownership changes | Hackers hit 2 orthopedic groups — 47,000+ patients potentially affected | 11 hospitals, health systems that replaced Cerner with Epic in 5 years | Surgical Management Professionals opens 1st cardiology ASC

Feb. 20, 2020

• Mo. ASC property bought for $19.9M | What ASCs should know about coronavirus, possible shortages | W.Va. hospital to close, lay off 600 employees | How consumerism is affecting ASCs | 100 hospital, health system CMOs to know

Feb. 19, 2020

• Calif. ASC may drop contract with Anthem over proposed rate drop: 6 details | 4 new orthopedic, spine ASCs | Highest-earning nonprofit hospitals give less charity care than lower-earning ones | How Lyft aims to help ASCs lower costs, save time

Feb. 18, 2020

• Why Florida's ASC market is booming | NC grants CON to spine ASC, orthopedic practice | Mayo Clinic medical school accepts 364 students by mistake | Gastro Health makes 3 acquisitions

Feb. 17, 2020

• Fla. surgery center embroiled in loan fraud scheme: 5 details | USPI opening 3 New Mexico ASCs in $2.7M JV | Hospitals can be sued for battery when patients say 'stop,' appeals court rules | 5 new JV ASCs | Dr. Samuel Gun on PE investment in GI

Feb. 14, 2020

• NY orders physician to close surgery center: 4 insights | The neurosurgeon behind a $21M ASC in Alabama | Creditor seeks to oust hospital chain CEO | Colorado neurosurgeon, spine implant companies to pay $2.35M in anti-kickback settlement

Feb. 13, 2020

• 3 new spine ASCs | Surgical hospital to pay $1.4M to settle false claims allegations | Yale New Haven Hospital sued over exam policy for employees 70+ years | Will ASCs remain key players in healthcare?

Feb. 12, 2020

• Feds step in to Nashville ophthalmology group false billing case | $8M orthopedic, spine ASC to open this fall | Healthgrades' best 50 US hospitals for 2020 | Fla. ASC buyer projects $18M profit in 1st year

Feb. 11, 2020

• 7 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs | Okla. ASC begins performing cardiac procedures: 3 insights | 1st American dies of coronavirus as death toll surpasses SARS | ASC industry turns 50: Insight from 6 leaders | SurgCenter wraps up $2.5M ASC

Feb. 10, 2020

• Orthopedic group allegedly billed for knee injectable, used cheaper product: 4 details | 7 recent ASC partnerships | CMS releases proposed Medicare Advantage rule: 5 things to know | $2.9M price tag attached to surgery center, MOB

Feb. 7, 2020

• State-by-state breakdown of new ASCs in the past year | Hoag expands into LA County with ASC partnership | Top 22 patient-recommended hospitals | Ohio ASC adopts Mako robot | 33 stats on employed vs. independent physicians | 4 ASC remodels, expansions

Feb. 6, 2020

• Envision CEO Christopher Holden departs | $38.5M Texas ASC to open | Walmart Health: 5 things to know | 10 colonoscopy, endoscopy developments to know | Covenant bolsters exec team | Top 10 healthcare cos by revenue

Feb. 5, 2020

• 10 recent ASC acquisitions | SCA's plans for 2020: CEO Caitlin Zulla on key investments, partnerships & more | UPMC hospital closes ER, ends inpatient services | Top trends in orthopedics from 5 surgeons

Feb. 4, 2020

• Wyo. orthopedic practice building $11M ASC | 5 trends affecting the GI | 10 numbers that show how big Optum is in healthcare | 3 new orthopedic ASCs in January | PE pushes into healthcare: 8 latest deals

Feb. 3, 2020

• Johns Hopkins' $80M ASC: 5 things to know | 228 hospitals with a 1 star rating from CMS | 6 Qs on the future of outpatient orthopedics | Calif. surgery center MOB sells for $4.2M | 15% of HCA total joints were outpatient in 2019, more likely in 2020

Jan. 31, 2020

• 19 new ASCs in January | Cardinal addresses massive surgical gown recall, expects $96M charge — 7 details | CMS updates star ratings: 4 things to know | Top 14 highest paying jobs in healthcare | Physician Partners of America opens Fla. ASC

Jan. 30, 2020

• Fla. ASC files for bankruptcy: 3 details | 14 things to know about total joint replacements and ASCs for 2020 | IRS revokes hospital's tax-exempt status | 10 stats on gastroenterologist salary, net worth, & more

Jan. 29, 2020

• Mercy Hospital buys ASC, orthopedic practice | Ohio pain clinic, owner pay $650K settlement for unnecessary procedures: 4 details | Coronavirus cases jump 1K in 1 day | HCA surpasses 1M outpatient cases in 2019 — 5 insights

Jan. 28, 2020

• How the ASC industry will change: 6 key thoughts | Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center acquired by health system: 4 details | 81 coronavirus deaths, 5th US case confirmed | NY could charge ASCs up to 3% more for new facilities

Jan. 27, 2020

• 6 big ASC acquisitions, sales | Ohio physician-owned orthopedic surgical network expands facility | States ranked by opioid overdose deaths | Physician practice M&A down in Q4

Jan. 24, 2020

• Optum aims to develop 12 new ASCs with Minn. health system | 20 statistics on physician comp | 10 best healthcare jobs in 2020 | Why orthopedics continues to be a lucrative specialty for PE

Jan. 23, 2020

• Regent Surgical, Florida ASC partner with Lee Health | US gastroenterology ASC market to hit $10.8B | Coronavirus outbreak: 7 things to know | 37 stats on NP, PA salary headed into 2020

Jan. 22, 2020

• Why Texas' ASC market is booming — 4 center leaders elaborate | DOJ collected $3B+ from healthcare fraud cases in 2019 — 5 cases involving ASCs | Amazon, IBM, Microsoft have access to millions of medical records | 6 legal, regulatory issues affecting ASCs

Jan. 21, 2020

• Covenant Surgical Partners expands beyond ASCs with new strategy | Maine orthopedic practice reports email hack | 29 physician specialties ranked by burnout rates | $26M JV ASC opens in Connecticut

Jan. 17, 2020

• What's in store for USPI in 2020 | Expect more roll-up deals in orthopedics, ASC affiliations in 2020 | State-by-state breakdown of 120 rural hospital closures | Optum revenue up 11.5% in 2019, hits $113B: 5 things to know

Jan. 16, 2020

• NueHealth acquires Pa. ASCs: 3 details | 20 updates on SCA, USPI, Surgery Partners & Regent heading into 2020 | Walmart expands standalone health center model | Sutter Health is using Lyft to improve ASC, hospital transport

Jan. 15, 2020

• Ohio surgery center employee faces felony charges for allegedly stealing fentanyl | 3 ASC developments worth $10M+ | Woman died soon after leaving Wisconsin hospital ER due to long wait | Texas' new surprise billing legislation — 4 insights for ASCs

Jan. 14, 2020

• Insurers, hospitals clash over service shift to ASCs | HCA acquires tech company: 4 details | Surgery Partners reports 37% of cases are orthopedics, to focus there in 2020 | 4 facts about ASC total joint replacement in 2020

Jan. 13, 2020

• Optum to develop ASCs for Minn. health system in new partnership | 4 things to know about ASC total joints in 2020 | Wash. hospital to close this month | 10 most common procedures in ASCs

Jan. 9, 2020

• Ind. system allegedly offered ASC investments, higher pay in exchange for referrals | 4 new orthopedic ASCs in December | Amazon in healthcare: 15 things to know for 2020 | University of Illinois proposes $191M Chicago outpatient center

Jan. 8, 2020

• 8 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | AmSurg in 2020: 5 things to know | How UMass Memorial cut executive payroll in half | Investment firm acquires ASC, 3 eye practices in St. Louis

Jan. 7, 2020

• Mich. health plan purchases majority stake in 2 ASCs | Outpatient spine surgery: 8 things to know heading into 2020 | Philadelphia hospital bankruptcy leaves 1,000 physicians scrambling | Conn. medical office complex with ASC sells for $8M+

Jan. 6, 2020

• 20 things to know about SCA, USPI, Regent & Surgery Partners | Patient consumerism trends affecting ASCs: key insights | Hospital acquisitions hurt patient experience, study suggests | Salaries for top 10 most in-demand physician specialties

Jan. 3, 2020

• 13 new ASCs in December | What GI will look like in 2030 | What millennials' lunch breaks reveal about their medical visit expectations | Outpatient surgical procedure market to grow at 2.1% annually through 2026

Jan. 2, 2020

• Outpatient joint replacements in 2019: 5 insights | The decade in healthcare: 12 milestones we won't forget | 21 highest physician salaries — Orthopedics is No. 1 at $426K | SurgCenter JV ASC opens in Michigan

Dec. 31, 2019

• Outpatient surgery centers expected to have strong decade — 3 insights | GIs make $394K annually + other survey findings | Physician charged with murder sues Ohio hospital for defamation | MUSC opens practice with surgery center

Dec. 30, 2019

• State-by-state breakdown of the 183 new ASCs in 2019 | USPI in 2019: 5 things to know | Pa. hospital lays off 152 employees | 117 GI physicians to know in 2019

Dec. 27, 2019

• New York surgery center to close — 3 insights | Why Peak Gastroenterology Associates joined Varsity Healthcare Partners | An equitable way to pay physicians? Structured salaries only, Mayo suggests | 57 gastroenterology transactions in 2019

Dec. 26, 2019

• Surgical Care Affiliates in 2019: 5 things to know | What private equity has in store for GI in 2020 | Aetna, Cigna and BCBS hit with fines over improper denials in Calif. | ASC buildings in Virginia, North Carolina acquired

Dec. 24, 2019

• 11 biggest ASC companies to know | SCA names Caitlin Zulla CEO | Former nurse accused of secretly recording 206 patients at UPMC hospital | 30 orthopedic ASCs opening in 2019

Dec. 23, 2019

• 204 new ASCs in 2019 | Mich. pain clinic owner who distributed 500K unnecessary pills gets 11 years in prison | Ga. hospital to abruptly close operating room | NY MOB, ASC sells for $45M: 3 insights

Dec. 20, 2019

• Leapfrog's inaugural ASC survey - what administrators have to say | 5 ways the ASC industry changed in the past 10 years | 'Rogue' employee at Michigan hospital improperly viewed 4,000 patient records | $7M orthopedic ASC to open in Ohio

Dec. 19, 2019

• 12 ASCs adding total joint replacements in 2019 | Are robotics worth the investment for ASCs — 2 leaders discuss | 29 hospital closures, state by state | Calif. ASC listed for $4.6M

Dec. 18, 2019

• 10 biggest ASC companies heading into 2020 | Make your supply chain more efficient - Join today's live discussion | USPI acquires majority stake in Texas bariatric hospital | Leapfrog names 2019 Top Hospitals | GI Alliance further expands in Texas

Dec. 17, 2019

• 31 orthopedic ASCs opening in 2019 | CMS site-neutral payments may move forward in 2020, judge rules | NC hospital misses payroll | GI salary growth, demand: 4 notes

Dec. 16, 2019

• ASC joint ventures: 3 expert insights | DOJ sues Orlando ASC, urologist over alleged $3M kickbacks: 4 details | 4 Chicago hospitals in talks to combine | Physicians in these cities got the biggest pay raise in 2019

Dec. 13, 2019

• SCA names new CEO | Campbell Clinic opens $49M orthopedic facility — 4 insights | Why Anthem doesn't want to own physician practices | Deciphering the 2020 CPT code changes for ASCs

Dec. 12, 2019

• GI Alliance acquires GastroArkansas, expands into 6th state | 3 experts weigh in on ASC price transparency | Mount Sinai's ED is a 'war zone,' nurse says | Surgery Partners ASC acquires surgical robot

Dec. 11, 2019

• Vermont limits ASC to 5 specialties, center appeals: 6 insights | 4 signs your center may be headed for closure | Northwell Health affiliates with 600-physician group | NC endoscopy center offering AI-powered colonoscopies

Dec. 10, 2019

• 5 new ASCs that cost $10M+ | NY physician convicted of accepting $300,000 in kickbacks from Insys | 9 health systems with strong finances | 4 things to know about cardiology in ASCs for 2020

Dec. 9, 2019

• NJ ASC owner to pay $863K in alleged fraud case — 5 insights | $49M Tennessee orthopedic ASC opens | UPMC to close hospital in 2020 | Peak Gastroenterology acquired by investment firm

Dec. 6, 2019

• 2021 ASC pay increase eliminated in MedPAC's draft proposal: 4 details | 3 ASC leaders forecast 2020 business trends | Mayo Clinic Health System to close hospital | Seamless healthcare? Optum's plan for it

Dec. 5, 2019

• 3 CMS changes affecting GI in 2020 | Optum expects 2020 revenue to jump 14%, hit up to $128B: 8 details | Fla. ASC, MOB gets $25M | KKR sets sights on Quorum Health

Dec. 4, 2019

• Missoula Bone and Joint opens $16M surgery center: 4 details | What's on the horizon for ASC joint ventures? | FBI investigating N.J. hospital tied to transplant scandal | Former Tenn. physician pleads guilty to 3 years of illegal opioid prescriptions

Dec. 3, 2019

• 24 new ASCs in November | Texas surgeon settles kickback allegations over 'medical directorship' for $300,000 | N.Y. hospital closes campus | The 13 PE deals in GI in 2019

Dec. 2, 2019

• DOJ sues Orlando urologist, ASC over alleged $3M kickbacks related to lithotripsy: 4 details | Texas health system closes hospital, lays off 972 | How comp has changed for employed vs. independent physicians | Iowa ASC launches total joints

Nov. 29, 2019

• ASCs subject to new CMS imaging rules in 2020: 7 details | N.Y. eye doctor arrested for $8M+ in alleged Medicare fraud — 5 insights | Optum's 6 key technology investments in 2019 | Pain clinic, ASC face lawsuit over $1.7M medical equipment debt

Nov. 27, 2019

• $15M Pa. ASC with total joints to open in 2020 | 3 challenges keeping ASC leaders up at night | 29 best-managed healthcare companies | Mich. developer plans 15 ASCs in 1 year, seeks physician investors

Nov. 26, 2019

• N.Y. eye doctor arrested for $8M+ in alleged Medicare fraud | Outpatient orthopedics: 3 insights on big trends & headwinds | M Health Fairview to cut 500 jobs, consider hospital closures amid $80M shortfall | Fla. hospital building $19M ASC

Nov. 25, 2019

• 10 centers added to NueHealth, MUVE Health, Rothman JV | Pain physician pleads guilty to accepting $140,000 kickbacks from Insys | Catholic Health to cut 200 positions  | 3 ASC price transparency insights

Nov. 22, 2019

• Sutter Health, surgeon group to pay $46M+ for alleged Stark Law violations, ASC double-billing | AmSurg plans partial ownership transfer of ASC valued at $6.2M | Kaiser plans $13B expansion in Baltimore area | 5 quality insights from ASC experts

Nov. 21, 2019

• 4 trends, concepts on healthcare reform for ASCs | Regent partners with multispecialty ASC in Anchorage | 17 latest hospital credit rating downgrades | How OrthoNY is trying to solve its recruiting problem

Nov. 20, 2019

• 20 key trends and concepts for ASCs heading into 2020 | Texas ASC property reportedly sold for $20M | Ariz. hospital closure will result in 655 layoffs | 3 new spine-focused ASCs

Nov. 19, 2019

• Pain clinic, ASC face lawsuit over $1.7M medical equipment debt | BCBS plans national high-performance network: 3 details | Former La. AG launches investigation into CHS | Pa. GI practice building $500K addition

Nov. 18, 2019

• Mo. MOB with ASC sells for $56.1M: 3 insights | Gastro Health acquires Va. GI practice | Fla. med school loses 40% of student training sites post HCA partnership | Orthopedic surgical facility kickback suit settled for $66M: 3 details

Nov. 15, 2019

• CMS finalizes 2020 OPPS price transparency rules, aims to make 300 services 'shoppable' | 4 new JV ASCs | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q3 | AAOS president critical of CMS outpatient total joint decisions

Nov. 14, 2019

• ASCs face new CMS imaging rules in 2020 | PE firm invests in The Steadman Clinic after new affiliation | Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states | UPMC, ophthalmology center to buy Irish hospital

Nov. 13, 2019

• How 4 big ASC operators fared in Q3 - SCA, Surgery Partners, USPI & HCA Healthcare | How to implement ASC succession planning | KKR makes formal offer to buy Walgreens | 31% of ASC leaders make $120,000 or more: 8 insights

Nov. 12, 2019

• ASC, physician practice competition could ramp up: 2 reasons why | Optum CEO now also UnitedHealth Group president | Cardiologist sues for $20M after New York hospital blocks admitting privileges | 4 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs

Nov. 11, 2019

• ASC, physician practice deals surge to 62 in Q3 | 3 changes in Medicare's 2020 final rule affecting GI | Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson dies | NY hospital cites surgery center debt in bankruptcy filing

Nov. 8, 2019

• CMS to pay for 6 coronary interventions in ASCs next year | These specialties are still great for ASCs | 5 insights on the future of gastroenterology | ASCs' documentation is important but imperfect - AI can help

Nov. 7, 2019

• Tenet agrees to pay $66M to settle orthopedic surgical facility kickback suit | Regent hires 2 VPs, promotes exec from within | How to optimize ASC procedural documentation | UNC Health Care restructures leadership

Nov. 6, 2019

• ASCs see 26% increase in RN turnover amid other staffing challenges: 8 insights | 4 experts on ophthalmology investment | AI can speed up ASC revenue cycle | Ex-CMO sues Wyo. hospital for $38M, says he was forced to resign after reporting substandard care

Nov. 5, 2019

• CMS removes 6 spinal procedure codes from inpatient-only list | Surgery Partners Q3 revenue up 4.5% | ASC procedural documentation is important; learn to make it complete, compliant, relevant | Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan tests new employee health plan

Nov. 4, 2019

• CMS to pay for total knees in ASCs, boost ASC payment rate 2.6% in 2020: 4 details | Top 20 highest-paying physician specialties | Walgreens' exit from health clinic business should serve as a warning to rivals | 4 expert voices on ASC quality

Nov. 1, 2019

• Iowa ASC awarded $1.6M in anti-competition case | 18 new ASCs in October | Humana to lay off 800+ employees | Why 3 surgery centers posted prices online + 5 strategies for success

Oct. 31, 2019

• How consolidation will affect the ASC industry | HCA Healthcare revenues hit $12.7B, outpatient surgeries up 2.6% | CHS slashes net loss by $308M, plans to sell more hospitals | The rise of Gastro Health — A timeline

Oct. 30, 2019

• ASC valuation: 2 key insights | Walgreens to close 150+ in-store clinics | How 2 investments help a Utah ASC 'maintain very healthy margins' | Orthopedic investments in Q3 + how ASCs can benefit from private equity attention

Oct. 29, 2019

• Regent, UHS partner to develop ASCs: 4 key notes | Capital Digestive Care, Physicians Endoscopy launch physician-oriented MSO | 33 recent hospital, health system exec moves | 3 big trends in the ASC market: Case migration, market activity & more

Oct. 28, 2019

• ASC market to hit $55B by 2025: 4 key notes | Former CVS exec: Retailers like Walmart won't compete with ASCs in the near future | Banner acquires Colorado hospital | $3.5M ASC opening in Idaho

Oct. 25, 2019

• ASC growth opportunities from 5 key leaders | Former orthopedic clinic, owners pay $7.1M settlement over alleged unnecessary knee injections, braces | W. Va. hospital files for bankruptcy, owes CHS $651K | La. cardiovascular organization plans 2020 ASC

Oct. 24, 2019

• The 'big business' of ASCs — 5 things to know | Amazon buys healthcare startup to power primary care program | Calif. surgery center marks 50th robotic case | 4 ASC market insights to know

Oct. 23, 2019

• 9 ASC real estate sales worth $10M+ in 2019 | ASCs could handle majority of outpatient spine, orthopedic cases in 2020 | Fla. hospital abruptly closes, lays off 300 | Wis. orthopedic practice opening joint venture ASC

Oct. 22, 2019

• Former orthopedic clinic, owners pay $7.1M to settle fraud allegations | GI Alliance forms 2 partnerships in 5 days | 22 hospital closures, state by state | OAK Orthopedics building $15M+ surgery center

Oct. 21, 2019

• Ariz. MOB with ASC sells for nearly $6.3M | Developing an ASC total joint program - key thoughts on an Ark. ASC | 10 'best hospital cities' in the US | How a Del.-based ASC handled EHR adoption

Oct. 18, 2019

• Fla. health system eliminates orthopedics at 2 clinics after $6.8M loss last year | $16M Medicare fraud scheme: gastroenterologist pleads guilty | Hackensack Meridian to add another hospital, 900 physicians to network | 28 new orthopedic, spine ASCs

Oct. 17, 2019

• 2020 ASC budgets: Where 8 execs are spending the most | Surgical Care Affiliates' total joints in ASCs up 39% in Q3 | Tenet spends $630K to derail 'Medicare for All' | Duke Health expanding with $12M ASC

Oct. 16, 2019

• Optum Q3 revenue up 13.3% to $28.8B | AHA rallies against CMS proposal for cardiac, total knee surgeries in ASCs | Amazon's $72B healthcare opportunity: 3 ways it could expand | 6 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs

Oct. 15, 2019

• Fla. ASC building sells for $3.6M | 10 states with the biggest YoY ASC growth | ACA ruling expected this month: 4 notes | Mich. anesthesia practice pays $600K+ to resolve fraud allegations

Oct. 14, 2019

• ASCs in 2020: What 7 execs will do more of, and what they'll leave behind | Optum to re-direct patients amid UnitedHealthcare-Houston Methodist dispute | 5 things Cerner has done in the past 10 days | Ky. multispecialty group marks ASC opening

Oct. 11, 2019

• $5.8M joint venture ASC breaks ground in Ohio | 17 states with 100+ ASCs | Mass. hospital to close ED in November, shut down in 2020 | 10 states with the highest uninsured rates

Oct. 10, 2019

• HHS may make changes to Stark Law, anti-kickback rules: 5 details | The ASCs that have closed in 2019 | UnitedHealthcare issues layoffs in Minnesota | Why a Neb.-based ASC continues to invest in staff and key plans for 2020

Oct. 9, 2019

• ASC, 7 others pay $6.65M to settle billing fraud allegations | Which states have the most ASCs? | Physician sues Kaiser Permanente over opioid-related patient satisfaction scores | Average salaries for orthopedic & spine specialists

Oct. 8, 2019

• 49 ASC transactions through Q3 of 2019 | Where 3 ASCs are focusing budgets, attention for 2020 | CommonSpirit ends fiscal year with $582M operating loss | Twin Cities Orthopedics' new collaborative aims to preserve physician autonomy

Oct. 7, 2019

• Walmart pilot program to identify quality physicians, including orthopedics | 53 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs | Trump signs executive order 'protecting' Medicare | Outlook on ASC consolidation + 3 things to prepare for in the future

Oct. 4, 2019

• Proposed CMS rule signifies new era of orthopedics - 3 quick takes | Walmart is coming to gastroenterology: 5 insights | 14 hospitals with the most ER visits | Dr. Ravi Bashyal: Key trends in outpatient knee, hip surgery

Oct. 3, 2019

• Ransomware attack locks Neb. orthopedic clinic out of EHR | 7 spine ASCs opened in 2019 | Cleveland Clinic looks to expand hospital portfolio | Successfully adding a new ASC service line

Oct. 2, 2019

• Kaiser Permanente Washington plans 165,000-square-foot ASC | USPI has around 6% of ASCs, Tenet to keep investing in growth | 130 ACOs to know - 2019 | Physician practice market becoming a sellers' market

Oct. 1, 2019

• Nobilis Health closes surgical hospital, ASCs | 18 new ASCs in September | 100 great community hospitals in 2019 | $3M pain management ASC opening in Texas

Sept. 30, 2019

• How a $31M ASC brought together 3 entities | 4 ASCs hit with data breaches this year | Feds charge physicians, healthcare execs in $675M billing fraud bust | 3 key ASC market forecasts to know

Sept. 27, 2019

• Outpatient total joints: 3 surgeon insights | NY GI practice medical records found in trash | Proposed merger would create 33-hospital network in La. | ASC real estate investment outlook

Sept. 26, 2019

• CMS eliminates ASC hospital transfer agreement requirement | Amazon Care: 5 notes on Amazon's new virtual medical clinic | 5 factors behind thin ASC margins | 11 physicians charged in federal opioid bust in Appalachia region

Sept. 25, 2019

• How the ASC market will grow through 2020 | Mont. GI group to build $7M medical office | Walmart unveils plan to build healthcare workforce | 12 ASC industry notes - Surgery Partners, USPI, MUVE Health & more

Sept. 24, 2019

• Fla. heart and vascular ASC building acquired for $4.6M - 5 details | ASCs could take on $43B in cases by 2021 | Tenn. hospital misses payroll | Gastro Health acquires Puget Sound Gastroenterology

Sept. 23, 2019

• Tennessee surgery center reopens — 3 insights | Muskegon Surgery Center expands by 50% | Catholic Health freezes hiring as losses mount | Pa. surgical practice joins UPMC, relocates

Sept. 20, 2019

• 20 key findings from MedPAC's report on ASCs in 2019 | $21M ASC expansion in the works in Wis. | Judge halts CMS' site-neutral pay policy for hospitals | 6 new cardiovascular ASCs in 2019

Sept. 19, 2019

• 23 new orthopedic ASCs in 2019 | The state of GI practice, PE investment, ancillary income & more | UnitedHealth confirms $3.2B Equian deal | Hackensack Meridian Health, USPI partner with NJ surgery center

Sept. 18, 2019

• Optum has 50K physicians & a vision for the future | 38 GI developments, transactions in 2019 so far | 10 most, least concentrated hospital markets | Surgery Partners completes ASC in Illinois

Sept. 17, 2019

• 2 game-changers an Ohio-based orthopedic ASC is prepared for in 2020 | GI Alliance partners with Southeast Texas Gastroenterology Associates | CEO Judy Faulkner on 'yes, if' strategy behind Epic's culture | 5 ways ASCs can improve recruitment

Sept. 16, 2019

• Milwaukee Surgery Center files for liquidation | 5 new JV ASCs | Fla. healthcare exec gets 20 years in $1.3B Medicare fraud case | ASCs in the next 5 to 10 years: 4 key thoughts

Sept. 13, 2019

• ASC nurse who switched syringes has license suspended | $5.5M ASC set to open in New York City in 2021 | 100 of the largest hospitals and health systems in America | 3 ways to engage ASC nursing staff during in-service meetings

Sept. 12, 2019

• 2 physicians turning $4.1M facility into cardiovascular clinic, ASC | Sutter Health faces class-action lawsuit over pricing | 4 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | ASC market to hit $120.8B by 2026 — 5 insights

Sept. 11, 2019

• 7 ASC building projects costing $500K+ | 3 key insights on outpatient orthopedics | Telemedicine co. CEO pleads guilty in $424M fraud scheme | USPI, Dignity Health open orthopedic surgery center & more — 10 ASC industry notes

Sept. 10, 2019

• Texas surgical group to affiliate with hospital after 64 years of independence | 5 tips for running an effective ASC staff meeting | Johns Hopkins All Children's faces record state fines | Orthopedic market share projections: Top 5 companies in 2024

Sept. 9, 2019

• How an Ohio Surgery Center embraces price transparency | NY spine surgeon pleads guilty to illegal painkiller prescription, faces $250K fine | Police: Ohio man posed as a nurse for 4 years | New orthopedic center opening in Ohio

Sept. 6, 2019

• The future of spine ASCs, payers and growth: 6 key thoughts | USPI's joint venture surgery center treats 100+ patients in first months | Providence St. Joseph's Swedish Health under DOJ investigation | Hospital partners, PE investors fuel ASC activity

Sept. 5, 2019

• ASCs in the next 5 to 10 years: 4 key thoughts | CVS-Aetna deal gets final approval from judge | NY spine surgeon pleads guilty to illegal painkiller prescriptions | Dr. John Martino completes new ASC's 1st outpatient joint replacement

Sept. 4, 2019

• The ASC's changing role in value-based care | PE-backed company invests in 2 La. eye practices | Rural hospital had staff making trips to Dollar General, former nurse says | Va. orthopedic, spine center readies to open

Sept. 3, 2019

• 13+ ASCs, outpatient centers closed for Hurricane Dorian | Ophthalmologist, practice pay $5M to settle False Claims Act violation allegations | NY hospital campus to close in Oct. | ASCs' evolving role in pop health from USPI's Peggy Wellman

Aug. 30, 2019

• 16 new ASCs in August | Ohio hospital, surgeons partner for $5.8M ASC | CEO exits amid Tenn. health system's financial troubles | Gramercy Surgery Center COO Jeffrey Flynn: Why ASCs should cooperate, not compete

Aug. 29, 2019

• Dr. Louis Levitt: The trends ASCs should know in outpatient orthopedics | 6 payer updates affecting ASCs, orthopedics | CEO resigns amid Tenn. health system's financial troubles | GI-focused ASC in NH set to open in 2020

Aug. 28, 2019

• What CMS' push for posting hospital prices online means for ASCs | Pa. ASC expects to expand by end of the year | Mystery group spent $13M on surprise-billing ads | Former athletic medicine director sues Penn State, alleging medical decision interference

Aug. 27, 2019

• GI Alliance invests in 5 ASCs | 4 potential CMS changes for ASCs to watch | State-by-state breakdown of 113 rural hospital closures | Moving cardiovascular services to ASCs — 5 insights

Aug. 26, 2019

• $15M New Jersey ASC opening in 2020 | Why ASC deals spiked after a lull in early 2019 | 6 Boston hospital employees on leave amid patient abuse investigation | How North Valley Surgery Center elevates its total joint program

Aug. 23, 2019

• Ascension, orthopedic group to build Wis. ASC | How Beacon Orthopaedics plans to grow after taking on a PE investor | Former Ark. physician charged in 3 patient deaths | 13 new, expanded GI centers

Aug. 22, 2019

• $9M ASC opens in NYC area | Phoenix ASC adds anterior total hips | Dignity Health nurses plan 10-day strike | 3 companies seeking ASC leaders

 Aug. 21, 2019

• CMS may require hospitals to post price, payer negotiated rates online - what does it mean for ASCs? | Colo. MOB, ASC real estate purchased for $15.6M | Trump donates salary to HHS for 3rd time | 9 ASC industry key notes - Physicians Endoscopy, SCA & more

Aug. 20, 2019

• CMS proposes 2020 rate for total knee arthroplasty | Projections: 51% of total joints will be outpatient by 2026 — will they be correct? | 14 hospitals closed so far this year — here's why | HCA ASC real estate in Calif. listed $7M

Aug. 19, 2019

• Ala. orthopedic practice pays $1.2M to settle billing, self-referral allegations | $31.5M ASC expansion set to open in SC | Medical group sues Trinity Health for trying to hire away clinicians | Florida Surgery Consultants opens 7th location

Aug. 16, 2019

• Neurosurgeon faces murder charges in Calif. due to opioid over-prescription: 4 details | Wis. surgery center closes | 12 recent hospital, health system CEO moves | 4 new JV ASCs in July

Aug. 15, 2019

• Ohio eye practice hit with ransomware: 3 details | Physicians Endoscopy appoints David Young CEO | Kaiser workers in Calif. threaten biggest strike in 20 years | Orthopedic surgeon salary hits $536K

Aug. 14, 2019

• Where Surgical Care Affiliates is headed with payer partnerships, bundled payments: CEO Tony Kilgore | Delaware pain physician indicted in $12.7M Medicare fraud scheme | CHS faces $891M class-action lawsuit | 5 updates on total joint replacement in ASCs

Aug. 13, 2019

• Motivate ASC teams for growth - best ideas from 4 administrators | Physicians Endoscopy, Md. health system open JV endoscopy center | 3 things Epic has done in the past 4 months | Compass Surgical Partners, Fla. practice wrap up orthopedic ASC

Aug. 12, 2019

• Laser Spine Institute co-founders owe $300M+ to ex-business partner, judge rules | Dr. Thomas Loftus: How private practice in spine is changing | Ill. hospital begins shutdown process | Alphatec commercially launches spinal implant delivery system

Aug. 9, 2019

• ASC, practice transactions up 15% in Q2 with 38 M&As | 7 ASCs, surgeons introducing robotics in 2019 | Illinois hospital files for bankruptcy | Every major GI transaction in 2019

Aug. 8, 2019

• Surgery Partners posts 2% revenue increase, $28.6M loss in Q2 - 7 insights | NY dermatology surgery center partners with PE firm: 4 notes | Mount Sinai's med school updates diversity pledge | Fla. will soon provide ASC price estimates

Aug. 7, 2019

• Wisconsin surgery center closes: 4 details | Summit Orthopedics sells ASC building for $29.4M | 6 hospital, health system resignations | How 11 ASCs tackle opioid use

Aug. 6, 2019

• Tenet/USPI ambulatory revenue up 5.3% in Q2: 6 details | Aurora Health Care opens $55.5M outpatient surgery center | CMS' final inpatient payment rule for 2020: 8 points | 6 new spine-focused ASCs in 2019

Aug. 5, 2019

• 7 new ASCs in July | Delaware pain physician indicted in $12.7M Medicare fraud scheme | Dignity Health agrees to $100M settlement in pension case | 3 steps to boost ASC clean claim submission

Aug. 2, 2019

• 14 spine, neurosurgeons on the move in July | RTI Surgical's Q2 revenue jumps 16% after Paradigm Spine acquisition | Alaska hospital closes | Drs. Jonathan Gottlieb, Roger Frankel & more: How 16 spine surgeons view innovation in their field

Aug. 1, 2019

• Physicians Endoscopy, Capital Digestive Care team up for management platform | CMS proposes rate hike for 10 GI procedures | Alaska hospital closes | 6 ASCs, practices hit by data breaches

July 31, 2019

• CMS proposes adding 6 heart procedures to ASC payable list | 3 physician-owned hospitals continuing to grow | US News' Best Hospitals 2019-20 | $12M ASC completed in N.D.

July 30, 2019

• CMS proposes adding total knees to ASC covered procedures list in 2020 | A timeline of PE investment in GI | 2nd Ben Taub patient found dead in bathroom | How legislators view ASCs, the cardiology migration

July 29, 2019

• Calif. hospital to end orthopedics amid financial constraints | ASC RCM benchmarks - best practices from 3 administrators | Patient waited 20 hours to receive urgent services at Pa. hospital | Optum strays from outpatient strategy in hospital partnership

July 26, 2019

• Physician-owned micro-hospital to open in Okla.: 3 details | Illinois GI group joins PE-backed GI Alliance | 10 states with highest, lowest hospital CEO salaries | RCM for joint venture ASCs: 5 common mistakes

July 25, 2019

• Calif. ASC real estate sells for $13.5M: 5 details | NY imposes stricter policies for freestanding ASC developments | Mercy Health paid Neil Armstrong's family $6M in wrongful death settlement | 3 reasons ASCs fail

July 24, 2019

• Beacon Orthopaedics takes on PE investor: 4 details | ASC payer reimbursement observations | Tenet makes bid for Calif. hospital | 3 ASC legislative updates

July 23, 2019

• Maryland ASC's 2nd cyberattack affects 2,000+ patients | What happened to Laser Spine Institute - 4 things to know | 20 most beautiful hospitals | Optum's Q2 & beyond - 5 insights

July 22, 2019

• Surgical company seeks $15M investments for 10 shutters ASCs | Orthopedic ASC embarks on $4M expansion, renovation | Proposed merger would create 14-hospital system | The future of cardiology in ASCs

July 19, 2019

• Optum revenue jumps 13.4%, hitting $28B in Q2 | Humana expands total joint, spinal fusion bundles to 15 practices | CHS shares sink again | GI physician salary - 5 things to know

July 18, 2019

• What ASCs should expect from CMS' payment rule changes | 7 things Optum has done in the past 90 days | Death of improperly restrained patient ruled homicide in S.C. | Florida eye practice finds PE partner

July 17, 2019

• Minn. hospitals challenge Blue Cross policy shifting services to ASCs | Key trends in PE, physician owned ASCs: Dr. Michael Rivers | CHS shares close at all-time low | USPI, VIP Surgical & more: 9 ASC industry notes

July 16, 2019

• Covenant Surgical adds 11-practice Arizona Center for Digestive Health | Regent Surgical Health partners with orthopedic implant co. | Biden unveils healthcare plan: 8 takeaways | ASC total joints, bundles with Mankato Surgery Center's Joleen Harrison

July 15, 2019

• 5 interesting ASC partnerships | Gastroenterologist demand & salary: 3 things to know | Mount Carmel CEO to resign, 23 employees fired after patient deaths investigation | Improving ASC culture & margins from Bayfront Health ASC's Kathryn Rice

July 11, 2019

• Texas ASC acquired by pain management investment firm: 3 details | Dr. Ronald Hirsch: The outpatient cardiology shift is coming | 10 most in-demand specialties | 3 ASCs adding surgical robots

July 10, 2019

• PE firm invests in Connecticut orthopedic practice: 5 details | ASC leadership, RCM optimization from SurgCenter of Western Maryland's Raghu Reddy | 70 critical access hospital CEOs to know | Former Laser Spine Institute employee lawsuit moves forward

July 9, 2019

• Dr. Daniel Murrey: Key thoughts on ASC bundled payments, physician buy-in | SurgCenter Development, Surgery Partners & more: 9 ASC notes | Top 5 nonprofit hospitals for exec pay | Muve Health to open hyper specialty ASC

July 8, 2019

• The ASC management strategy likely to lead to failure | Covenant Surgical Partners acquires LA eye practice | 9 recent hospital, health system CEO moves | Alternative payment options for ASCs - key thoughts

July 5, 2019

• USPI, Bozeman Health's $20M ASC, clinic wins city approval: 4 notes | Total joints 40% cheaper in ASCs, study says | Vermont health system files for bankruptcy | Outpatient spine reimbursement & more - 4 notes

July 3, 2019

• 25 new ASC joint ventures in 2019 so far - state-by-state breakdown | Florida passes overnight stays for ASCs: 4 details | ACA faces new legal hurdle | $130M PE deal unites 3 GI practices

July 2, 2019

• Optum names new president, COO | CMS payment rules may signal cardiology shift to ASCs | San Francisco hospital CEO resigns amid patient abuse scandal | 3 new ASC joint ventures

July 1, 2019

• 17 new ASCs in June | SCA's Stephen Kinsley: How to build a successful value-based model at ASCs | Sanford Health, UnityPoint to merge: 5 things to know | 4 big trends for ASC administrators

June 28, 2019

• Florida passes overnight stays for ASCs: 4 details | OptumCare's strategy for the next 10 years | Fla. hospital's Medicare contract in jeopardy | Trends in ASC Reimbursement - Semmes Murphey Clinic CEO John Lewis

June 27, 2019

• Indiana ASC agrees to stop taking Medicare: 5 details | ASC administrator pay - top, bottom 5 states | Philadelphia hospital to close | PE platform buys $17.7M Ariz. MOB with ASC

June 26, 2019

• How ASCs can advance value-based care | Why physicians are pursuing MBAs after their MDs | 3 new orthopedic ASCs in June | Surgery Partners EVP, chief HR officer departs

June 25, 2019

• President Trump issues executive order for healthcare price disclosure | Physicians Endoscopy, Optum, SurgCenter Development & more: 6 ASC key notes | Dr. Brian Perri: 3 strategies for bundled payments | 3 ASCs, operators affected by data breaches

June 24, 2019

• Physician gets 60 mos in prison for unlawful prescription of 23,000 opioid pills | 16 ASC leadership moves | Trump order on healthcare price transparency coming this week | 3 states considering ASC-related reforms

June 21, 2019

• Illinois eye center, ASC reports malware incident | Optum completes $4.3B DaVita Medical Group acquisition after addressing anti-competitive challenges | 2 NY healthcare providers lose EHR access after cyberattacks | Future of spine ASCs, bundled payments

June 20, 2019

• Physicians Endoscopy, University Hospitals partner on GI ASC | The ASC payer landscape + bundled payments: ASC Admin Chris Markford | Politico: 'Frosty' HHS, WH relationship threatens Trump's healthcare plans | Ind. hospital breaks ground on $4M ASC

June 19, 2019

• Mississippi ASC 1st to use new robot for outpatient total knees | ASC procedures, revenue: 15 stats | 10 best children's hospitals: US News | Orthopedic surgeon alleges wrongful termination after military service | Envision, SurgCenter & more: 8 ASC notes

June 18, 2019

• 4 new joint venture ASCs | Orthopedic, spine patients sue Centura Health after outbreak due to improper sterilization: 5 details | PE in GI – key thoughts on past, present, future | Joint replacement surgeon opens Texas ASC: 3 details

June 17, 2019

• DOJ charges orthopedic surgeon in $4.3M compound drug kickback scheme: 5 details | Patient dies from fecal transplant, FDA warns | 17 new orthopedic ASCs in 2019 | 5 ASC reimbursement updates

June 14, 2019

• Florida pain clinic owner gets 6+ years in prison for Medicare fraud | Cardiovascular surgery in ASCs - key trends | National healthcare scorecard - where is your state? | 15 physician salary stats

June 13, 2019

• National Spine and Pain Centers acquires 2 practices after raising $32M | Envision (AmSurg) names Dr. Douglas Smith president of physician services | CMS finds serious deficiencies at MD Anderson | 4 predictions on outpatient spine

June 12, 2019

• 11 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | The story behind PE firm's 4th GI investment | Ascension shakes up leadership with 12 changes | UnitedHealth's plan to grow OptumCare & more - ASC industry notes

June 11, 2019

• 6 ASC closings in the 1st half of 2019 | Physician Partners of America acquires California ASC, pain center: 5 details | Tennessee hospital blames billing system switch for financial troubles | Key stats on ASC valuation multiples

June 10, 2019

• ASC payer policy, reimbursement, out-of-network: Key trends to know | Aetna to update ASC payment process - 3 details | California hospital CEO gets no-confidence vote from med staff | OptumCare, $13M PE deal & more: 5 must reads for ASC leaders

June 7, 2019

• 107 new ASCs in 2019 so far | Trump administration doubles down on site-neutral payments, promotes competition – 5 takeaways for ASCs | Ex-Mount Carmel physician charged with murder of 25 patients | Dr. Michael Redler: Total joint replacements in ASCs

June 6, 2019

• Surgery Partners CFO: 5 keys for the future - payer partnerships, acquisitions & more | The risk of bundled payment adoption at ASCs | UnitedHealth CEO: Optum won't buy hospitals | 3 GI practices unite to form PE deal & more: 5 GI co key notes

June 5, 2019

• State-by-state breakdown of 25 new ASC joint ventures in 2019 | Physician compensation grew the most for these 5 specialties | The future sustainability of independent gastroenterologists - join the webinar | Michigan ASC property selling for nearly $3M - 3 notes

June 4, 2019

• OptumCare aims to become a $100B business in the next 10 years - here's how | The changing bundled payment landscape for ASCs | Health officials to investigate UNC Children's Hospital after NYT expose | 8 ASC industry notes - SurgCenter Development, HCA Healthcare & more

June 3, 2019

• 28 new ASCs in May | $130M PE deal to unite 3 GI practices, create 7th largest group in US | Massachusetts hospitals stockpile $1.6B in offshore accounts, nurses say | Where US physicians earned the most in 2018

May 31, 2019

• SurgCenter building orthopedic ASC, its 5th Michigan facility - 3 details | New Mexico hospital opening 3 ASCs - 5 insights | Cardiologists warned UNC Children's of heart program issues | 350+ ASCs with total joint replacements

May 30, 2019

• ASC bundled payments - key trends to know | 14 new ASC developments where investors expect to spend $13M-$51.5M | CMS terminates Kentucky hospital's Medicare contract | 10 physician owners develop multispecialty ASC in Texas

May 29, 2019

• 13 physicians join 3-way joint venture orthopedics-focused ASC in Missouri: 5 notes | What the rise in high-deductible health plans means for ASCs | 23 hospital, health system exec moves | Dr. Joshua Siegel: Developing an orthopedic ASC

May 28, 2019

• New Mexico JV to open orthopedic ASC - 3 insights | Orthopedic surgeon pleads guilty to stealing DEA number for fraudulent prescriptions: 4 details | CHS continues hospital sell-off spree with deal in Texas | Compass Surgical Partners, surgeons team up for ASC: 6 details

May 24, 2019

• Outpatient total joints to jump 42% by 2028 | 7 new ASC JVs in Q1 | Billings Clinic ousts CEO, appoints 2 physicians as interim leaders | The biggest opportunities for ASC revenue growth in the next 10 years

May 23, 2019

• Laser Spine Institute under fire over insurance handing - 5 key details | 23 stats on physician debt | Mold forces Seattle Children's to close ORs | Florida MOB, ASC sells for $25.7M - 3 insights

May 22, 2019

• Illinois ASC owner sues generic drug companies: 3 details | Top 10 states for physician and surgeon pay | 3 ways ASCs can improve cash flow | SCA poised for growth & more: 6 ASC industry notes

May 21, 2019

• How 5 ASC companies performed in Q1 | 12 new orthopedic focused ASCs, practices | Walmart steering employees to 800 imaging centers to avoid misdiagnoses | Patietns sue HCA over ER 'cover charge'

May 20, 2019

• Atlanta ENT group with 2 ASCs partners with PE firm for regional growth: 5 details | SCA plans to add 20 ASCs with value-based growth strategy: 5 insights | Indiana hospital to close, lay off 437 employees | 3 Virginia providers begin $14M joint venture MOB, ASC

May 17, 2019

• USPI taps Goldman Sachs leader to serve as CFO - 4 quick facts | San Antonio orthopedic group gains financing for 8-OR ASC | Where are the 41 'straight-A' Leapfrog hospitals? | The physicians with the highest net worth

May 16, 2019

• Physician buys assets of 2 ASCs for $50K after one halts operations | USPI, Surgery Partners, Optum & more: How 5 ASC companies did in Q1 | These 10 physician specialties generate the most revenue for hospitals | California ASC expands with outpatient total joints

May 15, 2019

• Physician, surgeon compensation in all 50 states | Ohio ASC to close, reopen as joint venture: 4 details | Alabama hospital in danger of closing as physicians leave town | 10 ASC industry key notes

May 14, 2019

• CHI Franciscan to divest ASC, pay $2.5M to settle anticompetitive lawsuit: 5 things to know | 4 new joint venture ASCs | Physicians quit Maine hospital as morale hits 'all-time low' | 2 GI physicians unintentionally compromise patient information - 6 insights

May 13, 2019

• There are now 350+ ASCs with total joint replacement in the US | Wisconsin ASC, health center expected to have $53M economic impact - 3 quick facts | Hospital CEOs, CNOs write thank-you notes to nurses | 12 statistics on ASC ownership, management
  

May 10, 2019

• 52 new ASCs in Q1 2019 | Kansas ASC real estate sells for $15.4M - 3 points | CEO Wayne Smith bets on CHS turnaround with $3M investment | Medical Facilities Corp. surgical case volume up 14.2% in Q1: 5 insights

May 9, 2019

• Vascular Institute of Chattanooga opens new location | How to minimize intraoperative bleeding in orthopedics - a cutting-edge solution | Surgery Partners seeks more 3-way JV ASCs, total joints almost double in Q1 | Hedge fund manager predicts CHS will go bankrupt

May 8, 2019

• Surgery Partners reports 5% growth in Q1 same-facility revenue: 5 details | How PE investment affects ASC value & 4 other key trends | 12 latest hospital, health system exec resignations | 8 ASC industry notes - Tenet, HCA & more

May 7, 2019

• 310 ASCs with total joint replacements in 2019 | More physicians are now employed than in private practice | Michael Kasper, CEO of DuPage Medical Group, dies at 46 | 3 points to develop bundled payments in ASCs

May 6, 2019

• 7 ASC acquisitions, partnerships in April | Where PE investment is headed in GI for 2019 | Maine hospital's Medicare contract at risk over medical error | NY orthopedic group opens 8-OR ASC fit for joint replacements: 5 details

May 3, 2019

• NJ ASC building sold for $7M | How to minimize intraoperative bleeding during orthopedic surgery | DOJ files formal request to strike down entire ACA: 5 things to know | 4 stats on GI workload

May 2, 2019

• USPI sells 2 ASCs, reports revenue per case up 3% in Q1 | What ASCs can learn from Blockbuster | CHS sees net loss quadruple, revenue sink in Q1 | Alabama ASC proposes physician buyout by Covenant Surgical Partners

May 1, 2019

• 18 new ASCs in April | HCA Q1 revenue up 9.6% as outpatient surgery volume keeps climbing - 6 results | Walmart has no shelf space for hospitals' shoddy healthcare | $43M ophthalmology ASC awaits approval in New York

April 30, 2019

• Tenet/USPI ambulatory revenue drops 3.6% in Q1: 5 things to know | Allstate, State Farm sue pain practices over alleged billing schemes - 6 insights | University of Maryland Medical System CEO resigns amid board scandal | Montana-based hospital opens $15M surgery center - 4 insights

April 29, 2019

• Tennessee health system builds $17.3M surgery center amid opposition - 6 details | What % of ASCs are physician owned? | Struggling NY hospital to cut robotic surgeries to shore up finances | 4 DOJ investigations into orthopedic, spine physicians in 2019

April 26, 2019

• Georgia medical center buys remaining ASC stake for $2M+ from University Hospital, physicians: 4 details | Jury awards California neurosurgeon $2M in retaliation case: 4 details | Tenet responds to lawsuit, accuses cardiologists of bullying staff, missing procedures | ASC transactions in 2018 - 3 insights

April 25, 2019

• Michigan ASC closes instead of paying hackers for stolen files: 7 details | ASC counts for 5 national surgery center chains | CMS' proposed inpatient payment rule for 2020: 9 things to know | 4 states considering CON reform

April 24, 2019

• Big trends in ASC M&A - hospital, ASC chain & PE | Alabama cardiovascular group seeks approval for $445K outpatient surgery lab - 3 highlights | CMS unveils new payment models to overhaul primary care: 6 things to know | 7 new orthopedic ASCs

April 23, 2019

• Physician salaries - 5 things to know | What it takes to build a strong operational structure at ASCs | 100 great hospitals in America - 2019 | Vermont legislature renews debate on independent ASC regulations - 6 insights

April 22, 2019

• Surgery center employee allegedly bypassed system to prescribe 5,000 pills - 5 details | NY orthopedic group breaks ground on new ASC: 5 insights | 10 best, worst states for children's healthcare | Healthcare PE deals up 22% in 2017 - Envision buyout, regional activity & more

April 19, 2019

• The key financial concepts and payer trends for ASCs today | Mount Sinai, Merritt Healthcare seeking CON for $10.2M GI-focused ASC - 5 insights | Patient dies after fight at Florida healthcare facility | Prescribing via Facebook, illegal billing & more: 5 charges in Kentucky opioid crackdown

April 18, 2019

• DOJ charges 53 medical practitioners for fraudulent narcotic prescriptions - including 'Rock Doc': 6 details | Maine surgeons open orthopedic ASC: 4 insights | Judge orders Illinois hospital to restore services or face fines | 4 new ASC joint ventures in March

April 17, 2019

• Top 10 states for physicians | The right and wrong partners for joint venture ASCs | Death of La. nurse attacked by patient ruled a homicide | Compass Surgical Partners, Regent Surgical Health & more - 6 ASC industry updates

April 16, 2019

• PE-backed firm acquires eye center with 3 clinics, 2 ASCs: 5 things to know | Florida joint venture ASC serves 3,000+ patients in 1st year | 24 hospital, health system exec moves | 5 insights into GI physician salary

April 15, 2019

• Orthopedic surgeon gets 5 months in federal prison for illegal hydrocodone pill distribution: 4 notes | Regent Surgical Health names new VP of Business Development: 4 details | MD Anderson appeals $4.3M HIPAA Penalty | Orthopedic surgeons earn $482,000 average annual compensation

April 12, 2019

• DOJ charges 24 in $1.2B+ DME kickback scheme - 5 insights | Physician Partners of America opens surgery center in Florida - 4 insights | Boston Children's Hospital sues Saudi prince over $3.5M bill | 29 physician salary insights

April 11, 2019

• Physician salaries jump 20% since 2015 | 5 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | 9 hospitals with strong finances | 11+ ASCs in New York with total joint replacements

April 10, 2019

• Physician-owned hospital kickback trial ends in convictions for 4 physicians | 7 ASC industry key notes - HCA Healthcare, BioSpine Institute & more | 17 healthcare CEOs make list of overpaid executives | Valley Medical Center wins CON for $12.7M ASC - 4 highlights

April 9, 2019

• ASC company in Michigan aims to develop 15 centers through 2020: 5 things to know | Ohio surgery center introduces total hip replacements | 105-year-old Ohio hospital closes | The top 5 procedures performed at ASCs

April 8, 2019

• Former pain practice CEO found guilty in $4M kickback operation: 4 details | 4 key factors driving ASC M&A | Ex-Florida hospital director gets prison time for role in $1B fraud scheme | 60% of outpatients surgeries to be performed in ASCs by 2020

April 5, 2019

• The strategy for 4 ASCs to recruit & retain a great staff | BioSpine to open Orlando-based ASC: 4 notes | Arkansas hospital operator ousted over 'real and present danger' to assets | Ohio ASC surgeons perform 110 total joints in 2018 - 3 things to know

April 4, 2019

• ASC utilization up 6% in 1 year: 7 things to know | Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics offers robotic outpatient joint replacement | Safety issues spur Pennsylvania hospital to create new exec position | Therapix closes pain clinic less than 1 year after acquisition - 3 details

April 3, 2019

• Vanderbilt Bone & Joint surgeons plan new ASC - 3 details | Surgery Partners, HCA Healthcare & more: 7 ASC industry key notes | Former hospital exec sues Tenet, claims retaliation for reporting unnecessary surgeries | Gastro Health makes 1st out of state acquisition in Alabama: 5 insights

April 2, 2019

• ENT center in Michigan closes after hackers delete all files - 7 insights | Leapfrog launches inaugural ASC quality & safety survey: 5 details | Lawsuit alleges San Deigo hospital secretly recorded 1,800 patients | 4 top reasons ASC claims are denied

April 1, 2019

• Spine surgery in ASCs - 10 things to know for 2019 | Surgical Management Professionals develops cardiac ASC, Illinois partnership & more | Dueling healthcare policy proposals spark $40B stock sell-off | OrthoNY opens $5.3M ASC - 5 notes

March 29, 2019

• 16 new ASCs in March | The state of ophthalmology in ASCs: Q&A with Dr. Ben Cohen | Houston hospital restructuring to affect 586 jobs | How ASCs compete with hospitals for top talent

March 28, 2019

• 10 ASC closures in the past year, and the reason why | North American ASC market to hit $35B by 2024 - 5 insights | CMS to Detroit hospital: Fix prolems by April 15 or lose Medicare funding | Colonoscopy alternatives - 4 GIs discuss

March 27, 2019

• Total joint replacement in ASCs - 10 things to know | NJ men plead guilty to defrauding investors in fake ASC, face jail time - 5 details | DOJ supports striking entire ACA: 5 things to know | Surgery Partners subsidiary makes $430M offering - 3 insights

March 26, 2019

• After 5 years, ribbon cut on Vermont's 1st ASC - 4 insights | 9 ASC industry key notes - HCA Healthcare, AAAHC, Florida ASC closing & more | Nicklaus Children's Hospital to freeze wages, lay off staff | PE in healthcare for 2019 - 5 things to know

March 25, 2019

• HCA Healthcare recruits 1,000+ displaced Laser Spine Institute employees | 3 new spine, orthopedic ASCs | 117 hospitals drop out of BPCI Advanced: 5 things to know | 5 cybersecurity tips for ASCs

March 22, 2019

• Florida hospital closes ASC due to lack of specialists, may reopen in the fall: 4 key notes | Top 20 procedures performed in ASCs | The unhealthiest county in each state | 6 legislative changes for ASCs to know

March 21, 2019

• ASC M&A - 6 key observations, trends | ASCA CEO William Prentice: 3 thoughts on price, quality transparency & more | Vanderbilt hit with $25.5M suit over wrong-site surgery | MOB, ASC sells for $15.4M: 3 insights

March 20, 2019

• MedPAC recommends ASCs submit cost data, against updating conversion factor - 3 notes | Top 10 states with the most Medicare-certified ASCs | The healthiest county in each US state | 7+ ASCs in Minnesota include total joints

March 19, 2019

• 145+ ASCs with spinal surgery in 2019 | SurgCenter Development, Humana enter into provider agreement & more: 7 ASC industry notes | Ascension buys Florida hospital, plans $47M investment | How an Ohio-based orthopedic ASC cuts costs - 6 insights

March 18, 2019

• Number of Medicare-certified ASCs per state | Surgery Partners in 2019: 6 points on growth - de novos, payer partnerships, total joints & more | Cleveland Clinic's annual net income drops 91% on heavy investment losses | The 10 most common sentinel events for 2018

March 15, 2019

• 6 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | Outpatient joint replacements at ASCs cost 40% less than hospital-based surgery: 3 findings | 48 Mount Carmel nurses, pharmacists under review amid patient deaths | Medical Facilities Corp. attributes 12% revenue growth to 7 ASC acquisitions - 8 insights

March 14, 2019

• Surgery Partners revenue up 32% year over year - 5 insights | Humana adds 100+ SurgCenter Development facilities to national network - 3 things to know | Geisinger, Highmark to build Pennsylvania hospital | 10 stats to know on ASC sales activity, ownership

March 13, 2019

• Humana launches spinal fusion bundled payment, expands total joint bundle - 6 notes | Indiana physician group to buy former GI practice for $600K - 3 insights | Trump's 2020 budget proposal: 5 healthcare takeaways | Compass Surgical Partners, AmSurg & more - 8 ASC company key notes

March 12, 2019

• Columbia Surgical Specialists pays nearly $15K to resolve ransomware attack: 4 details | Where 5 big ASC companies stand in 2019: Strategy, market share & more | The 282 hospitals with 1 star | 4 trends to know in PE for GI

March 11, 2019

• Florida physician partnership acquires orthopedic, spine ASC, adds heart services - 5 insights | How price transparency helped an Ohio ASC generate leads | Kaiser Permanente hospital used video call to tell patient he was dying | Top CEO Podcast: Lisa Rock, National Medical Billing Services

March 8, 2019

• BCBS Blue Distinction to include ASC joint replacement certification - 4 insights | New Connecticut ASC to open after $10M renovation | The 293 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS | Laser Spine Institute closure leaves landlord with $24M loss - 4 details

March 7, 2019

• South Carolina pain group under investigation for billing fraud related to opioids, urine testing - 5 notes | Ohio orthopedic surgery center expands with new $7M ASC - 3 details | Anthem accused of sending massive checks to patients to force providers in network | 42 stats on ASC management

March 6, 2019

• Laser Spine Institute faces 2 lawsuits from former employees - 7 insights | How total joints propelled an Ohio-based ASC's strategy for growth | How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q4 | 3 organizations partner for $10M ASC

March 5, 2019

• USPI may exceed $175M acquisitions for the right deal + why PE entering the market is an opportunity | 24+ ASCs in Fla. include total joints | CMS cuts payments to 800 hospitals for patient safety incidents | 17 stats on ASC industry growth

March 4, 2019

• Laser Spine Institute closes operations - 4 ASCs divert patients | Missouri Supreme Court finds ASC not negligent in credentialing surgeon that didn't disclose lawsuits - 4 notes | CMS cuts payments to 800 hospitals for patient safety incident | 4 insights on predicted ASC market growth

March 1, 2019

• 25 new ASCs in February | How a Michigan-based ASC stays competitive, tackles physician recruitment | Cleveland Clinic's strategy for the next 5 years: 4 takeaways | Medical City Frisco developing $37M MOB, ASC - 4 insights

February 28, 2019

• River North Surgery Center in Chicago plans $15.6M ASC - 3 details | ASC bundled payment network saves $7M+ | Why 2 hospitals are slashing medical bills by 50% | 5 key topics for anesthesia, pain practices

February 27, 2019

• Orthopedic surgeon settles kickback allegations over pain cream medical directorship for $84,666 | 8 ASC industry key notes - HCA Healthcare, NueHealth & more | Texas hospital owner convicted in $20M healthcare fraud scheme | 250+ ASCs with total joint replacements

February 26, 2019

• USPI 2018 revenue up 7.5% to $2B: 5 things to know | HCA accused of billing fraud: 3 things to know | What ASCs can learn from In-N-Out Burger's customer-focused philosophy | 3 predictions for ASC cardiac procedures, investments

February 25, 2019

• 13 ASCs adding total joints in the past year | Outpatient surgery centers cited among reasons for health system layoffs - 4 insights | N.C. hospital forced into bankruptcy | Overnight stays at ASCs, quality surveys & more: 5 legislative updates

February 22, 2019

• ASC growth opportunities in 2019 & beyond | Northwell Health adds total joints to ASC, to expand services | Testimony gives insight on key aim of Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Venture | Twin Cities Pain Clinic ASC to offer total joints - 3 insights

February 21, 2019

• Illinois group aims to sell 2 ASCs - 4 details | Hospital acquisition of physician practices up 128% over 5.5 years: 4 details | 1 in 5 hospitals at high risk of closing, analysis finds | 12 stats on ASC management fees

February 20, 2019

• Rothman Orthopaedics, NueHealth, MUVE Health partner to expand ASC network: 5 notes | $8.4M joint venture ASC gets NY state approval - 4 insights | Mayo's annual revenue climbs to $12.6B amid move to Epic EHR | 9 ASC company notes - Surgery Partners, SurgCenter Development add centers & more

February 19, 2019

• SurgCenter Development forms 200th ASC partnership, in 'full growth mode' | How a California orthopedic group shifted total joints to ASCs with bundled payments - 5 insights | CHI operating loss swells to $57M in Q2 | GPOs, devices & more: ASC supply chain trends to watch

February 18, 2019

• NC medical group adds $2.8M ASC to 7-practice portfolio | How ASCs could use Amazon for supply chain | Kansas hospital abruptly closes | Spine practice 2019 - Headwinds and strategies

February 15, 2019

• 60 patients sue Dallas-based compounding pharmacy, 2 ASCs that used its drug: 5 insights | Flagstaff Bone & Joint building ASC, MOB: 4 notes | CEO, CFO of CHS hospital in Florida unexpectedly resign | Surgery Partners opens Florida ASC - 3 details

February 14, 2019

• How 3 ASC administrators deal with the rise in high deductible plans | BioSpine Institute expands in Florida - 3 details | Ohio hospital to close after 105 years | Gastro Health acquires another center - 4 insights

February 13, 2019

• NY insurer files suit over $28M in 'fraudulent and abusive' claims from ASC, physicians & pain companies: 7 notes | Healthgrades names 'America's Best Hospitals' 2019 | How 3 ASCs from Oregon, Iowa & Ohio stay competitive | 8 ASC industry notes - Surgery Partners, Optum & more

February 12, 2019

• Why cardiac procedures are the 'total joints of tomorrow' for ASCs | California ASC raises over $100K | Kaiser's annual revenue grows to $79B | Ascension breaks ground on $42M medical center with ASC: 3 insights

February 11, 2019

• Capital Ortho in Mississippi opens new surgery center - 4 insights | Surgery Partners names new EVP, COO - 5 key notes | Pennsylvania AG takes legal action against UPMC over patient access | 3 ASC execs on physician & staff recruitment strategy

February 8, 2019

• What CMS' site-neutral policies mean for surgery center M&A - 3 insights | Top CEO Podcast Chris Bishop Regent Surgical Health | Trinity Health restructuring to affect nearly 1,700 employees | Ohio orthopedic group building $10M+ surgery center - 4 insights

February 7, 2019

• ASC M&A strategy: 3 ASC execs on healthcare consolidation | Top CEO Podcast Joe Zasa ASD Management | Hennepin Healthcare CEO to resign | Orthopedic surgeon pays $500K to settle False Claims Act violation allegations: 4 key notes

February 6, 2019

• Outpatient total joint 90-day bundled payment program at S.C. ASC hits 300+ cases | Top CEO Podcast I. Naya Kehayes, MPH ECG Management Consultants | Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann end merger talks | HCA Healthcare grows outpatient cases 3.2% & more - 8 ASC industry key notes

February 5, 2019

• 4 new orthopedic ASCs in January | Johns Hopkins All Children's has 3 weeks to correct safety lapses or lose Medicare funding | Top CEO Podcast: Nader Samii NMBS | Colorado GI group to break ground on new endoscopy center: 4 insights

February 4, 2019

• ASCs win $4M settlement for Horizon underpayments - 5 insights | ASCs poised to quantify value: Leapfrog CEO explains decision to lift survey cap | Physician tells jury 'beautiful sales reps' influenced his unnecessary prescribing of opioids | 8 key value-drivers for ASCs: Capital structure, payer mix & more

February 1, 2019

• 10 states with the most Medicare-certified ASCs | Orthopedic surgeon salaries, practice & more: 45 things to know | 11 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | Spine-focused surgical center opens in California: 3 insights

January 31, 2019

• ASCs in the next 10 years - the biggest growth opportunities, challenges | North Carolina ASC completes 250 total joints in 2018 | Tennessee hospital closes, lays off 146 | Orthopedic group breaks ground on 4-OR, $7M ASC - 5 notes

January 30, 2019

• HCA adds 3 ASCs, outpatient cases up 3.2% in 2018: 5 things to know | 21 new ASCs in January | Partners CEO Dr. David Torchiana abruptly steps down | USPI's plan for 2019 - 5 things to know

January 29, 2019

• ASC mergers and acquisitions - Key trends for 2019 | What % of knee, hip surgeries are outpatient? State-by-state breakdown | CHS' Lutheran Health Network CEO to give up title in strategic move | OrthoArizona opens new surgical center: 3 details

January 28, 2019

• How ASCs can take on mergers, value-based care & more: 3 Qs with Administrator Debbie Hall | Amazon now sells hospital rooms: 5 notes | FBI searches 2 eye centers: 4 key notes | $7.8M neurosurgery-focused ASC gains preliminary approval - 4 insights

January 25, 2019

• Texas surgery center theft affects 76,000 patient records: 3 things to know | Planned orthopedic surgery cost hit $25B in 2017, up 44% in 7 years: 5 things to know | Optum sues to protect trade secrets from Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture | 60 ASC income benchmarks to know

January 24, 2019

• Leapfrog extends to all ASCs, eliminates cap after 'overwhelming response' - 4 things to know | AmSurg, Optum & more: 9 ASC company key notes | Ascension restructures leadership as 3 execs depart | ASC, HOPD competition lowers outpatient procedure price: 4 research details

January 23, 2019

• Ohio orthopedic surgeons to open $7M ASC with overnight suites - 5 key notes | 2 former ASC employees drop wrongful termination suit | Bankrupt hospital chain receives $610M bid | 90 benchmarks on payer mix in ASCs

January 22, 2019

• Surgery Partners aims for 10%-16% CAGR long term - 5 key points on growth | HCA makes $1B public offering, may be for acquisitions - 4 insights | Staff unanimously votes 'no confidence' in Florida hospital CEO | 3 ways ASCs can strategically hire new employees

January 18, 2019

• USPI expects 2%-3% ASC volume growth in 2019 | Illinois ASC gains approval to expand services to orthopedics, podiatry: 3 key notes | Tenet looks at offshoring more than 1,000 healthcare jobs | Key insights on ASC supply chain operations

January 17, 2019

• Oklahoma orthopedic practice breaks ground on ASC: 6 insights | Microsoft-Walgreens BA partnership sets sights on outpatient services, new centers: 5 things to know | Jim Cramer: Why Apple should buy Epic | Kansas ASC acquired by hospital: 5 key notes

January 16, 2019

• Optum reports $101.3B revenue in 2018, CEO thrilled with progress of ASCs: 5 things to know | 3 new joint venture ASCs | 3 execs leave Baylor St. Luke's; CHI Texas Division CEO to take the helm | Tenet/USPI signs 4-year contract with Humana - 4 details

January 15, 2019

• 23 new orthopedic ASCs in the past year | Physician assistant admits role in $1B Medicare fraud scheme | ASC payer arrangements, valuation & more - 5 key insights | 17 benchmarks on GI in ASCs

January 14, 2019

• Mercy Clinic acquires Oklahoma City-based orthopedic practice, ASC - outlook for 2019 ASC M&A | East Surgery Center owners buy $935K property - 3 details | CHS expects $900M gain from hospital divestitures in 2019 | What GI centers can look for in a PE partner

January 11, 2019

• Surgery center reopens after closing in August: 3 details | 20 ASC revenue benchmarks to know | Healthcare CEO pleads guilty in bribery case: 4 things to know | The ASC payment landscape: 4 Qs with ASC Administrator Alfonso del Granado

January 10, 2019

• USPI has ownership in 5% of ASCs, plans to invest $150M-$175M in 2019 acquisitions: 5 things to know | 3 big reimbursement, payer trends for ASCs | Former Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish starts private equity firm | 10 quality measures ASCs must report in 2019 to avoid pay cuts

January 9, 2019

• PE investments in orthopedics expected to surge in 2019 | How a Michigan-based ASC aims to succeed amid high deductibles, payer consolidation | US News ranks 'Best Healthcare Jobs 2019' | 7 ASC developments costing $10M+

January 8, 2019

• Nebraska ASC employee allegedly steals thousands of dollars over 2 years: 4 details | GI is the fastest growing ASC specialty: 3 global report details | Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states | Orthopedic Associates of Hartford opens $30M ASC, MOB

January 7, 2019

• 3 core ASC leadership principles | Pa. hospital closure will result in 505 layoffs | 6 new ASC partnerships, transactions | The strategy behind Pardee UNC's $16M ASC

January 4, 2019

• Amazon deepens healthcare reach - What it means for ASCs | ASC building, 4.1 acre property in Ohio sells for $16.6M: 5 key points | Cleveland Clinic adds 4 hospitals | 3 payer contract wording considerations for ASCs

January 3, 2019

• ASC market expected to grow 6.2% through 2026 | Dr. Joshua Siegel: 3 thoughts on orthopedic surgery, big threats & opportunities for independent physicians | Bankrupt hospital chain receives $63M bid | Tenet, Cigna reach agreement to stay in-network: 3 insights

January 2, 2019

• Joint venture ASC in Tennessee to close: 3 things to know | Surgeon salaries decreased in 2018 - 6 numbers to know | The healthiest, unhealthiest states in America: Where did your state rank for 2018? | 13 new ASCs in December

December 31, 2018

• NJ ASC may have exposed 3,700 to bloodborne pathogens after improper infection control program, sterilization: 6 things to know | Kansas hospital to close, affecting 327 jobs | 4 considerations for ASCs securing payer contracts | How Johnson & Johnson plans to re-gain orthopedic market share, leverage Amazon, Google partnerships

December 28, 2018

• 169 new ASCs in 2018 | Behind Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates' PE deal - 5 Qs with CEO Mark Gilreath | Medscape names best, worst physicians of 2018 | 75 popular ASC benchmarks in 2018

December 27, 2018

• New Jersey ASC may have exposed 3,700 patients to bloodborne pathogens: 6 things to know | Judge sides with independent physician organization in $58M class action lawsuit against health system: 4 insights | CHS to close 2 hospitals: 3 things to know | United Health Center readies $3.2M surgical center - 3 insights

December 26, 2018

• The 5 ASC companies with the most centers | 250+ ASCs with total joint replacements | 100 hospitals, health systems with great orthopedic programs - 2018 | Here's what CMS pays for 10 GI procedures

December 24, 2018

• NY eye surgery centers form new partnership: 3 things to know | 3 key concepts to operate successful ASC teams | CMS overhauls ACO program: 7 things to know | Georgia Senate attempts to ease CON laws - 6 insights

December 21, 2018

• ASCs in 2019: key obstacles, opportunities & trends for next year | Trump administration targets CON laws in healthcare plan - 4 insights | Former Cleveland Clinic executive gets prison time in $2.7M fraud scheme | GI practice in Atlanta partners with PE firm

December 20, 2018

• Denver endoscopy center nurse pleads guilty to stealing drugs: 5 things to know | 3 elements of a strong ASC + 3 big goals for 2019 | South Carolina hospital closes after 63 years | 5 steps to develop an ASC fee schedule

December 19, 2018

• 74 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs in 2018 | Healthcare as a zero-sum game by Scott Becker and Molly Gamble | Follow these 5 principles to maximize your ASC's value | NY MOB with ASC acquired for $48.1M - 4 insights

December 18, 2018

• Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates partners with PE firm, forms management company | 3 core concepts to run a successful ASC from Joe Ollayos | Speakers sought for 26th Annual ASC Conf. | Molina Healthcare battles with founding family: 5 things to know

December 17, 2018

• 250+ ASCs with total joint replacement | Federal judge in Texas rules ACA is unconstitutional: 8 things to know | Police respond to bomb threat at Tulsa Bone & Joint ASC - 5 details | 3 considerations for ASCs to succeed in 2019

December 14, 2018

• 5 largest ASC companies, and how many ASCs they have | Dr. Jared Roberts: 4 takeaways on the future of outpatient total joints in ASCs | 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs - 2018 | 5 predictions for PE in ophthalmology in 2019 - AmSurg, USPI & more

December 13, 2018

• For-profit health system, CEO to pay $12.5M to settle orthopedic surgery unbundling allegations - 5 things to know | 10 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | 6 Michigan physicians charged in $464M billing fraud scheme | PE deals in healthcare up 200% in a decade: What's in store for 2019?

December 12, 2018

• Texas ASC closes after Little River Healthcare files for bankruptcy | What would happen if states side with Trump administration, repeal CON laws: 3 Qs | Michael Dowling: What not to do as a leader | What CMS' decision to pay separately for Exparel use means for ASCs - 5 insights

December 11, 2018

• 3 core concepts for a successful business from Rothman Orthopaedic Institute's Dr. Anthony Romeo | 12 ASC industry acquisitions topping $1M+ in 2018 | 12 health systems with strong finances | 48 stats on ASC staffing, operating expenses

December 10, 2018

• 5 key investments for ASCs today | Trump administration asks states to scrutinize non-compete clauses for physicians | NJ hospital CEO resigns amid furor over bacterial outbreak | 28 stats on healthcare acquisitions

December 7, 2018

• Chicago ASC physician convicted in $3.5M billing fraud scheme: 5 things to know | 33 joint venture ASCs opened & announced in 2018 | Financial troubles force Texas health system to shut down | 9 stats to know on ASC ownership, controlling interest

December 6, 2018

• Trump administration recommends Congress lift physician-owned hospital ban | Bill would require ASCs, hospitals to disclose prices for top 100 procedures - 4 things to know | Texas health system to close 2 hospitals, lay off 298 | 3 strategies for building the ideal team at your ASC

December 5, 2018

• Trump administration recommends states repeal or scale back CON laws | Top 3 strategies ASCs can use to increase revenue on payer contracts | Leapfrog Group announces 2018 Top Hospitals | 108 stats on common ASC, outpatient services

December 4, 2018

• Physician-owned hospital in El Paso to close, citing financial & operational challenges | Illinois ASC physician convicted of $3.5M billing fraud: 5 things to know | Tenn. Nurse pleads guilty in $65.7M telemedicine fraud scheme | 22 stats on ASC industry growth, demand

December 3, 2018

• Phishing scam hits Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics of Atlanta - 6 details | 4 ways ASCs can leverage hospital partnerships | What CVS stores will look like after the Aetna deal | 15 stats on ASC medical supply, operating costs

November 30, 2018

• Washington-based eye surgery center has Medicare benefits terminated: 6 insights | 1st outpatient total hip surgery performed at NY ASC: 5 details | What CVS stores will look like after the Aetna deal | Zimmer Biomet recalls spinal fusion products: 5 things to know

November 29, 2018

• PE investment in ophthalmology ASCs - 3 things to know | 13 ASCs opened, announced in November 2018 | 2 former Ga. hospital CEOs fight criminal charges in kickback case | 6 ways ASCs can optimize patient satisfaction

November 28, 2018

• CMS posts payments for ASCs, HOPDs - Medicare pays ASCs $1,092 less for knee arthroscopy, $359 less for colonoscopy | Orthopedic Associates of Hartford invested $30M in a new ASC - Drs. Pietro Memmo & Andrew Caputo explain why | Detroit hospital cited after insects found in ICU | 16 stats on GI procedures, practices & salary

November 27, 2018

• 3 NY ASCs plan to make ownership changes | 53 benchmarks to know on ASC finances | Michigan hospital rejects woman's heart transplant, recommends she raise $10K | 2 ASCs among the largest data breaches in October: 3 key details to know

November 26, 2018

• St. Cloud Surgical Center reports 1,000th total joint replacement surgery | 4 ways for ASCs to improve efficiency, increase profitability | Steward, Cleveland Clinic + 5 other hospitals expanding overseas | An ASC is moving into a former Macy's store in NY: 5 key points

November 23, 2018

• ASCs to receive 2.1% increase in 2019 Medicare reimbursement: 6 things to know | Moody's: Envision could sell AmSurg for $3B-$3.5B - Will they? | Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire health venture snags first female exec | PE firm acquires Texas GI group - Here's the story behind the deal

November 21, 2018

• USPI names 2 new executives days after CEO change | 4 dead, including gunman, in shooting at Chicago's Mercy hospital | Florida ASC purchases spine robot | 7 pillars of a successful bundled payment program

November 20, 2018

• 8 consolidation, private equity trends for ASC leaders to know | EmergeOrtho begins Brunswick Surgery Center construction: 3 insights | 25 latest hospital, health system exec moves | 7 important Q&As on ERAS, multimodal pain management for orthopedics, spine in ASCs

November 19, 2018

• SEC charges company owning orthopedic, spine medical & surgical centers with $3M fraud: 5 things to know | The best opportunities for small, mid-sized orthopedic ASCs: Q&A with Dr. Michael Redler | CHI, Dignity unveil name for combined system | 20 stats on rural ASCs

November 16, 2018

• 3 tips for ASCs to stay afloat amid the changing payer landscape | N.C. approves ASC for TriadCenter for Surgery, denies 2 other proposals | University of Illinois-Chicago nurses walk off the job | 37 benchmarks on ASC management, operating expenses

November 15, 2018

• Las Vegas surgery center sells building for $1.9M - 3 insights | 4 GI procedures that benefit from the CMS device-intensive definition change | Oklahoma hospital closes: 3 things to know | 6 ways ASCs can improve payer relationships

November 14, 2018

• ASC budgeting season is here: Focus on these 7 areas | 10 benchmarks to know on orthopedics in ASCs | CHS to divest 2 S.C. hospitals by Dec. 31 | Tenet locked in disagreement over contract negotiations with Cigna in Memphis, could affect ASCs

November 13, 2018

• Moody's: Envision could sell AmSurg for $3B-$3.5B - 6 things to know | CMS to pay separately for Exparel, nonopioid pain management at ASCs in 2018 | 21 latest hospital, health system exec moves | 3Qs with Seaside Surgery Center's Cindy Schuetz on ASC success

November 12, 2018

• Phishing attack hits Washington ASC, 2.3K patient records exposed | Holston Medical Group wins approval for $3.7M ASC addition - 5 details | Geisinger CEO Dr. David Feinberg heads to Google: 5 things to know | Where are the 17 Leapfrog 'F' hospitals?

November 9, 2018

• CMS revalues colonoscopy codes, siding with Anthem - 5 insights | The biggest trends for ASCs today: 7 key thoughts on physician recruitment, consolidation & more | Physician group with 873 employees files for bankruptcy | ASC cost & quality: 3 Qs with Physicians Surgery Center's Patrick Haley

November 8, 2018

• Surgery Partners Q3 revenue jumps 45%, projects spending $100M+ on 2018 acquisitions: 6 notes | 5 important investments for ASCs today from SCA CFO, CAO Caitlin Zulla | PwC's 5 takeaways for healthcare leaders from 2018 midterms | Texas Digestive Disease Consultants finds PE partner, forms GI practice management co.

November 7, 2018

• USPI names Brett Brodnax CEO - 5 insights | Reimbursement, bundled payments, consolidation & more: 4 experts on key ASC trends | Operator of 14 long-term care hospitals files for bankruptcy | CMS 2019 final rule addresses site-neutral payments, AHA files legal challenges: 5 things to know

November 6, 2018

• USPI reports 6.7% same-facility revenue growth in Q3: 5 things to know | Envision (AmSurg) launches site clarifying UnitedHealthcare contract situation: 7 insights | Kaiser's net income drops 32% to $884M | The top 5 ASC survey deficiencies & how to improve

November 5, 2018

• ASCs to receive 2.1% increase in 2018 Medicare reimbursement: 6 things to know | OrthoNY's new ASC coming soon, expected to make $5.88M in 1st year: 5 insights | UPMC hospital to face class-action suit over improperly cleaned equipment | 44 ASC quality, clinical benchmarks to know

November 2, 2018

• ASCs in value-based care: OptumCare Chief Strategy Officer Brian Mathis on best opportunities | 34 stats on ASC leader, staff pay | CVS pilots membership program to take on Amazon | ASCs hand out fewer narcotics after ACDF than hospital surgery centers: study

November 1, 2018

• 12 ASCs opened or announced in October | The specialties still great for ASCs, according to 3 industry leaders | CHS' shrinking hospital portfolio: 9 latest divestitures | How more bundled payments are making their way to ASCs

October 31, 2018

• Physicians Endoscopy partners with 3 ASCs - 3 insights | Aetna expands coverage for Exparel to select Florida, New Jersey ASCs: 3 details | Ochsner Health, Walmart to launch accountable care plan in Louisiana | 8 consolidation, private equity trends for ASC leaders to know

October 30, 2018

• ASC in Ohio hosts 100th total joint replacement: 4 key notes | 3 biggest opportunities for ASCs today | UPMC physician among 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting | Women's Choice Award honors 59 ASCs

October 29, 2018

• 2 surgery center properties sell for $34.4M | The future of ASC payment models & the shift to value-based care | 24 cities with higher-than-average healthcare prices | AAAHC develops advanced orthopedic certification for ASCs

October 26, 2018

• Ransomware attack on eye center, ASC exposes 40K patients' data: 5 things to know | Tennessee orthopedic practice partners with hospital on new ASC: 3 takeaways | President Trump signs opioid bill into law; 21 companies pledge support | Physician recruitment, case costing & transactions: 4 thoughts from ASC insiders

October 25, 2018

• How Amazon is making hospital CEOs nervous - 5 trends for ASCs to watch | Orthopedic surgeon base salary hits $553K in 2018, total comp up 3.2%: 5 things to know | 6 kids dead, 12 sickened in NJ adenovirus outbreak | How a vascular ASC in Alaska approaches value-based care

October 24, 2018

• Eye Centers of Florida pays $525K to settle Medicare billing fraud allegations: 5 things to know | 3 growth opportunities for ASCs & how to manage them | Trump administration's new insurance guidelines for states, employers: 10 things to know | AI identifies 20% more polyps than traditional colonoscopy: 3 details

October 23, 2018

• NY ASC partners with payer for outpatient hip replacements | Private equity pushes into healthcare: 8 latest deals | Atlantic Health System, Coordinated Health partner on ASC joint venture: 4 takeaways | Orthopedic group, Mont. health system pay $24M to settle anti-kickback violation allegations: 5 things to know

October 22, 2018

• Naples Day Surgery Center shuts down: 5 details | Louisiana hospital files for bankruptcy, blames ex-administrator for financial crisis | 4 ways clinical assessment drives value for your surgery center | 82 benchmarks on ASC procedures, case volume

October 19, 2018

• Data breach at Washington ASC impacts 2,500 patients | 3 steps for executing a bundled payment program | Ascension, Adventist Health System JV slashes outpatient sites by 50% | Envision (AmSurg) acquires Decatur Radiology - 4 insights

October 18, 2018

• How Surgical Care Affiliates will approach thoughtful growth, value-based care in the future: Q&A with CEO Tony Kilgore | 10 thoughts on the state of healthcare from Scott Becker | Will Amazon shake up the ASC supply chain? Here's what 4 experts say | 55 benchmarks on ASC operating revenue

October 17, 2018

• 2 ASC properties sell for $34.4M | The move to outpatient spine: 3Qs with Dr. Christopher Summa | UnitedHealth revenue soars to $57B; Optum quietly picks up pharmacy in Q3 | 3 signs of ASC administrator burnout

October 16, 2018

• Leapfrog expands reporting to ASCs, outpatient surgery: 6 things to know | 10 thoughts on the state of healthcare from Scott Becker | UPMC-Highmark dispute on feds' radar, Azar says | 3 ways surgery centers can reduce the burden of high drug costs

October 15, 2018

• 11 headwinds facing hospitals and health systems | KKR completes $9.9B acquisition of Envision (AmSurg) | Hurricane Michael forces 5 Fla. hospitals to shut down | 22 benchmarks on ASC case mix, revenue

October 12, 2018

• Surgery Partners plans to raise $115M for future M&A | 3 common ASC supply chain challenges | Trends for success in bundles & strategies for financial change - sign up for this special session at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Kaiser blames 'unfair business practices' for $65M loss in Colorado in 3 years

October 11, 2018

• Where the 39 new ASCs were opened or announced in Q3 | Light fixture falls on patient at N.C. ASC | Revolutionizing ASC procedure documentation with AI & the Cloud - sign up for this special session at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Montana hospital under fire for rehiring nurse with child porn record

October 10, 2018

• BPCI Advanced begins for 1,299 providers, with 3 outpatient clinical episodes: 5 insights | 4 considerations for ASC leaders when replacing high-volume surgeons | Increasing ASC reimbursement & projecting revenue - sign up for this special session at the Becker's 25th Annual Meeting | Ky. hospital's ex-chief of staff fails to halt $351M sale to Baptist Health

October 9, 2018

• Former pain physician sentenced to 20 years in prison after allegedly causing multiple overdose deaths: 5 details | 114 ASC benchmarks to know - 2018 | Enabling technologies & pain management across the orthopedic spectrum - reg for this special session at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Struggling Okla. hospital solicits donations from country music star

October 8, 2018

• Salary gap between ASC and hospital leaders narrows | Eye Care & Surgical Center sells for $6.1M | Hear about current trends in bundles & financial change strategies at a Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting special session - Reg today! | 2 of 4 cardiologists claim DMC pushed them out of leadership roles in retaliation

October 5, 2018

• 200+ total joint replacement ASC in NJ opens new location: 4 things to know | 12 new ASCs in September | Trends for success in bundles and strategies for financial change - join this lunch & learn session at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | 15 health systems with strong finances

October 4, 2018

• DaVita Medical will pay $270M to resolve False Claim Act violation allegations: 5 things to know | $20K per year for family healthcare coverage - The new, new normal (who is to blame) - 6 points | Enabling technologies and pain management for orthopedics in ASCs - learn more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Considering an ASC JV? Follow these 6 tips

October 3, 2018

• Former orthopedic surgeon allegedly fraudulently reviewed 2,500 records in medical, workers comp claims | Baylorhealth acquires Dover Surgicenter - 5 details | Learn how to increase ASC reimbursement & accurately project revenue at Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting special session | Baylor, Memorial Hermann to form 68-hospital system

October 2, 2018

• USPI secures $24.46M loan for Florida ASC, BridgeHealth adds 5 ASCs & more: 9 ASC co. key notes | Is bigger better? Mega mergers return to health systems: 3 thoughts | Learn to optimize orthopedic patients for ERAS at Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting special session - reg today! | Why a Pa.-based spine group sold its practice, ASC & what to expect in the future

October 1, 2018

• Neurosurgeon, fiancee fined $5.49M in kickback case involving spinal implant distributor: 5 things to know | ASCs should brace for these 2 trends, says Regent Surgical Health CEO Chris Bishop | Revolutionize ASC procedure documentation with AI & Cloud - sign up to learn more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Trinity Health forms new 5-hospital system

September 28, 2018

• USPI joint ventures with Tower Health to expand ASC network - 3 facts | Maui Spine and Laser Institute's ASC proposal denied: 4 insights | The best ideas for ASCs today - Reg. for the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Mercy Health seeks to fill more than 350 positions in Cincinnati

September 27, 2018

• Pennsylvania spine group sells ASC, office - here's why and what to expect next | USPI, Hospital for Special Surgery secure $23.46M loan to build ASC | The best ideas for ASCs - Reg today for Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | CHS subsidiary to pay $262M to settle fraud probe

September 26, 2018

• Colorado hospital lays-off orthopedic surgeon amid 'financial recovery': 5 things to know | 4 essential strategies for marketing to the next generation of ASC surgeons | Join 1,500 ASC administrators, physicians and colleagues at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | CMS miscalculated MIPS payment adjustments: 4 things to know

September 25, 2018

• How orthopedics, spine will grow in ASCs from 4 surgeons | Wrong site surgery, patient falls & transfer rates drop in ASCs for Q2 | Don't miss keynote speakers Reince Priebus, David Axelrod, Bobbi Brown & Lou Holtz at Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg Today! | Tenet recruits CEO of Novant Health UVA Health System

September 24, 2018

• 17 new orthopedic ASCs in the past 3 months | Pain physician faces 10 years in prison for alleged healthcare fraud: 5 things to know | Don't miss out on 100+ informative sessions at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | 3 Boston hospitals fined nearly $1M for letting 'Boston Trauma' film on-site, breaching HIPAA

September 21, 2018

• Outpatient surgery center set to open as part of Alabama-based The Orthopaedic Center | How Carilion Clinic's Dr. Thomas K. Miller plans to grow his practice + best advice for new surgeons | Learn about the key trends in ASCs at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg Today! | Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire venture hires consulting firm: 3 things to know

September 20, 2018

• Why private equity deals will be more common in orthopedics, GI & women's health | NY-based practice plans $18M ASC in former retail space: 3 details | The smartest idea for ASCs today - register for the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Cyberattack forces Indiana hospital to cancel elective surgeries, divert ambulances

September 19, 2018

• Texas pain physician faces up to 10 years in prison, $100K fine for alleged healthcare fraud: 5 takeaways | Envision twice rejected KKR before accepting $9.9B offer: 4 insights | The smartest ideas for ASCs today - learn more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Sutter Health reports higher operating revenues, income in the 1st half of 2018

September 18, 2018

• Former orthopedic clinic nurse allegedly wrote 100+ pain med prescriptions for herself: 5 things to know | CMS considers nixing 'burdensome' ASC, HOPD requirements: 5 notes | Learn about the best specialties for ASCs, staffing trends, reimbursement & more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg Today! | Mark Zuckerberg to sell $13B in Facebook stock to help cure major diseases

September 17, 2018

• ASCs could provide 131 more device-intensive procedures for Medicare patients if CMS approves rule | 8 USPI ASCs resume operations after hurricane-related closures | How to approach ASC rev cycle challenges, benchmarking, physician recruitment & more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg Today! | Netflix co-founder urges healthcare leaders to develop 'tolerance of risk'

September 14, 2018

• How Surgery Partners plans to grow: 8 key points on strategy | 13 orthopedic practices join Humana's bundled payment model for joint replacement | What are the biggest opportunities for ASCs today? Find out at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Swedish Health Services cuts 550 jobs

September 13, 2018

• How to overcome 2 big challenges + best ASC alignment opportunities in 2018 | Rothman Orthopaedic Institute adds 5 NY-based surgeons to newly opened NJ location | Join 1,500 attendees at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg Today! | 400% price hike for generic drug a 'moral requirement,' pharma CEO says

September 12, 2018

• Hurricane Florence forces temporary ASC closures | HCA CEO R. Milton Johnson to retire, Sam Hazen tapped as replacement | The biggest topics for ASCs today from 175 expert speakers - don't miss the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting | Orlando Health hit with $100M defamation suit by physician

September 11, 2018

• 10 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs | How an Okla.-based ASC is correcting CMS violations: 6 insights | 175+ speakers, 100+ ASC-focused sessions at Becker's 25th Annual Meeting - Reg. today! | Cerner President Zane Burke to step down

September 10, 2018

• 13+ new orthopedic ASCs in the past 3 months | Vascular Institute signs 5-year lease to share ASC with Sacramento Heart - 5 insights | Reince Priebus, David Axelrod, Bobbi Brown, Lou Holtz & 175 ASC speakers at the Becker's 25 Annual Meeting - Reg. Today! | 12 hospitals with strong finances

September 7, 2018

• N.C. surgical center buliding sells for $1.93M: 5 things to know | ASCs could start providing 131 more device-intensive procedures for Medicare patients, if rule is approved | Physician resigns from Texas Health Resources leadership roles after disparaging comments about female peers | 3 strategies for ASC AR management

September 6, 2018

• 13 new orthopedic-driven ASCs to know | Oklahoma dual entity heart & vascular center surgeons have treated 3K+ patients - here's their business model | Pa. hospital lays off 25% of staff after struggling to make payroll | 10 stats on minority, controlling interest in ASCs

September 5, 2018

• 2 California heart physician groups to share ASC: 4 things to know | 29 new ASCs and outpatient centers in August | Ascension fires 75% of DC-based Providence Health System's board | Dr. Ravi Bashyal: 4 insights on outpatient total joints

September 4, 2018

• 131 new ASC procedures may become device intensive, if CMS approves rule: 5 things to know | 10 key notes on ophthalmologist pay | Indeed: 25 best hospitals to work for in 2018 | 5 big challenges for GI physicians + why to consider a cash-pay model

August 31, 2018

• 6 stats on working capital for ASCs | Orthopaedic & Spine Center in Va. breaks ground on new ASC | Last OHSU heart surgeon resigns days after program suspension | Stryker acquires spine device co. for $1.4B, a 27% premium: 5 things to know

August 30, 2018

• 10 key business trends for GI physicians & centers in 2018 | Texas Children's Hospital fires nurse over Facebook post | 5 key ASC staffing tips | 5 ASC chains with the most total joint ASCs

August 29, 2018

• UnitedHealth stock hits all-time high | From adding in-network ASC payer contracts to more total joints: 6 CEOs on the next 6 months | 36 stats on working capital for ASCs | 5 ways ASCs can save money on supply chain

August 28, 2018

• AHA to CMS: Keep physician-owned hospital ban in Stark Law | 8 tips to launch outpatient TJR program in ASCs | Mississippi hospital files for bankruptcy | 3 ASC reimbursement strategies to stay ahead of the competition

August 27, 2018

• ASC in Idaho files suit against AmSurg, citing mismanagement: 7 things to know | 10 states with the highest volume of Medicare procedures in ASCs | ProMedica lays off 100 employees to cut costs | 2 orthopedic groups partner for proposed ASC in Colorado

August 24, 2018

• KKR's $9.9B acquisition of Envision (AmSurg) was the biggest Q2 healthcare deal - Top 5 deals to know | Texas agency underpaid $40K+ for outpatient surgical care, court rules: 8 details | What to do if you're laid off: 3 tips from 2 ex-hospital execs | Ortho Rhode Island receives approval for biomedical surgery center - 4 highlights

August 23, 2018

• A definition change may add 12 cardiac catheterization procedures to CMS' ASC covered list | South Carolina hospital to close: 4 things to know | Phoenix ASC adopts robotic technology for knee replacement: 3 key points | ASC operating revenue by region - South is No. 1 at $10M

August 22, 2018

• 450 hospitals at risk of potential closure, Morgan Stanley analysis finds | Orthopedic surgeons perform 1K total joints at Ohio ASC | The smartest way 4 ASCs are improving the patient experience | Yale New Haven Health opens musculoskeletal ASC - 3 facts

August 21, 2018

• USPI, Integris seek to purchase 3 Community Hospital locations | Are cardiovascular procedures in your ASC's future? 250+ telehealth companies to know - 2018 | Dr. Michael Kang performs 1st TKRs in Long Island-based ASC

August 20, 2018

• NYU makes medical school tuition free for all students | 5 ASC companies with the most total joint replacement centers - SurgCenter Development No. 1 | 22 things to know about AmSurg, HCA, Surgical Care Affiliates, Surgery Partners & USPI | Cardiovascular surgery in an ASC: 3 considerations before making the jump

August 17, 2018

• Orthopedic procedure volume grows in the ASC, outpatient settings: 10 key stats | Surgery Partners welcomes 3 ASCs to network | 66 critical access hospitals to know - 2018 | Arizona hospital, ASC reschedule surgeries after finding sterilization defect - 3 insights

August 16, 2018

• 5 surgeons, Compass Surgical Partners to build orthopedic-focused ASC: 5 details | NC eye center's owner files for bankruptcy with up to $10M debt, faces sexual harassment allegations: 4 things to know | Investors cash out of HCA as stock hits record high | 3 steps ASCs can take to improve A/R

August 15, 2018

• 22 key points on 5 large ASC companies & where they're headed | Dr. Michael Kang completes 1st TKR procedures at JV ASC: 5 insights | Parents help daughter 'escape' from Mayo Clinic | Top 25 hospitals for orthopedics: U.S. News & World Reports

August 14, 2018

• These 10 states have the most ASCs | Surgery Partners reports focus on orthopedics, physician recruitment & possible payer co-investment: 8 key quotes | Proposed payment changes likely to ding hospital margins | EmergeOrtho to open ASC in Leland, NC: 5 highlights

August 13, 2018

• 15 ASCs and outpatient centers opening in July | CMS to terminate Medicare benefits of ESEC Surgery Center-5 insights | N.H. hospital evacuated after 10 staffers mysteriously fall ill | ASCs help boost Medical Facilities Corp.'s revenue by over 10% - 7 highlights

August 10, 2018

• Surgery Partners revenue jumps 54.2% in Q2: 8 insights | 5 tips to cut ASC supply costs | CHS faces investigation related to EHR incentive program | ASCs help boost Medical Facilities Corp's Q2 revenue by 10% - 7 highlights

August 9, 2018

• USPI deployed $120M on acquisitions in 2018 so far, and more to come | Vendor error leads to 667 eye center patients receiving refund checks with wrong name - 5 details | Hospital visitor tampered with patient's IV, caused cardiac arrest, officials say | ASC in colorado completes 1st case with spine robot: 4 things to know

August 8, 2018

• USPI reports same-facility revenue up 4.3%: 6 insights | The ASC political & regulatory landscape: 5 Qs with ASCA CEO William Prentice | Nurse stabbed while trying to protect patient at Philadelphia hospital | Northwell to convert $232M property into medical facility, ASC

August 7, 2018

• AmSurg reports 3% Q2 revenue increase to $328M, KKR acquisition expected to complete in Q4: 5 key notes | Spine ASC in Florida selected as 1st adopter for CMS BPCI Advanced spine bundles | Operator of 22 freestanding ERs files for bankruptcy | Northwest ENT Associates settles False Claims Act violation allegations for $1.2M: 4 insights

August 6, 2018

• How many ASCs with total joints do large ASC companies have? | 4 ASC acquisitions, partnerships in July | CMS' final inpatient payment rule for 2019: 9 things to know | Nobilis takes Q2 hit, revenue down 13.5% after discontinuing lab testing ancillary: 8 things to know

August 3, 2018

• How 5 ASCs are preparing for outcomes-based reimbursement | Saint Thomas Health to transition some total joints to ASCs - 4 insights | How Cleveland Clinic has been boxed out of Palm Beach | Cardiovascular surgery center opens in Kansas: 4 things to know

August 2, 2018

• FTC approves KKR's bid for Envision, HCA freestanding ASC volume up 1.5% & more: 7 ASC co key notes | The new healthcare concepts that can drive ASC growth | CHS divests 425-bed Florida hospital | Ophthalmology investments spread across the South: 5 developments

August 1, 2018

• Cardiovascular ASC opens in Kansas: 4 things to know | Is CMS committed to site-neutral payments? What the proposed 2019 OPPS may indicate for ASCs | St. Alphonsus Health System CEO abruptly quits: 6 things to know | Gastroenterologist base salary hits $335K as demand grows: 4 key trends

July 31, 2018

• 25 ASC spine procedures under CMS review: 4 key insights | 5 challenges for ASCs today - and how to overcome them | Tenet hospital's Medicare contract at risk - again | CMS poses 2% ASC pay increase in 2019, plus more: 5 key notes

July 30, 2018

• ASC payer landscape - 4 insights from administrators | EmergeOrtho breaks ground on 55K-sq.-foot orthopedic surgery center: 3 details | CMS terminates Idaho hospital's Medicare contract | 2 orthopedic practices under HHS investigation for security breaches

July 27, 2018

• Is CMS committed to site-neutral payments? What the proposed 2019 OPPS could indicate for ASCs | 4 tips for sustained ASC growth | Mississippi hospital shuts down ER, unable to pay employees | 10 big changes CMS proposes to ASC, physician pay

July 26, 2018

• CMS proposes 2% pay increase for ASCs in 2019: 5 key notes | HCA reports freestanding ASC surgery volume up 1.7% in Q2: 6 things to know | Texas health system files for bankruptcy | Mass. Lawmakers approve $330M in new assessments on ASCs

July 25, 2018

• House passes ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018: 5 things to know | Tampa Outpatient Surgical Facility CEO helps launch incubator - 4 highlights | Secret team to 'kill the old healthcare model' launches at Florida Hospital | 5 key changes in the healthcare landscape for ASCs + 5 ways to achieve sustained growth

July 24, 2018

• Former surgical center employee accused of stealing $24K - 4 insights | Orthopedic residents earn $60K, behind GI, neurological surgery: report | Private equity firm to buy LifePoint Health for $5.6B | SCA sees growth in commercial total joint replacements: 3 key quotes

July 23, 2018

• ASCs could save Medicare up to $57B: 6 study findings | 41 ASC industry transactions in 2018: Timeline | CEO of Maine health system faces no-confidence vote from medical staff | Telehealth survey: Respond and earn free registration to BHR's Sept. conf.

July 20, 2018

• Email hack exposes 2K records at Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center - 5 facts | State-by-state breakdown of 67 new ASCs so far in 2018 | Regional Health CEO resigns more than a year after 95 physicians call for his removal

July 19, 2018

• OptumHealth Q2 revenue up 16% to $6.7B: 12 takeaways | Envision investor attempts to block sale to KKR: 5 key points | Tenet to sell remaining 3 Chicago-area hospitals | ASC utilization up 1.4% YoY: 6 study insights

July 18, 2018

• SCA sees growth in commercial total joint replacement in ASCs: 3 key quotes from Q2 financial report | Baton Rouge General, Vascular Specialty Center open JV ASC - 3 insights | OptumHealth Q2 revenue up 16% to $6.7B: 12 takeaways | HHS launches investigation into pending closure of Ohio hospital

July 17, 2018

• The best opportunity to improve ASC profitability in 2-3 years | Construction underway on $3M Fla. surgery center | NM hospital staff denounces CEO amid facility's troubles | 20 MIS spine products to know - 2018

July 16, 2018

• Where the 67 new ASCs are being built and opened in the 1st half of 2018 | Comprehensive Pain Specialists closing majority of practices following CEO indictment: 5 insights | CMS releases proposed physician payment rule for 2019: 6 things to know | 4 internal auditing tips for ASCs

July 13, 2018

• Outpatient orthopedic, spine surgeries to grow 35% in 10 years: 10 key trends | HHS to develop patient safety database focused on ASCs | UW Medicine allocates $180M to move to single EHR | Pain clinic owner pleads guilty to illegal drug distribution

July 12, 2018

• ASC seeks $58K in damages from payer, alleging underpayments: 8 insights | The key to successful spine cases in ASCs + big trends in outpatient spine | Chicago hospital needs $3M infusion to avoid closure | 5 security breaches at ASCs in 2018

July 11, 2018

• Calif. physician accused of referring workers comp patients to ASC pleads not guilty: 4 key notes | 28 ASC industry leadership moves in 2018 | Northwell Health to station armed guards at all 23 hospitals | Joint replacement, spine ASC opens in So. Cal.

July 10, 2018

• 63 new ASCs in 2018 so far | Physicians Endoscopy names former Privia Health COO president - 4 things to know | Former West Virginia health system CEO accused of harassing his replacement | 6 stats on ASC acquisition activity, competition

July 9, 2018

• Pain group closing majority of practices following CEO fraud indictment | What it takes to beat declining reimbursements, higher costs: Q&A with exec director of 3 ASCs | Memorial Hermann hit with $1M retaliation suit by former employee | 21 women suing Fla. gastroenterologist for alleged sexual assault, battery

July 6, 2018

• Allstate files $2M suit against ASCs, orthopedic surgeons and others: 4 things to know | 5 ASCs report 50% patient volume boost 1 yr after posting prices online: 7 findings | Healthcare CEO gets prison time for role in $19.4M kickback scheme | Top challenges for 6 ASCs today

July 5, 2018

• How the ASC payer landscape is changing | 25 highest paying jobs - surgeons, anesthesiologists top the list | Memorial Hermann hit with $1M retaliation suit by former employee | The Joint Commission revises TJR advanced certification: 2 new rules for ASCs

July 3, 2018

• KKR seeks new investors through corporation move - 5 insights | 17 things to know about EHRs in ASCs | Michigan hospital sues 3 patient relatives over Facebook post: 8 things to know | 20 MIS spine products to know - 2018

July 2, 2018

• 3 orthopedic spine surgeons named in $950M kickback scheme, 2 plead guilty | 22 new ASCs in June 2018 | Parents charged $15,666 trauma fee after baby takes nap, drinks formula in ER | 4 thoughts on ASC rev cycle management

June 28, 2018

• ASCs seek approval for $4M settlement with Horizon over low reimbursement claims - 6 insights | How future ASCs will take on higher-acuity cases | Discharged patient dies in Michigan hospital bathroom | See Lou Holtz, Bobbi Brown, David Axelrod, Reince Priebus + more at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting - Reg. Today!

June 27, 2018

• ASC nurse who allegedly stole narcotics indicted - 4 insights | Judge blocks Christ Hospital's CON for Northern Kentucky: 4 things to know | GE to spin off healthcare business: 5 things to know | The best advice for your ASC and practice

June 26, 2018

• Payers, hospitals turning to ambulatory space for orthopedics | SurgCenter Development performs 30k outpatient joint replacements - 4 insights | Cash-strapped Calif. hospital considers closure | How ASC chains adjust for OON when acquiring new centers

June 25, 2018

• Physician faces insurance fraud, perjury after referring workers comp cases to ASC, lab he owned: 4 key notes | Stark Law under the spotlight as CMS seeks to ease self-referral regulatory burden, MedPAC cracks down on PODs | Patient too large for MRI machine sues Ore. hospital for $7M | 15 stats on GI starting salary

June 22, 2018

• How 5 ASCs are approaching value-based care | 602 infants' data potentially disclosed by eye center theft - 5 details | Intel CEO resigns due to relationship with colleague | Dr. Anthony Romeo joins Rothman Institute as chief of orthopedics, NY: 5 things to know

June 21, 2018

• Stark Law under spotlight as CMS examines self-referral regulatory burden, MedPAC cracks down on PODs | Dr. Atul Gawande tapped to lead Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan venture | SurgCenter ASC joins Anthem's Medicare Advantage provider network: 3 insights | HOI Surgery Center implements new bundled payment platform - 4 insights

June 20, 2018

• Trial begins for Dr. Atiq Durrani without him: 5 things to know about the fugitive spine surgeon's case | 42 stats on ASC payer mix | MD Anderson slapped with $4.3M penalty for HIPAA violations | 40% of ASC chains saw increase in acquisition activity in 2017

June 19, 2018

• The biggest challenge for 5 ASCs today | Amazon enters the spine market, now sells screw removal kit online: 5 things to know | Florida health system accused of illegally poaching physicians from competitor | USPI center among 1st to install spine surgery robot & more - 6 ASC co key notes

June 18, 2018

• 3 surgeons charged in $580M spine surgery kickback scheme: 5 things to know | 9 recent ASC leadership updates | The remote healthcare job with a 6-figure salary | UPMC opens $19M outpatient center - 4 insights

June 15, 2018

• What to expect when replacing an ASC volume leader - 5 challenges | 3 new joint venture ASCs | Leadership exodus continues - 5th Nashville General Board member quits in 1 month | Orthopedic surgeon indicted in $700K insurance fraud scheme - 5 insights

June 14, 2018

• GNS Surgery Center installs robot for spine surgery - will others follow? | Amazon enters the spine market, now sells spine screw removal kit online: 5 things to know | Mayo Clinic attempts to block IRS from questioning CEO | How a Michigan-based ASC is tackling utilization issues

June 13, 2018

• 5 ASCs see 50% boost in patient volume 1 yr after posting prices online: 5 things to know | KKR will have about 300 ASCs in its portfolio after Envision acquisition | Kansas hospital loses Medicare billing privileges, may be forced to close | New ASC opens in Twin Cities - 3 quick facts

June 12, 2018

• NJ ASC owner pays $718k after defrauding charity fund | Envision Healthcare to be acquired for $9.9B & more - 9 ASC co. key notes | Theranos CEO reportedly trying to start a new company: 5 things to know | 14 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

June 11, 2018

• The brilliance of Chris Holden and Amsurg - 6 quick thoughts | KKR to acquire Envision Healthcare for $9.9B: 7 insights | Tennessee hospital to lay off 15% of staff | 15 stats on ASC, hospital outpatient payments and procedures

June 8, 2018

• HCA, KKR make final offer to buy Envision Healthcare - 6 insights | Physician and surgeon average salary for all 50 states | UnitedHealth's Optum part of $2.2B deal to acquire physician firm: 4 things to know| How ASCs are changing as CMS adds procedures, mandates quality reporting

June 7, 2018

• Pain physician faces insurance fraud, perjury after illegally referring workers comp cases to ASC, lab he owned: 4 notes | 28 stats on staffing hours per cases at ASCs | Why Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser are touting group appointments for patients | AI-aided colonoscopy 20% more successful - 4 insights

June 6, 2018

• 24 new ASCs, outpatient surgery centers in May | How an Oregon-based ASC combats decreasing case volume | Anthem's new imaging policy likely to hit hospital profits | Pain physician admits to kickbacks from 3 companies in plea deal

June 5, 2018

• Michigan ASC breach compromises 42k patient records, 200 patients' data sold on dark web - 7 insights | Aurora Health Care sells ownership in 2 ASCs for $7M: 4 key notes | Houston hospital suspends heart transplants after recent deaths: 7 things to know | Tenet shakes up board again & more - 9 ASC company key notes

June 4, 2018

• Riverside Spine & Pain Physicians settles $1.2M False Claims Act lawsuit: 5 things to know | 5 physician referral strategies for ASCs | 110+ great sessions at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Where do RNs earn the most? Average hourly, annual wage for all 50 states

June 1, 2018

• Former ASC manager faces 30 years in prison for stealing $514k: 5 things to know | NYC physician sues former patient for $1M over negative Yelp review | Key issues in MIS spine surgery & more at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | How a Neb.-based ASC will grow in the next 2-3 years

May 31, 2018

• UPS to deliver critical shipments to ASCs within 4 hours - 5 insights | Houston pain and spine hospital unexpectedly closes, lays off 63 people - 5 things to know | Why airlines hope physicians aren't on board during medical emergencies | Massachusetts has 1st new ASC in 47 years: 5 things to know

May 30, 2018

• 3 ASCs, Cigna settle alleged ERISA violation suit | 2 men who scammed Tenn. ASC get prison time, ordered to pay $1.3M: 5 things to know | Vanderbilt University Medical Center points to Epic rollout for 60% drop in operating income | Total joint surgery: Motivation for migration to the outpatient setting

May 29, 2018

• USPI, Borland Groover develop strategic partnership for Florida endoscopy centers | Don't miss the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. June 14-16, Reg. Today! | Nurse awarded $28M in retaliation suit against Brigham and Women's Hospital | Tenet appoints 2 new independent board members

May 25, 2018

• 2 men who scammed Tennessee ASC get prison time, ordered to pay $1.38M: 5 things to know | Reg. Today for Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | HCA aims to acquire AmSurg, partners with KKR in bid for Envision's physician services: 5 key notes | 50 experts leading the field of patient safety - 2018

May 24, 2018

• Pain physician admits to collecting $470k in illegal kickbacks: 6 details | How ASCs can eliminate lurking OR inefficiencies to drive down costs | The state of the ASC industry, private practice & more at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASCs Conf. | Tenet hospital's Medicare contract in jeopardy over patient safety issues

May 23, 2018

• 2 orthopedic groups with ASCs partner with insurers on bundled payments - 5 things to know | Thinking about total joints? Learn more at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Nurse accused of stealing more than $550k from NY hospital | 8 recent ASC industry exec moves

May 22, 2018

• Bomb threat puts Illinois surgery center on temporary lock down | Where will spine and ASCs be in 5 years? Join the discussion at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Ascension's operating income drops 62% in the first 9 months of FY | HCA, KKR bid on Envision's physician services & more: 10 ASC co key notes

May 21, 2018

• HCA aims to acquire AmSurg, partners with KKR in bid for Envision's physician services: 5 things to know | Don't get left behind - Register for The Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. today! | 104-bed Alabama hospital to close | 2 vascular centers seek approval for new projects: 4 key points

May 18, 2018

• AmSurg enters into 1st strategic partnership with eye center - 6 insights | Don't miss Joe Montana, Tucker Carlson & more at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Alaska hospital faces closure over $964k telecommunications bill | 10 ASCs embracing price transparency

May 17, 2018

• Spine surgeon collects $847k from Medicare after surrendering license, and he's not alone: 5 things to know | 3 Q1 ASC transactions total $50M+: 5 key takeaways | See keynotes Joe Montana, Tucker Carlson & more at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg. Today! | 100 great leaders in healthcare - 2018

May 16, 2018

• Pennsylvania ASC to re-open with plans to double case volume - NueHealth, Rothman Institute, Jefferson Health revive center | Total joints and spine in ASCs, reimbursement issues & more at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg Today! | 26 top outpatient surgical procedures by volume | CHI hospital medical exec committee threatens to resign unless administrative leaders step down

May 15, 2018

• Envision ponders sale & more: 9 ASC co. key notes | Nearly 50% of ASCs opened since 2009 have shut down: 3 ways to boost case volume, avoid being next | Hear Drs. Richard Wohns, James Lynch, Frank Phillips & more at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg today! | 23-hospital system enters $14M settlement with feds over improper physician payments

May 14, 2018

• Stolen laptop from Louisiana ASC potentially compromises 2,553 patient records: 6 insights | ASCs have fewer adverse events than HOPDs, study finds: 6 insights | CMS gives 213 hospitals 5 stars for patient experience | 9 new GI infection control guidelines

May 11, 2018

• How much 20 healthcare CEOs are paid: Envision, HCA, Anthem & more | Surgery Partners aims to stay independent, focus on physician recruitment in 2018 | Texas hospital closes, allegedly owes Cigna and Aetna $43M | 4 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

May 10, 2018

• Sutter Health ASC employees seeking lost wages for missed breaks offer testimony: 6 things to know | USPI, Bozeman Health partner for ASC: 3 insights | How CHS, Tenet, HCA, LifePoint and UHS fared in Q1 | Don't miss the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. June 14-16, Reg Today!

May 9, 2018

• Surgery Partners increased revenues 45.8% in Q1 - 8 insights | Envision to transition 95% of revenue in-network by end of 2018 | New York Hospital reportedly pays CEO $660k to 'disappear' | Data breach at Capital Digestive Care: 4 insights

May 8, 2018

• AmSurg Q1 revenue drops 2.6%, Envision contemplates company sale: 10 things to know | SCA partners with Massachusetts Avenue Surgery Center - 3 quick facts | Texas hospital to close, lay off 900 employees and file for bankruptcy | Learn about total joints, spine, bundled payments & more at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf.

May 7, 2018

• 30 Sutter Health surgery center employees allege company blocked breaks, seek lost wages | 20 GI companies to know | HCA to spend $300M on employee benefits with focus on attracting nurses | 222+ speakers at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg. Today!

May 4, 2018

• PE trends in the ASC market - 8 major trends for 2018 | Early reg dscts end today - Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Drive ASC Conf. | 100 great hospitals in America - 2018 | North East Alliance Surgery Center to open in CT this fall in partnership with SCA: 5 key points

May 3, 2018

• More health systems interested in ASC partnerships than ever before, says USPI CEO: 5 key quotes from Q1 earnings call | Total joints, spine in ASCs & more at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | 20 stats on ASC FTE pay in 2018

May 2, 2018

• HCA centers perform 230k outpatient surgeries in Q1, same facility cases decrease: 8 quick notes | 2 new sessions on healthcare M&A, litigation added to Future of Spine + the Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Physicians: Is CHS 'a slow-motion train wreck?' | 5 stats on expected ASC post-acquisition earning growth

May 1, 2018

• USPI reports 2.7% Q1 same facility revenue increase: 12 things to know | Florida ASC administrator accused of stealing equipment to sell on eBay: 5 things to know | Jury awards $28M+ to 77-year-old former Cleveland Clinic physician alleging age discrimination led to firing | Reg. for 109 inspiring sessions at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf.

April 30, 2018

• 12 new ASCs for April 2018 | Early reg dscts end May 4 - Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Erlanger's Q3 earnings set back from Epic rollout | Stryker CEO sees orthopedics moving to ASCs - But how fast?

April 27, 2018

• Tenet ups ownership in USPI to 95% more than a year early: 5 things to know | Minimally Invasive Vascular Centers of Maryland to open new surgery center - 5 insights | Last chance for early reg dscts to Becker's Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Atrium Health releases 90 physicians looking to break away

April 26, 2018

• Target 10 ASC staffing innefficiencies for 6-figure savings | 10 stats on ASC acquisition in 2017, 2018 | Early reg. dscts for Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. end May 1! | CMS releases 2019 IPPS proposed rule: 10 things to know

April 25, 2018

• OptumCare aims to serve 75 markets across US: 5 key points from Andrew Hayek | Gastro Health to acquire South Florida GI group, will add 15 providers and 7 offices | FBI raids home of former CEO of Tulare Regional Medical Center, seizes items related to hospital management | 42 stats on ASC case volume by region

April 24, 2018

• Pa. considers budget with 2.81% tax on ASCs, endoscopy centers - 6 insights | ASC chains own 28% of the market: 5 key trends | Penn State Hershey drops 2,100 neurology patients | Why private equity is turning towards GI

April 23, 2018

• Spine surgery in ASCs - 10 things to know | California hospital fined for failing to develop endoscopy cleaning program - 4 insights | 25 teaching hospitals with the most safety violations | 20 stats on ASC staffing hours per case

April 20, 2018

• Former GI center employee stole date from 100 patients, shared with fraud suspects - 6 things to know | UnitedHealth aims to boost Optum's market presence - 4 key takeaways | Tenet offers nurses up to $25k sign-on bonuses to solve shortage | 32+ supply chain companies for spine, orthopedic ASCs to know

April 19, 2018

• ASC staffing: 20 FTE stats for 2018 | Oregon ASC to implement Zimmer Biomet outpatient platform | CMS terminates Kansas hospital's Medicare billing privileges: 5 things to know | The end of colonoscopies? Blood test identifies colon polyps

April 18, 2018

• 2 reasons Amazon tabled plans to sell drugs to hospitals - and why ASCs might be a better bet | Banner Health performed outpatient surgeries inpatient, to pay $18M+ settlement: 5 key notes | Colorado hospital terminates CFO days after ousting 2 execs, CEO | ASCA welcomes new board members, officers - 5 insights

April 17, 2018

• Tenet all in on outpatient shift with USPI, owns 460 centers | 10 key trends for ASCs and outpatient surgery in the next 10 years | Henry Ford Health System's income dragged down by Epic implementation, labor costs | 30 stats on ASC payer mix as a % of cases

April 16, 2018

• MedPAC advises Congress to make ASC cost reporting mandatory - 8 takeaways | Banner Health to pay $18M+ settlement for performing outpatient surgeries inpatient: 5 things to know | CHS lays off more than 70 corporate employees | Which specialty has the highest % of hospital visits after ASC discharge

April 13, 2018

• Orthopedic ASC, Georgia providers to pay $3.2M for False Calims Act allegations - 5 insights | How Ohio State's outpatient surgery center could be the future of suburban medicine - 4 points | Tenet defeats class-action lawsuit alleging overpayments: 8 things to know | 8 stats on physician annual salary - $299k average

April 12, 2018

• Former ASC employee that embezzled $4.3M gets 6 years in prison: 4 key points | 55 stats on ASC revenue per case by specialty | Former Texas hospital nurse charged with murder of patient | Surgical Care Affiliates, Anne Arundel Medical Center to open ASCs - 4 notes

April 11, 2018

• UnitedHealthcare to terminate Envision contract: 4 key notes | 11 stats on ASC net revenue per case in 2018 | 150 top places to work in healthcare - 2018 | These top 5 standards were bumped from The Joint Commission's top 10 challenges

April 10, 2018

• Optum is 'scaring the crap out of hospitals' with 8k more physicians than Kaiser | 8 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf - Reg today! | Trump's tariffs could cost med device industry $1.5B annually - 9 insights

April 9, 2018

• 35 new ASCs in Q1 | HOPD vs. ASCs: 5 insights on the reimbursement gap | CHS CEO gets bigger bonus amid company's financial struggles | 15+ ASC revenue cycle companies to know

April 6, 2018

• NueHealth adds 3 senior executives | The top 5 employment risks for ASCs carry a high price tag | Learn about biggest industry trends at the Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg. Today! | Microsoft sues CHS, alleging copyright infringement, breach of contract: 8 takeaways

April 5, 2018

• Atrium Health countersues anesthesia group over contract dispute - 5 things to know | 12 new ASCs and outpatient centers in March | Don't miss 222+ sessions at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | 10 medical schools with the lowest acceptance rate

April 4, 2018

• Orthopedic ASC, Georgia providers to pay $3.2M for False Claims Act allegations - 5 insights | CMS to terminate Medicare benefits of Tacoma eye center - 6 insights | Teen sues Mich. hospital after vicious attack in ER | Join the discussion on spine bundles, ASCs and the future of private practice at 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf.

April 3, 2018

• NueHealth, 2 fired execs exchange lawsuits over termination - 5 things to know | 10 trends for ASCs and outpatient surgery in the next 10 years | Reg. Today for The Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | CHS continues hospital sell-off spree: 3 things to know

April 2, 2018

• Jury finds Laser Spine Institute liable for patient's death; patient's family awarded $20M | Learn to build a great outpatient spine program at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | 21 stats on hourly salaries, wages at ASCs | Former UMass Memorial nurse says she was subjected to 'twisted hazing ritual' by surgeon: 7 things to know

March 30, 2018

• Walmart reportedly in talks to buy Humana: 5 things to know | 15 stats on ASC revenue cycle and insurance costs | Learn about big ASC trends, spine payer issues + more at Becker's 16th Annual Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | WSJ: Ascension, Providence St. Joseph halt merger negotiations

March 29, 2018

• Pain physician charged in Medicare fraud scheme, ordered to pay $8.7M - 7 insights | Best ideas for ASCs, outpatient TJR & more at 16th Annual Becker's Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | 10 best, worst states for physicians | Compass Surgical Partners, physicians sell majority of ASC to USPI

March 28, 2018

• KHN reader comments push back on 'sensationalized' story misrepresenting ASC safety - 5 insights | Hear keynotes Drs. David Rothbart, James Lynch, Richard Wohns, Frank Phillips + more at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Anesthesiology group launches ad campaign decrying Atrium Health's decision to switch providers

March 27, 2018

• 122 ASCs with spine surgery | HCA appoints new regional presidents & more - 9 ASC company key notes | Spine bundled payments, spine-focused ASCs + more at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | US News names 36 places to first ever community health honor roll

March 26, 2018

• Mass. pain physician sentenced in healthcare fraud scheme, ordered to pay $8.7M - 7 things to know | Jury finds anesthesiologist, North Star Anesthesia liable in man's death, awards family $1M | Don't miss 222+ spine, orthopedic & ASC-focused sessions at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg. Today! | 2 quick thoughts on the hospital industry

March 23, 2018

• ASC data breach accounts for 43% of exposed health records in Feb. - 16 stats | Strong market for outpatient facility acquisition tempered in 2018 | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford CEO departs due to health concerns | Montecito Medical acquires Virginia MOB, ASC - 4 insights

March 22, 2018

• ASC growth forces NY health system to stop taking new outpatient cases - 5 key notes | Dr. Christina Ha performs colonoscopy on Jimmy Kimmel for TV: 5 insights | CHS seeks to terminate spinoff agreements amid feud with Quorum | Washington orthopedic surgeon barred from operating on patients - 5 notes

March 21, 2018

• UnitedHealthcare blames Envision for high bills, launching a website dedicated to 'the facts' - 5 things to know about the dispute | ASC market share in top 50 largest US markets jumped 10% in 1 year - Here's why | Wake Forest Baptist at risk of losing Medicare contract over cancer misdiagnosis | 10 things to know about Surgery Partners

March 20, 2018

• ASC company 2018 outlook: 18 key notes | NC anesthesia group may lose 37-yr hospital partnership in dispute over cost reduction plan: 7 insights | Washington community hospital lays off 24% of leadership, exec roles to remain open | 10 things to know about Physicians Endoscopy

March  19, 2018

• NY health system eliminates outpatient surgery due to freestanding ASC proliferation - 5 insights | 10 things to know about Surgical Care Affiliates | Job-related dispute led to shooting at Alabama hospital: 6 things to know | Alaska neurosurgeon sued for taking photos of patient's genitals during spine surgery - 6 insights

March 16, 2018

• Merritt Island Surgery Center nurse allegedly stole fentanyl, other drugs - 6 insights | Gunman opens fire in Alabama hospital; 1 employee dead | 10 things to know about AmSurg | Ohio orthopedic center closes unexpectedly - 4 insights

March 15, 2018

• UnitedHealthcare drops out of talks to purchase AmSurg after lawsuit over billing - 7 things to know | Hospital systems acquire 5k independent practices from 2015-16 | 100 hospital & health system CMOs to know - 2018 | Oregon ASCs to explore adding extended stay centers - 5 insights

March 14, 2018

• Envision sues UnitedHealthcare over lower contract payments, refusal to bring Envision providers in network: 7 key notes | Congress questions The Joint Commission accreditation process - 7 insights | Miami hospital files bankruptcy: 4 things to know | Partial knee replacements show low complication rates in ASCs - 5 things to know

March 13, 2018

• State-by-state breakdown of 95+ ASCs with spine surgery | 16th Annual Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. nearly sold out - Reg. today! | Florida man upset over 2-hour ED wait steals ambulance to drive home | Longtime Aetna exec to join Surgery Partners as CFO - 5 insights

March 12, 2018

• Will UnitedHealth Group acquire AmSurg? 6 insights | 7 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan have shortlist of CEOs to run venture - but 2 don't want the job | 30 stats on Medicare, Medicaid cases at ASCs

March 9, 2018

• California ASC owner, 3 others charged in $8M healthcare fraud scheme: 5 things to know | Joint venture ASC to open in Florida - 5 insights | Wisconsin hospital at risk of losing Medicare contract over injuries to babies | Dr. Juris Shibayama performs 1st outpatient spine fusion in Middle Tennessee: 4 things to know

March 8, 2018

• UnitedHealth Group reportedly eyes acquisition of Envision's ambulatory unit - 6 insights | 21 stats on top physician workload at ASCs | Reg. today for 109 thrilling sessions at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Another Sparrow Carson exec departs amid infection control issues

March 7, 2018

• NJ pain physician faces conspiracy charges in $4.4M kickback scheme: 4 things to know | Tenet eliminates executive committee, changes shareholder requirements: 5 insights | 18k Kaiser nurses vote for option to strike at California facilities | Pa. legislators expand ASC scope of care - 3 insights

March 6, 2018

• NY ASC data breach exposes 135k patient records - 4 insights | Tenet continues hospital sell-off spree with deals in Illinois, Texas | Join 222+ speakers, 109 sessions at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Reg. Today! | 3 key thoughts on business leadership

March 5, 2018

• Surgery Partners to focus on value creation in 2018: 5 key quotes from CEO Wayne DeVeydt | 11 ASC quality stats for Q3 2017 | Baylor Scott & White closes 113-bed Texas hospital: 4 things to know | 7 stats on colorectal cancer in the US - 50k+ deaths expected in 2018

March 2, 2018

• USA Today, KHN post articles critical of ASCs - ASCA says it's misrepresentative: 5 things to know | Surgery Partners revenue increases 50.4% in Q4: 7 things to know | Executive shakeout at Philadelphia hospital - CEO, CMO, CNO and 2 others to depart | 10 stats on ASC net revenue per case in the Midwest

March 1, 2018

• 11 new ASCs, outpatient centers opening or announced | Envision posts Q4 average ASC revenue at $1.41M: 7 key notes | Join 140+ physician speakers, keynotes Joe Montana, Tucker Carlson, Holly Buckley at Becker's Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic, Pain-Driven ASC Conf. | Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Are hospitals becoming obsolete?

February 28, 2018

• 215 ASCs with total joint replacement: state-by-state breakdown | Apple will open medical clinics for its employees this spring | 'An unprecedented amount of confusion' - Orthopedic society criticizes CMS for TKA final rule | 18 stats on changes in ASC payer rates, supply costs, staff raises & expenses

February 27, 2018

• USPI revenue jumps 6.9% in Q4 while Tenet losses mount: 12 things to know | Billing delays at Wyoming ASC cost health system up to $200k in Medicaid payments | Joe Montana, Tucker Carlson, Holly Buckley & more to keynote at Future of Spine + Spine, Orthopedic & Pain ASC Conf. - Reg. Today! | No pay raise for CHS CEO Wayne Smith in 2018

February 26, 2018

• Eye surgeon defrauds Medicare of $73M, gets 17 years in prison: 5 insights | Aurora Health Care switches sites for $130M ASC, physician office - 5 highlights | 12 hospital, health system executives who departed with little notice | Typical billing and collections fees for ASCs - 6 stats

February 23, 2018

• 100 key benchmarks for ASCs | St. Louis surgery center to expand - 5 insights | 15 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | 6 new GI-driven ASCs and facilities

February 22, 2018

• Ohio orthopedic group to spend $100M on new MOB, ASC: 5 key notes | 6 statistics on ASC billing, collections | Amazon quietly launches exclusive OTC product line: 7 things to know | 10 statistics on US venture capital funding in healthcare

February 21, 2018

• CMS terminated Medicare benefits of Calif. ASC - 6 insights | 190+ ASCs with total joint replacements | Ascension's operating income dips 78% in first half of FY 2018 | Meet the 15 major players in the global medical devices market

February 20, 2018

• Former Surgery Partners CEO Michael Doyle resigns from board - 4 insights | Specialty Orthopedic Group in Miss. To build new facility with ASC - 5 things to know | Partners HealthCare sees net income soar 51% in Q1 | If you still own your ASC - 7 questions to consider

February 19, 2018

• Private equity in the ASC market - key transactions & 2018 outlook | Amazon focusing on ambulatory sites for entrance into supply chain market - 6 insights | Pennsylvania hospital loses tax-exempt status: 4 things to know | 5 stats on ASC management fees

February 16, 2018

• Mazor targeting ASCs with Renaissance robotic spinal system | 42 stats on ASC payer mix as a % of total collections | Baylor Scott & White sees operating income jump 80% | 5 new joint venture ASCs

February 15, 2018

• HHS Sec. Alex Azar commits to support changing ban on physician-owned hospitals | 190+ ASCs with total joint replacements by state | Join Joe Montana, Tucker Carlson, Holly Buckley and 200 speakers at Becker's June ASC-Spine-Ortho Conf | Police investigate unexplained injuries at Wisconsin hospital's NICU

February 14, 2018

• Trump's 2019 budget blueprint: 15 takeaways | Phoenix Spine & Joint creates program for Canadians seeking spine, TJR procedures at ASC - 4 insights | All 71 new 2017 ASCs by specialty | 14 key points on TJR in ASCs for 2018

February 13, 2018

• 11 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | Aetna's former medical director says he never reviewed patient records before denying care | Join Drs. Richard Wohns, James Lynch, Fred Phillips at Becker's Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | Would Trump's budget proposal bring us closer to site-neutral payments?

February 12, 2018

• Regent Surgical Health, St. Francis Hospital open surgery center for complex cases: 6 highlights | Maximizing the value of your center in 2018 | Senate strikes 2-year budget deal: 5 takeaways for healthcare leaders | 5 spine, orthopedic coding and billing challenges for 2018

February 9, 2018

• Vermont's 2nd ASC threatened by bill that would levy 6% provider tax on ASCs - 5 things to know | 20 stats on ASC staff salary, wages | What Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire partnership means for healthcare: 35 executives respond | How to create the Jimmy John's experience for your ASC

February 8, 2018

• Pennsylvania physicians to open 2-story ASC: 5 things to know | Protests scheduled at 32 Kaiser Permanente hospitals | Join 140 physician speakers, most spine & orthopedic surgeons, at the Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. - Reg. Today! | 15 spine surgeons performing total disc replacement at ASCs

February 7, 2018

• Physicians Endoscopy turns 20, now has 260 employees & 600 GI partners | 15 new ASCs and outpatient centers in January | University Hospitals nurse fired for calling in sick with flu: 4 things to know | Surgery Partners appoints new executive & more - 6 ASC company key notes

February 6, 2018

• 9 ASC acquisitions & partnerships in January | HCA acquires 612-bed Georgia hospital: 3 things to know | Join Tucker Carlson, Joe Montana and Holly Buckley at the 16th Annual Future of Spine + The Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conf. | 14 stats on ASC non-surgical cases per procedure room

February 5, 2018

• Campbell Clinic's new $30M ASC, MOB to create 185 new jobs: 5 things to know | 21 statistics on ASC accounts receivable | CEO-elect of Ballad Health abruptly retires 1 day before merger launches | ASC procedure volume up 22.9% - 8 things to know about the market

February 2, 2018

• CMS to terminate Calif. ASC's Medicare benefits for noncompliance - 6 insights | ASCs in 2017: A year in review | Broward Health board selects indicted interim CEO to lead system, forgoes finalists | Dr. Eric Neff completes 1st TKR at Surgery Center of Chesapeake - 6 things to know

February 1, 2018

• Chinese company makes $300M equity investment in miVIP ASC chain: 4 things to know | HCA adds 2 ASCs in 2017, plans to add 200 outpatient facilities by 2020 - 6 things to know | CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigns following stock controversy: 5 things to know | 14 stats on GI physician salary, compensation

January 31, 2018

• Amazon, JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway launch new healthcare company: 6 things to know | State-by-state breakdown of 2017's 73 new ASCs | SCA, Providence Health & Services invest in Oregon ASC & more - 5 ASC company key notes | Healthgrades' 250 top hospitals for clinical excellence

January 30, 2018

• Surgery Partners brings on another Anthem exec as chief strategy and transformation officer, interim CFO: 5 things to know | 3 surgery centers, hospitals compete for NC CON - 5 things to know | State-by-state breakdown of 83 rural hospital closures | 5 things to know about the trend toward microhospitals - what does it mean for ASCs?

January 29, 2018

• Cookeville Center for Pain Management owner to pay $1.45M for prescribing 'useless' painkillers - 4 key notes | The growth of outpatient spine, spine and ASCs and more - A talk at Mazama Spine 2018 | 33 healthcare companies named to Fortune's 2018 'World's Most Admired Companies' | SCA partners with Providence Health & Services, invests in Oregon-based ASC: 5 key points

January 26, 2018

• Preston Surgery Center posts cash prices for orthopedics, GI, spine - 3 key insights | 10 states with the highest average orthopedic case volume per ASC | Geisinger, Dignity Health among 1st hospitals to pilot Apple's medical records system | 11 stats on ASC operating expenses

January 25, 2018

• Larry Nassar, former USA Gymnastics physician, gets 40-175 years in prison - 6 things to know | 10 stats on ASC shareholder equity | 13 health systems with strong finances | Consolidation in GI - Key thoughts from Gastro Health's Dr. James Leavitt

January 24, 2018

• 11 stats on GI net revenue per case at ASCs | Cook Medical Center breaks ground on new outpatient surgery center, hospital totaling $29.7M - 4 insights | Job cuts on the horizon at Detroit Medical Center due to organizational changes | Price transparency for ASCs - key thoughts from Dr. Richard Kube

January 23, 2018

• SCA partners with Providence Health & Services, invests in Oregon-based ASC: 5 key points | Practice Partners in Healthcare lands new ASC & more - 5 ASC company key notes | Allscripts recovers after ransomware attack, outages still possible: 10 things to know | Physician-driven bundles - how 3 ASC physicians are taking on risk for joint replacements

January 22, 2018

• Pain center chain linked to 700 patient deaths, largely due to opioids; 7 indicted | MUSC to open outpatient surgical facility in mall: 5 key points | Allscripts investigating ransomware incident, some sources unavailable to customers | 24 statistics on ASC PP&E expenses

January 19, 2018

• 2 ASC/healthcare companies partner, acquire 7 surgery centers: 6 things to know | Mission Health sells Asheville Surgery Center property after 2016 purchase from physician owners: 5 key points | Premier Health to close 491-bed Ohio hospital | Virginia eye center obtains COPN for new ASC: 5 things to know

January 18, 2018

• Top 10 states with the highest volume of eye procedures per ASC | Dr. Tom Price to advise Jackson Healthcare on board: 5 things to know | Former CHI hospital administrator sentenced in bribery scheme | 30 stats on ASC payer mix as a % of collections

January 17, 2018

• Texas ASC posts cash pricing for all procedures | 25 states with lowest ASC-hospital transfer and readmission rates | CHS aims to shed at least 20 more hospitals to reduce debt load | New NJ legislation allows ASCs to combine; Department of Health to oversee one-room center licensure

January 16, 2018

• Medical Facilities Corp., NueHealth form joint venture, acquire 7 ASCs from Meridian Surgical Partners - 6 things to know | How 5 large ASC companies performed in 2017 | Jefferson Health opens $17M ASC - 4 insights

January 12, 2018

• ASC revenue hit $26B in 2016, 60% of eligible procedures to be performed in ASC by 2020: Report | Physician group seeks to purchase troubled hospital: 4 things to know | Top 12 takeaways from the 2018 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference - while the destination is uncertain, the direction is clear | 25 states with the most ASC hospital transfers and admissions

January 11, 2018

• ASC takes on UPMC for health plan network exclusion: 5 things to know | 8 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | CMS launches new bundled payment model: 6 things to know | 24 statistics on ASC taxes and benefits

January 10, 2018

• Oregon Vascular Specialists building new surgery center: 6 things to know | Physician group seeks to purchase troubled Ohio hospital: 4 things to know | Tenet to cut 700 more jobs, says $1B divestiture plan is on track | Former Michigan eye center employee pleads guilty to embezzlement: 4 key notes

January 9, 2018

• Top 10 states with highest volume of GI procedures per ASC | Syracuse Orthopedics Specialists planned ASC faces opposition on $1.7M tax discount - 5 key notes | Woman sues Calif. hospital, claims physicians left 8-inch forceps inside her after surgery | USPI, Hospital for Special Surgery opening an ASC & more - 6 ASC co key notes

January 8, 2018

• USPI, Hospital for Special Surgery partner to open Florida ASC: 5 things to know | AAAHC: Top 4 areas for standards deficiencies at ASCs | Quorum Health to close 156-bed Ohio hospital | 5 recent ASC acquisitions & partnerships

January 5, 2018

• Surgery Partners names former Anthem exec CEO: 5 things to know | 15 stats on ASC case volume performed by top physicians | Baylor Scott & White proceeds with Garland hospital closure: Facility to shutter Feb. 28 affecting 711 jobs | 7 things for ASC leaders to know for today

January 4, 2018

• 10 states with highest average orthopedic case volume per ASC | Ex-director of finance accused of embezzling $3M from NC hospital | Dr. Mark Adams performs Michigan's 1st coflex procedure in ASC: 4 things to know | 7 things for ASC leaders to know for today

January 3, 2018

• Construction begins for $2.5M vascular clinic, ASC in Kan.: 5 key notes | Physician Partners of America adds MIS spine surgery through Dr. James St. Louis partnership: 5 things to know | Hospitals face $1.6B Medicare pay cuts after judge dismisses lawsuit: 6 things to know | CMS clarifies physician texting rules - 4 insights

January 2, 2018

• 75 new ASCs opened and announced in 2017 | Iowa ASC sues physician group, physicians over building Neb. ASC, alleging non-compete violations: 6 things to know | Anthem to cut pay for same-day services by 25%: 4 things to know | 14 stats on pain management net revenue per case, volume at ASCs

December 29, 2017

• Iowa ASC sues physician group, physicians over building $37M Nebraska ASC, alleges non-compete violations: 6 things to know | St. Joseph Outpatient Surgery Center Administrator Iris Ross shot, killed on Dec. 25 | Meet CMS' new 5-star overall hospitals | The Joint Commission to release 2 new infection control guides for ASCs in 2018

December 28, 2017

• Seaside Surgery Center posts package pricing for orthopedic surgeries: 5 key points | Nurse files sexual harassment suit against 90210 Surgery Medical Center surgeon - 5 insights | 20 bed critical access hospital in NC to close Dec. 31 | NH hospital to close JV ASC; outpatient cases moving back to the hospital: 5 key notes

December 27, 2017

• 10 stats on ASC shareholder equity | 7 things for ASC leaders to know for today | Chinese billionaire ups stake in CHS as stock tumbles | Berkeley Medical Center cuts ribbon on outpatient surgery center, to open in Jan. 2018: 3 key notes

December 26, 2017

• Seaside Surgery Center posts package pricing for orthopedic surgeries: 5 things to know | Medicare Modernization Act increased outpatient surgery payments by $1B: 3 things to know | Moody's: 3 ways the GOP tax bill will hurt nonprofit hospitals | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists to build new $13.5M ASC for expanded volume, complex procedures: 7 key notes

December 22, 2017

• NH joint venture ASC to close, outpatient cases moving back to the hospital: 5 key notes | CMS posts ASC Quality Reporting data for 2018 payment year: 3 key notes | Chicago safety-net hospital will slash employee pay, cut jobs to survive | 8 statistics on ASC drug and medical supply costs per OR across the US

December 21, 2017

• California ASC anesthesiologist charged with murder after allegedly administering lethal dose of Demerol to patient: 5 things to know | 56 stats on ASC operating expenses per case | Michael Dowling: 4 most important healthcare trends in 2018 | 8 new GI-driven ASCs, facilities in November

December 20, 2017

• 54 ASC joint ventures, acquisitions and partnerships in 2017 | Tenet explores sale of Conifer, expands cost-cutting plan to $250M | Dr. Mark Gittins performs 1st robotics-assisted bicruciate-retaining TKR at New Albany Surgical Center - 5 insights | Surgery Partners repurchasing up to $50M in stock & more: 5 ASC company key notes

December 19, 2017

• 90210 Surgery Medical Center nurse files sexual harassment suit against surgeon: 5 key notes | 14 statistics on ophthalmology net revenue per case, case volume across the US | Illinois physician traded opioids for cash and sex with patients: 3 things to know | Desert Vein & Vascular Institute to open new center in 2018: 4 key notes

December 18, 2017

• 56 stats on ASC operating expenses per case | Surgery Partners authorizes $50M share repurchase program: 5 quick notes | Baylor Scott & White to close Texas hospital, affecting 711 jobs | 21st Century Oncology pays $26M to settle False Claims Act allegations after falsely attesting to meaningful use: 5 things to know

December 15, 2017

• Anesthesiologist charged with murder after allegedly giving lethal dose of Demerol to Calif. ASC patient: 5 things to know | Physician-owned hospital in Dallas pays $7.5M to settle kickback allegations: 5 things to know | Whistle-blower: Johns Hopkins prioritizes out-of-state patients to boost revenue

December 14, 2017

• Rising stars: 22 ASC industry leaders under 40 | Surgery Center of Long Beach to earn 1st ever AAAHC orthopedic certification | 5 Broward Health leaders indicted on criminal charges: 7 things to know | Lasik Vision Institute opening 2nd laser eye surgery center in Illinois - 3 insights

December 13, 2017

• Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists to open new $13.5M ASC for expanded volume, total joints and spine: 7 key notes | 77 stats on ASC spend as a % of operating expenses | At least 26 nonprofit hospitals at risk of bankruptcy: 5 things to know | Is private equity investment in GI the next tech boom? 6 insights

December 12, 2017

• 9 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | Ascension, Providence St. Joseph in talks to merge, dethrone HCA as largest hospital operator: 5 takeaways | SurgCenter Development to re-enter St. Louis market with ASC opening in 2018: 5 key points | Colonoscopy physician fees for 30 largest cities

December 11, 2017

• Colorado ASC asks patients for $1M+ in unpaid claims after VA mistakenly sends payment to patients - 5 things to know | 75 new ASCs opened or announced in 2017 | CHI, Dignity Health to merge into $28.4B nonprofit system: 7 takeaways | Carolina Orthopaedics' Dr. Michael Bohan urges ASCs to embrace TJRs

December 8, 2017

• Columbus Surgery Center and Eye Physicians falls victim to ransomware attack - 5 things to know | Illinois physician traded opioids for cash and sex with patients: 3 things to know | California behavioral health hospital burns down as wildfires spread | Physician-owned hospital in Dallas pays $7.5M to settle kickback allegations: 5 things to know

December 7, 2017

• UnitedHealth to acquire DaVita Medical Group for $4.9M, adding 300 clinics & 6 outpatient centers: 5 things to know | 17 ASC procedure volume, OR time benchmarks | Los Angeles hospital closes, lays off all 638 employees | Colonoscopy price for 30 largest US cities - NY No. 1 at $2.7k

December 6, 2017

• How office-based surgery stacks up against ASCs, HOPDs | Apex Surgical Center 1st in NY to perform same-day total knee replacement: 5 key notes | Advocate, Aurora Health Care to merge into $11B health system: 5 things to know | Improving ASC upfront collections: 8 steps to effective patient financial counseling

December 5, 2017

• Physician-owned hospital pays $7.5M to settle kickback allegations: 5 key notes | 5 recent ASC acquisitions | Police take down gunman who opened fire at Calif. hospital | The exciting future for pain management from Dr. Vincent Galan

December 4, 2017

• 14 ASC industry leadership moves in 2017 | CVS Health to buy Aetna for $6.9B: 5 things to know | How to set up total joint and spine programs at ASCs - and what to expect from insurers in 3-5 years | 32 stats on ASC FTE staffing by location

December 1, 2017

• 12 new ASCs in November | NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Bay Ridge opens orthopedic ASC: 5 things to know | Cleveland Clinic's operating income tumbles 32% in Q3 | 5 stats on target annual ASC growth after acquisition

November 30, 2017

• NY ASC files CON for 2 new ORs: 4 things to know | CMS cancels hip fracture, cardiac bundles and finalizes CJR model: 5 things to know | Colorado hospital charges $1,877 to pierce a child's ear | Texas Digestive Disease Consultants opens 3rd endoscopy center in DFW - 4 insight

November 29, 2017

• Healthcare bankruptcies more than triple in 2017 | Colonoscopies in HOPDs cost Medicare 164% more than physician-owned offices: 5 key trends | Outpatient surgeries up 4.2M procedures in 20 years - 5 key statistics | Washington ASC hosts 100th outpatient total joint replacement

November 28, 2017

• How ASCs, independent physicians can thrive in the next 10 years - 4 key strategies | Doheny Eye Institute purchases $50M new building - 5 key notes | Medical researcher found dead in NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital bathroom | Providence signs letter of intent to build ASC: 5 takeaways

November 27, 2017

• 73% of cataract surgeries performed at ASCs | 10 key thoughts for ASC owners to build their business | 25 largest gifts from individuals to healthcare organizations in 2017 | Kernersville Endoscopy Center proposes new ASC

November 24, 2017

• 17 observations on total joint and spine procedures at ASCs | 6 recent ASC acquisitions & partnerships | 18 hospital, health system executive moves | Physician fee schedule slashes GI anesthesia reimbursement - 5 insights

November 22, 2017

• Calif. ASC whistleblowers file wrongful termination suit: 5 things to know | Downstate NY ASCs teaming up to thrive moving forward: 4 insights | Results are in for Essentia Health's mandatory flu shot program | New ASC revenue sources via new reimbursement trends

November 21, 2017

• Colonoscopies in HOPDs cost Medicare 164% more than physician-owned offices: 5 key trends | Walker Surgical Center joins Great Lakes MSO: 4 things to know | Sutter Health destroys evidence in antitrust case over inflated prices | The biggest challenge for ASCs developing bundled payments

November 20, 2017

• NY ASC receives 1st approval Catholic Health to purchase 40% ownership for $2.2M | Top 10 specialties for lawsuits | Mayo Clinic operating income more than doubles | Total joints in ASCs are a win-win-win: Dr. Michael Chmell

November 17, 2017

• Colonoscopies in HOPDs cost Medicare 164% more than physician-owned offices: 5 key trends | Northwest Regional Surgery Center has 1st robotic total knee replacement - 5 insights | Essentia Health employees without flu shots face firing Monday | Outpatient surgery centers or hospitals? What's the best for pediatric ACL reconstruction

November 16, 2017

• NY ASC sees increasing demand, seeks approval for 2nd center - 5 insights | Florida considers ASC, hospital transparency bill: 4 things to know | CHS shares continue downward spiral, hit all-time low | Nobilis acquires majority ownership in 3 Elite Surgical Affiliates ASCs, 1 surgical hospital for $60M

November 15, 2017

• Ellis Hospital seeks approval for 1st ASC in Schenectady County | Outlook for total joint replacements in ASC: Dr. TK Miller's key concepts | Hospital groups, health systems sue HHS to halt $1.6B in payment cuts | Humana's value-based care agreements yield 13% increase in colon cancer screenings

November 14, 2017

• Nashville may turn only safety net hospital into ASC | Tri-State Specialists to build $37M, 50k sq ft surgery center: 4 insights | 25 latest hospital, health system executive moves | US ambulatory health IT market hit $2.7B in 2016: 4 key points

November 13, 2017

• Physicians Surgery Center closes amid AnMed Health layoffs - 5 insights | 17 observations on total joint and spine procedures at ASCs | CHS to sell additional hospitals worth $2B in revenue | 14 stats on orthopedic case volume, net revenue at ASCs across the US

November 10, 2017

• 10 hospitals, health systems with new ASCs | How CMS final rule will affect orthopedic ASCs: 5 key notes | How Aetna, Anthem, Humana, Cigna and UnitedHealth fared in Q3 | 23 cutting-edge spine surgery devices to know - 2017

November 9, 2017

• Indiana ASC completes 1st robotic total knee replacement: 5 insights | Surgery Partners Q3 revenues increase 8.4% to $306.3M: 9 things to know | 93-year-old Calif. Hospital to close over inability to meet new seismic standards | NY State DOH approves CON for JV ASC: 5 things to know

November 8, 2017

• How the CMS final rule will affect orthopedic ASCs: 5 key notes | Tenet's ambulatory segment net operations revenues climb 4.5% to $486M: 12 key findings | Chicago hospital sues Leapfrog for defamation | 21 statistics on ASC square footage + rent, occupancy costs

November 7, 2017

• Tenet ambulatory caseload drops 2.4%, Envision shares decline after Q3 results & more: 4 ASC company key notes | Hospital-based surgery centers hold 59.9% of global ASC market: 8 things to know | Lawsuit: Epic's software double-bills Medicare, Medicaid for anesthesia services | What your ASC can do to cut costs today: 3 leaders weigh in

November 6, 2017

• 6 ASC acquisitions & partnerships in Oct. | Highest earners at tax-exempt hospitals face new tax on compensation under GOP plan | Regent Surgical Health names new VP of business development: 5 things to know | Key thoughts on improving ASC collections: 3 revenue cycle management experts

November 3, 2017

• Seattle ASC fails Medicare survey, CMS terminates benefits - 5 insights | CMS 2018 final rule increases ASC pay 1.2%, lower than proposed: 5 things to know | CHS reports $110M net loss, completes 30-hospital divestiture spree | AAAHC launches new orthopedic certification program: 4 things to know

November 2, 2017

• Surgery Partners to report $306.3M in Q3 revenue, lower than expected after hurricanes: 6 things to know | 9 ASCs opened or announced in October | Trinity Health's operating income climbs 76% to $266M | Woodland Surgery Center, Connecticut teaching hospital open orthopedic ASC: 5 things to know

November 1, 2017

• Envision Q3 revenue takes a hit from hurricanes, ambulatory services revenue reaches $309.4M: 14 things to know | 5 key thoughts on ASC M&A in 2018 | Where are the 59 Leapfrog straight-A hospitals? | 3 key thoughts on bundles and the ASC space

October 31, 2017

• Medarva Healthcare opens ASC after 2-year COPN delay: 4 things to know | Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island strategically aligns with Florida private equity firms: 4 key points | California hospital suspends all services, notifies 524 employees of possible layoffs | 30 things for ASCs to know

October 30, 2017

• Can independent ASCs survive? Which specialties are still great? 10 key ASC industry questions answered | USPI, Saint Thomas Rutherford building $16M+ surgery center after CON approval: 5 key points | CVS Health proposes to buy Aetna for $66B: 4 things to know | Providence Orthopedics & Sports Medicine expects to move more TKR surgeries outpatient: 4 insights

October 27, 2017

• Which ASC company has grown the most in 2017? | Hospital surgery center scrutinized for increased case load - board considers CON review | Walgreens to close 600 stores, spend $750M to rebrand Rite Aid | Common ASC coding errors: podiatry, otolaryngology & more

October 26, 2017

• Northwell Health adds $25M ASC, Baptist Health South Florida acquires ASC | TriHealth completes construction of multispecialty ASC | Shareholders push for changes at Tenet and CHS: 6 things to know | 7 things for ASC leaders to know for today

October 25, 2017

• Dark Overlord hacker group hits London plastic surgery clinic, steals patient information | Compass Surgical Partners opens Florida ASC alongside Martin Health System, local physicians: 4 key points | Tenet CEO Trevor Fetter steps down | How regulatory affairs can affect ASC revenue cycle: What to look for in payer contracts

October 24, 2017

• 101 ASC benchmarks to know - 2017 | Albermarle Eye Center ophthalmologist faces civil action complaint for alleged kickback scheme involvement: 7 things to know | Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees | These 3 questions can reduce ASC OR cancellations

October 23, 2017

• Florida rep files bill for 24 hour ASC stays; will the legislation pass in 2018? | 72 statistics on ASC staffing - salary, FTE, hours per case | Leadership exodus at Baptist Health System - CEO, CFO, COO & VP to depart | Common ASC coding errors: orthopedics, GI & ophthalmology

October 20, 2017

• Former ASC nursing director sentenced to 2 months jail time for fentanyl theft | 3 states that lost the most ASCs from 2016-2017 | Tenet to close 232-bed Phoenix hospital | 4 new GI-driven ASCs & facilities

October 19, 2017

• Surgical Care Affiliates invests in Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center | Tenn. officials consider CONs for 2 ASCs: 7 things to know | Senators reach bipartisan healthcare agreement: 5 things to know | 20 stats on physician practice staff - administrative, medical FTEs

October 18, 2017

• SCA, USPI invest in Florida, California surgery centers | 4 opportunities in outpatient spine from Dr. Frank Phillips | Inside sources say Apple pursued talks to buy medical clinics | ASC staff recruitment in competitive marketplaces: Milwaukee ASC's Fawn Lipp

October 17, 2017

• Georgia Supreme Court rules against ASC owners, upholds state's CON rule: 4 key points | SurgCenter Development opens 25 centers in 2017 so far, Regent Surgical Health names COO & more: 5 ASC co key notes | Florida Hospital Oceanside remains closed 1 month after hurricane | Allegany Associates building $1M ophthalmology ASC

October 16, 2017

• Florida ASC medical director charged with felony opioid, trafficking, robbery: 6 things to know | The 2 actions Trump took on healthcare last Thursday: 9 things to know | Insight Surgery Center's Kim Brown: 2 big challenges, 4 opportunities for ASCs | Hospital surgery center scrutinized for increased case load - board considers CON review

October 13, 2017

• Memorial Hermann Endoscopy and Surgery Center physicians to pay $1.5M+ to settle Medicare Fraud allegations | Trump executive order hints at limiting healthcare consolidation, promotes transparency - what does this mean for ASCs? | Tenet sells hospital to Loyola with eye on exiting Chicago market | 28 stats on ASC drug, medical supply expenses

October 12, 2017

• 3 states that added the most ASCs from 2016-2017 | Sutter Health temporarily closes 3 surgery centers, 15 facilities due to California fires - 5 insights | 25 business rules | NJ DOH considers ASC owner's application to buy 204-bed hospital: 5 key points

October 11, 2017

• Hospital surgery center scrutinized for increased case load - board considers CON review | 11 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | CMS revokes physician's Medicare billing privileges over $670 in questionable charges | Gastro Health continues rapid growth - acquires Digestive Center of the Palm Beaches

October 10, 2017

• Colorado physician group purchases ASC, converts to multispecialty: 4 key notes | Regent Surgical Health promotes Bob Ryan to COO: 5 things to know | Tenet shutters 4 regional management offices to cut costs | See Bill Clinton, George Bush + more at Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting - Reg today!

October 9, 2017

• Lahey Health lays off 75 employees as ASC visits plummet 4.5% - 5 things to know | 39% of ASCs are 15+ years old, 92% have physician ownership: 14 statistics on ASCs | UPHS-Marquette nurses begin 2-day strike | Idaho hospital remodels facility with ASC inspired by Mayo Clinic

October 6, 2017

• Campbell Clinic has sights set on ASC in $30M expansion: 5 things to know | USPI partners with Montana health system on ASC: 5 key points | 200 industry professionals to speak at Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today! | Virginia Hospital Closes

October 5, 2017

• New York pain management clinic to pay $1.9M for improper billing practices - 5 insights | Arkansas Oral & Facial Surgery Center faces ransomware attack | HHS withdraws 3 proposed rules: 6 things to know | First Hill Surgery Center adds total joint replacement - 5 insights

October 4, 2017

• Sentara closing ASC, medical center in Kitty Hawk - 6 key notes | Blue Cross Blue Shield's MA plans to cover outpatient surgery for SC residents: 4 key notes | Las Vegas hospitals deal with mass shooting aftermath, array of patient injuries | 5 stats on pain management net revenue per case at multispecialty ASCs

October 3, 2017

• Las Vegas ASC opens for victims of mass shooting | 5 new ASCs opened or announced in September | Nurses at California hospital walk off the job after not being paid | 200 speakers at Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today!

October 2, 2017

• Which ASC company has grown the most in 2017 so far? | 20+ pediatric ASCs to know | Geisinger's operating income tumbles 34% | AAAHC updates standards approach for 2018

September 29, 2017

• CMS to terminate Hull Eye Surgery and Laser Center's Medicare benefits - 6 insights | 25 things for ASC leaders to know for September | Feds charge former Tenet executive in $400M fraud case | Surgical Information Systems CNO Ann Geier & more to speak at Becker's Oct. conf: Reg. today!

September 28, 2017

• Tenet CEO to exit with $22.9M in severance pay | Common ASC coding errors: Orthopedics, gastroenterology and ophthalmology | Investment trust acquires medical campus office building with Surgery Center of Silverdale, Retina Center Northwest for $9.6M | 5 statistics on eye surgery net revenue per case at multispecialty ASCs

September 27, 2017

• Ellis Medicine seeks NY regulatory approval for $13.6M ASC as demand spikes: 6 things to know | 5 quick observations on ASC M&A | Las Vegas police officer fatally shoots man in custody at University Medical Center | Envision Healthcare launches $250M stock repurchase program & more: 4 ASC co key notes

September 26, 2017

• Investors turn to ASCs, urgent care centers as hospital demand declines: 5 things to know | Former ASC employee charged with 2nd degree manslaughter after stealing morphine, administering fatal injections to ASC surgical assistant | NBA legend Bill Walton & ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit among keynote speakers at Becker's Oct. conf: Learn more today! | Wisconsin health system blames Cerner software for $16M in losses |

September 25, 2017

• Tennessee ASC performs 1st implantable eye telescope procedure in US - 4 insights | 30 stats on ASC payer mix as a % of gross charges | Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove: Graham-Cassidy spells trouble for hospitals | Inland Private Capital purchases Kleinman | Evangelista Eye Center - 4 key notes

September 22, 2017

• Presidio Surgery Center eyes expansion to meet increased total joint replacement demand - 4 key notes | 3 big opportunities for ASCs today & 4 healthcare reforms that will affect ASCs in the future | Intermountain faces nurse complaints over lunch break policies: 5 things to know | Cincinnati Eye Institute opens new ASC: 5 key notes

September 21, 2017

• Surgery Center of Oklahoma partners with HMO: 4 key notes | 6 key thoughts on strategic planning for ASCs | Florida hospital suspends employees after inappropriate photos with newborns surface | Envision Healthcare launches $250M stock repurchase program - 3 key notes

September 20, 2017

• Former Virginia eye center administrator indicted in $500k embezzlement case: 5 key points | 25+ ASCs with total hip replacements | Florida gastroenterologist innocent in 'rushed colonoscopy' case - 7 insights | 13 latest hospital, health system executive retirements

September 19, 2017

• 56 stats on ASC operating expenses per case | Envision Healthcare names new COO, CFO, President of Physician Services | CHI's operating loss swells to $585.2M in FY 2017 | Reg. Today for Becker's 24th Annual ASC Conf - 100+ sessions with business focus

September 18, 2017

• 20 states with fewest ASCs | Physician's resignation drives Virginia hospital to close | Anthem policy steers outpatient imaging services out of hospital-owned facilities - will other services follow? | Illinois health system opens new surgery center - 4 insights

September 15, 2017

• 20 states with the most ASCs | Missouri hospital to close next week | LearnVest.com founder and CEO Alexa von Tobel & more to keynote Becker's Oct. conf. in Chicago: Reg. today! | 15 anesthesiologists making headlines

September 14, 2017

• Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites performs Massachusetts' 1st total hip replacement | Police shoot, kill armed Irma evacuee at N.C. hospital | Which 10 US states have the most overworked nurses? | 25 states with the highest ASC hospital transfers and admissions

September 13, 2017

• 9 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | Many Florida hospitals reopen, while others left without water, sewage service | 10 deficiencies AAAASF cites most and how to correct them | Police fatally shoot man who opened fire in North Carolina hospital

September 12, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition]The CORE Institute, Banner Health JV on orthopedic ASC | Irma forces 35 hospitals across 3 states to evacuate: 9 things to know | 137 ASC speakers, 1.5k attendees & celebrity keynote NBA legend Bill Walton at Becker's Oct. conf. | This minimally invasive test could change gastroesophageal reflux disease screening

September 12, 2017

• Orthopedic surgery driving European ambulatory surgical & emergency center services market | Irma forces 35 hospitals across 3 states to evacuate: 9 points | 137 ASC speakers, 1.5k attendees & celebrity keynote NBA legend Bill Walton at Becker's Oct. conf. | Is a 20% savings in operational costs hiding in plain sight at your ASC?

September 11, 2017

• Hurricane Irma rips roof off only hospital on St. Thomas of US Virgin Islands | KKR to finance Covenant Surgical Partners acquisition through $195M loan | Vermont CON regulations lower quality of care: 3 key points | 23 cutting-edge spine surgery devices to know

September 8, 2017

• Healthcare-acquired infections at New Hampshire ASCs: 6 key findings | 5 Denver Health nurses suspended after inappropriately viewing deceased patient's body | NBA Legend and Basketball Analyst Bill Walton to keynote Becker's Oct. conf. in Chicago: Reg. today! | Surgery Partners appoints Clifford Adlerz interim CEO: 5 key points

September 7, 2017

• Anesthesia Business Consultants CEO and President Tony Mira: What ASC leaders should consider before partnering with an anesthesia group | Appeals court sides with Geisinger, reverses $1M damage award to nursing student who refused to take drug test | Florida Senate to consider ASC 24-hour stay bill: 4 points | 5 key thoughts on lessons learned from early orthopedic bundled payments

September 6, 2017

• The CORE Institute, Banner Health JV on orthopedic ASC | U of Utah Hospital limits police access to patient rooms after aggressive nurse confrontation | CMS issues exemption for ASCs affected by Hurricane Harvey: 4 key notes | 5 recent ASC acquisitions and partnerships

September 5, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition]These 20 specialties are in the highest demand - Anesthesiology returns after 7 years off list | OptumHealth, SCA CEO Andrew Hayek to keynote Becker's Oct. conf. in Chicago: Reg. today! | Tenet to replace CEO Trevor Fetter, 'refresh' board and adopt poison pill | 4 Baylor GI physicians meet with Rep. Gene Green

September 5, 2017

• Surgical resident sues St. Louis University, alleges discrimination due to nursing background | M&A activity, government expenditures driving $2.2B ambulatory care services market | OptumHealth, SCA CEO Andrew Hayek to keynote Becker's Oct. conf. in Chicago: Reg. today! | Top 10 most-read ASC articles

September 1, 2017

• Tenet CEO Trevor Fetter to step down: 6 things to know today | 12 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | Why 90210 Surgery Medical Center administrator Benita Tapia is looking forward to October | Orthopedic surgeons at this NY practice earn up to $664k: Where do 14 other practices stack up?

August 31, 2017

• Surgical Center of Greensboro to perform 1st outpatient total joint bundles in NC | Houston-area hospitals evacuate 1,500 patients due to flooding | These 20 specialties are in the highest demand - Anesthesiology returns after 7 years off list | 15 US markets that would save the most with 80% ASC market penetration

August 30, 2017

• Buying and financing ASC ownership: 6 trends to note | Flooding closes MD Anderson, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land; Ben Taub evacuates | Envision Healthcare's operating expenses jump 191.4% in first half of 2017 & more : 5 ASC company notes | Dr. Wesley Gilliam: Why Mayo employs a holistic approach to pain management

August 29, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Wyoming ASCs saved Medicare $785k on upper GI procedures | How Texas hospitals are faring amid Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic flooding | ASC leaders can learn key clinical, financial + business strategies at Becker's Oct. conf. | Olympia Surgery Center reports 450 joint replacements in 2.5 years

August 29, 2017

• How Texas hospitals are faring amid Hurricane Harvey's catastrophic flooding: 6 things to know | 25 facts on 5 ASC management companies' Q2 | ASC leaders can learn key clinical, financial + business strategies at Becker's Oct. conf. | Average OR time in ASCs versus hospitals: 5 key facts

August 28, 2017

• Ransomware attack at St. Mark's Surgical Center potentially exposes 33k+ patient files | Northwell Health to shut down insurance arm | 100 things to know about ASCs | Olympia Surgery Center reports 450 joint replacements in 2.5 years

August 25, 2017

• Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic, Humana partner on Medicare outpatient joint replacements | Providence Health & Services lays off 210 employees | NBA Legend Bill Walton among keynote speakers at Becker's Oct conf.: Reg. Today! | The next 5 years in the spinal fusion arena

August 24, 2017

• Tennessee ASC suffers $1.3M loss through alleged scam by fake company | Presence Health to join Ascension | NYU Langone planning $84M ASC - 4 insights | What 20 healthcare practices pay their anesthesiologists - $377k is #1

August 23, 2017

• Surgery Partners to close $760M deal for National Surgical Healthcare & more: 5 ASC company notes | CHS investor calls for ouster of CEO Wayne Smith | 10 states with the lowest ASC hospital transfer and readmission rates | Ochsner Health defends fired physicians: 5 things to know

August 22, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Florida jury finds gastroenterologist not liable in alleged 'slapdash colonoscopy' trial | Tenet board upheaval could lead to activist campaign | 190+ speakers, 1.5k attendees at Becker's ASC 2017 Conference: Learn more today! | Advanced Pain Medicine merges with Commonwealth Pain & Spine

August 22, 2017

• What's next for ASCs in a saturated marketplace? | Tenet board upheaval could lead to activist campaign | 190+ speakers, 1.5k attendees at Becker's ASC 2017 Conference: Learn more today! | How the cloud revolutionized La Peer Surgery Center

August 21, 2017

• 2 Tenet board members resign, citing 'irreconcilable differences' | IRS revokes hospital's tax-exempt status for failure to comply with ACA rule | Contaminated scopes used in 500+ patients at Buffalo VA | Drs. Matthew Schreckinger & more: 6 spine, neurosurgeons making headlines

August 18, 2017

• Rush's Dr. Harel Deutsch: Navigating the spine field after the 'dark ages' | Seeking speakers for Becker's Spine-ASC June 2018 Conf. | The 215 hospitals with 5 stars for patient experience | How CON and out-of-network affects ASC valuation

August 17, 2017

• CMS cancels cardiac bundles, scales back CJR model: 8 things to know | Surgery Partners to close National Surgical Healthcare deal in 2 weeks | How to set up total joint and spine programs at ASCs | Renewed interest in gastroparesis research brings cure into focus - 4 key notes

August 16, 2017

• Mississippi Valley Surgery Center to proceed with $8M modernization project | 22 latest hospital, health system executive moves | 10 business and legal trends facing ASCs | Making ambulatory surgery safer: 3 insights into what The Joint Commission is doing

August 15, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Physicians make $46.2M in industry payments for opioids: 8 key notes | CMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives | Top US surgeons, ASC administrators & more attending Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today! | MedStar Health opening orthopedic surgical facility with ASC - 3 insights

August 15, 2017

• KKR buys Covenant Surgical Partners, Surgery Partners equity down 42% following Q2 results & more - 6 notes | CMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives | Top US surgeons, ASC administrators & more attending Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today! | ASCs could save $10.5B with 80% penetration in 50 largest US cities: 5 trends

August 14, 2017

• Essentia Health-Virginia is targeting orthopedic patients in this Minn. region | 25 states with the highest ASC hospital transfers & admissions | Bon Secours Richmond CEO orders managers, others to take paid leave to reduce expenses | Digestive Medicine Associates opens fourth facility

August 11, 2017

• 10 large cities where ASCs hold the most market share | Wake Forest Baptist issues apology after sending family blood-stained clothing of daughter 3 months after her death | More than 1.5k ASC leaders attending Becker's Oct conf. | Tenet generates $164M in Q2 ambulatory care adjusted EBITDA

August 10, 2017

• Private equity firms target orthopedics and ophthalmology - why? | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared in Q2 | Drs. James Lynch, John Anson 1st to use TiBOW MIS TLIF Expandable Spacer System | 9 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

August 9, 2017

• Gastro Health's Dr. James Leavitt: 'Surviving and thriving through healthcare reform' | US News releases 2017-18 Best Hospital rankings | An immersive look into TJRs: White Fence Surgical Suites' Dr. Keith Berend sheds insight | Envision Healthcare generates $318.5M in Q2 ambulatory services revenue

August 8, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Baylor Scott & White, USPI purchase majority stake in Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | CMS to punish more than 2.5k hospitals for 30-day readmissions | Mark your calendars for Becker's ASC 24th Annual Meeting this Oct.: Reg. today! | Gastro Health acquires Gastrointestinal Center of Hialeah

August 8, 2017

• 163+ ASC administrators to know | CMS to punish more than 2.5k hospitals for 30-day readmissions: 7 notes | Mark your calendars for Becker's ASC 24th Annual Meeting this Oct.: Reg. today! | Monticello Community Surgery Center CEO Andy Poole: How ASCs benefit from increased price transparency

August 7, 2017

• 217 ASCs with orthopedic case volume exceeding 2k | 6 California urgent care centers file for bankruptcy | Gastro Health acquires Gastrointestinal Center of Hialeah | CMS withdraws proposal that would have made accreditation reports public

August 4, 2017

• Christus Health, Imperial Calcasieu Surgical Center partner, rebrand ASC | CMS' final IPPS rule for 2018: 10 things to know | Spots filling quickly for Becker's leading ASC conf. in Oct.! Reg. today | 6 recent ASC acquisitions and partnerships

August 3, 2017

• Baylor Scott & White, USPI purchase majority stake in Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | Patient dies after gown caught fire at UPMC Susquehanna hospital | California ASC saves $3.5k/month moving surgery coordination to the cloud | ASC burn rate for all 50 states

August 2, 2017

• The Surgery Center at Orthopedic Associates introduces TJRs, building overnight recovery suites | Tenet sells 3 Texas hospitals to HCA | 11 ASCs opened or announced in July | Orthopedic surgery volume per ASC by state: RI tops the list at 1,686

August 1, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] How this Illinois ASC gets patients up and moving after TJRs | Man accused of killing physician over botched prostate surgery 21 years prior | ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit to keynote Becker's conf. in Oct. Reg. today! | Olympus to pay $6.6M in duodenoscope-related damages

August 1, 2017

• Facing $7.4M operating losses, Pen Bay Medical Center shifts focus to ambulatory setting | Man accused of killing physician over botched prostate surgery 21 years prior | ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit to keynote Becker's conf. in Oct. Reg. today! | 30 things for ASC leaders to know

July 31, 2017

• 9 ASC industry leaders to note | CMS moves forward with $43B in DSH payment cuts | Patient's husband shoots, kills South Bend Orthopaedics physician for not prescribing opioids | OrthoNY seeks approval for 2nd ASC

July 28, 2017

• Physicians Endoscopy, Digestive Healthcare Center partner on NJ ASC | US physician denies financial incentive to treat 11-month-old Charlie Gard | More than 1.5k ASC industry experts at Becker's Oct. conf.: Learn more! | 3 notes on how Cigna's partnership with this NC health system impacts surgery centers

July 27, 2017

• HCA outpatient surgery cases down 0.2% in Q2 | 7 hospital closures so far in 2017 | 30 statistics on ASC payer mix as a % of gross charges | Dr. William Tobler performs Cincinnati's 1st coflex® procedure in ASC setting: 5 notes

July 26, 2017

• Pence breaks tie, Senate votes to proceed with healthcare debate | MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center to open $70M surgical center | The Joint Commission's 10 most reported sentinel events in Q2 2017 | The Surgery Center at Orthopedic Associates introduces TJRs, building overnight recovery suites

July 25, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Pain management advancements shaping the ASC arena | Adventist Health closes Washington hospital | Becker's Oct. conf. highlights best ASC business practices to improve bottom line: Learn more today | Iowa ophthalmologist receives CON for ASC on 5th try: 5 things to know

July 25, 2017

• Regent Surgical Health's Jeffrey Simmons: How market saturation will impact ASCs | Compass Surgical Partners opens freestanding Florida ASC | Becker's Oct. conf. highlights best ASC business practices to improve bottom line: Learn more today | Adventist Health closes Washington hospital

July 24, 2017

• 4 legislative updates impacting ASCs | The 22 hospitals physicians prefer most, ranked by specialty | OrthoIllinois' Dr. Michael Chmell: 2 key thoughts on the ASC's ownership structure, TJR program | 10 common mistakes slowing the ASC revenue cycle

July 21, 2017

• Ohio ASC hits 5.5k TJR milestone | Building a 'nimble' multi-state health system: 5 questions with Ascension CEO Dr. Anthony Tersigni | Learn key ASC business trends at Becker's Oct. conf.: Reg. today! | Tampa Surgery Center suffers data breach: 5 things to know

July 20, 2017

• Allegheny Health Network, Highmark establish surgical center - 4 key notes | Leadership exodus at Lutheran: 2 board members leave over rift with CHS, making for 7 resignations in 6 days | Increased M&A activity in ASC market: What does it all mean? | 3 key thoughts on ASC strategy today from Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center's Gary Richberg

July 19, 2017

• Florida's 1st freestanding ASC is closing: 4 notes | Amid tension with CHS, 3 more executives and advisory board member quit Lutheran Health Network | How hospital ownership is changing: A CFO's thoughts on ASC, hospital relations | 13 ASC industry leaders to note

July 18, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Dr. Nishant Shah: Building an outpatient total joint program | DOJ charges 412 in $1.3B healthcare fraud sweep | Don't miss Optum, SCA CEO Andrew Hayek at Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today! | A regional breakdown of multispecialty ASC caseloads - GI makes up what %?

July 18, 2017

• Iowa hospital opening ASC to attract patients - 3 insights | 14 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | Don't miss Optum, SCA CEO Andrew Hayek at Becker's Oct. conf. Reg. today! | The 6 procedures CMS could pay for in ASCs

July 17, 2017

• Orthopedics, ophthalmology and GI - ASC administrator Marsha Rowe on 'the big three' | DOJ charges 412 in $1.3B healthcare fraud sweep | New Orleans hospital closing surgical center - 3 key notes | Top 10 ASC articles

July 14, 2017

• CMS proposes 1.9% increase in 2018 ASC pay, adding total joint replacements - 5 insights | Former CHI hospital administrator indicted in bribery scheme | Key thoughts on the changing hospital-ASC relationship | Dr. Larry Kosinski: The future of GI in ASCs

July 13, 2017

• Dr. Nishant Shah: How ASCs can build total joint centers of excellence | Former South Dakota hospital CEO indicted for making false statement to HHS | 28 physician-owned hospitals that patients would definitely recommend | 3 most important points on physician employment contracts

July 12, 2017

• Influencing the bottom line - Dr. Allston Stubbs on diversified caseloads, growth and major specialties | Nash UNC Health Care fires CEO | Envision Healthcare strikes 2 deals with physician groups & more: 6 ASC company notes | 8 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

July 11, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Hospital-ASC joint ventures for spine and orthopedics: An evolving relationship | Cerner CEO Neal Patterson, 67, dies from cancer complications | Atlanta Orthopaedic Institute collaborates with Practice Partners in Healthcare on ASC | The 20 states with the best and worst colorectal cancer screening rates

July 11, 2017

• Hospital for Special Surgery plans fall opening for surgery center - 3 insights | Cerner CEO Neal Patterson, 67, dies from cancer complications | Operating in a hospital-driven town: Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers' Gregory DeConciliis shares thoughts | 4 thoughts on ASC-payer relationships

July 10, 2017

• 100 things to know about ASCs and hospital ambulatory visits | Bloomberg: UnitedHealth to acquire Advisory Board's healthcare arm | The importance of relationships in the ASC industry | 10 things to know about Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

July 7, 2017

• The state of the ASC Industry: Andrew Hayek on key challenges, opportunities & 5 observations | CHI St. Luke's Health CFO steps down a week after CEO's sudden resignation | 3 trends that could impact ASC reimbursement | 6.45% of physicians plan to make career changes: 5 statistics

July 6, 2017

• How to set up total joint and spine programs at ASCs - and what to expect from insurers in 3-5 years | Former patient stabs nurse at Pennsylvania hospital | 4 recent ASC acquisitions | The Joint Commission releases 4 new TJR performance measures: 4 notes

July 5, 2017

• Outpatient surgery outstrips inpatient surgery by around 8M over 10-year period | Shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital: 9 notes | 5 ASCs opened or announced in June 2017 | Trump nominates Dr. Jerome Adams for surgeon general

July 3, 2017

• Is independence an option for ASCs? | MD Anderson eliminates EVP roles | Key trends in physician compensation and practice acquisition: 4 questions with Kyle Tormoehlen | Washington health system files for bankruptcy

June 30, 2017

• Successful total joint replacement bundles in ASCs: 2 factors to prioritize | 20 most beautiful hospitals in America, as ranked by Soliant | 30 things for ASC leaders to know for June | 'You can do good and do well' - DuPage CEO Michael Kasper on transforming healthcare

June 29, 2017

• 5 shifting trends affecting ASC, physician practice valuation | Memorial Hermann to cut additional 350 jobs | Wisconsin surgery center closes after threat - 3 insights | Do you want to be an owner or a renter? The benefits of physician independence

June 28, 2017

• The ASC industry today and new trends taking hold: 3 leaders weigh in | CBO scores Senate healthcare bill: 6 key takeaways | 26 statistics on ASC revenue cycle management services | ASC owners challenge Georgia's CON law in state Supreme Court: 4 things to know

June 27, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Top 10 Medicare ASC procedures by spending | Woman sues Illinois hospital over red-winged blackbird attack | Texas Digestive Disease Consultants CEO: The biggest problem in gastroenterology & how to fix it | 7 outpatient spine stories

June 27, 2017

• Maximizing revenue per case at ASCs: 3 questions with MediGain's Karl Johnson | Woman sues Illinois hospital over red-winged blackbird attack | 7 outpatient spine stories | How practices can win under the current ACA, healthcare reform moving forward

June 26, 2017

• Multispecialty ASCs' average regional earnings - What region is 1st? | 10 organizations react to Senate GOP healthcare bill | Ambulatory Surgery Center of Manhattan names Dr. David Levine medical director: 5 key notes | 4 legislative updates for ASC leaders to note|

June 23, 2017

• Top 10 ASC procedures by 2016 Medicare spending | Senate GOP reveals healthcare bill: 8 things to know | 3 questions with Coral Gables Surgery Center's Maria Freed on being a great administrator | Safety culture expert: 3 things to do instead of making accreditation reports public

June 22, 2017

• AmSurg drives patient engagement through data-based platform - 4 insights | Georgia hospital lands last-minute buyer, avoids closure | Managing pain in ASCs: AAAHC Vice President Dr. Naomi Kuznets weighs in | Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites becomes 1st freestanding Massachusetts ASC with TJRs

June 21, 2017

• Mississippi Valley Health CEO Michael Patterson: The most pressing issues facing ASCs today | Memorial Hermann Health System CEO Dr. Benjamin Chu departs after 1 year | Compensation for employed versus self-employed physicians - Who makes more? | 3 new GI-driven ASCs & outpatient facilities

June 20, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] SurgCenter Development completes 20,000th total joint replacement | 5 specialties with net worth below $500k | Sutter Health to lay off 72 with closure of 2 units | Young patient dies following dental procedure at California ASC: 6 things to know

June 20, 2017

• How surgery centers can remain viable in 2017: Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center's Catherine Retzbach shares key thoughts | Sutter Health to lay off 72 with closure of 2 units | Indianapolis surgery center evacuated after bomb threat, suspect arrested - 4 insights | How Britt Reynolds' departure could impact Medical Facilities Corp.'s shares

June 19, 2017

• AmSurg ophthalmology division president on what makes ASCs profitable | Young patient dies following procedure at dental-focused ASC: 6 things to know | California medical group files for bankruptcy | 7 facilities achieving accreditation

June 16, 2017

• A deeper dive into why the ASC market is thriving | Patient stabs, seriously injures nurse at Massachusetts hospital | Ophthalmologist seeking ASC approval challenges Iowa's 40-year-old CON legislation: 4 insights | Implementing an effective ASC cost containment strategy: 3 key questions with Lakes Surgery Center's Jennifer Butterfield

June 15, 2017

• Wisconsin surgery center closes after threat - 3 insights | 6 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures | Net revenue for 11 common ASC specialties: Orthopedics No. 1 at $3.1k per case | Specialists have more reporting measures for Medicare bonuses in 2017

June 14, 2017

• Medical Facilities Corp. President and CEO Britt Reynolds departs: 6 things to know | Pain management in the ambulatory setting | CHS fires Lutheran Health Network CEO Brian Bauer: 6 things to know | The 11 things payers, providers really think about value-based care

June 13, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Spine & total joints in ASCs | 10 healthcare rules patients, staff say should be broken | Wills Eye Hospital possibly 1 step closer to getting designation changed from ASC to hospital | CEO compensation for 10 GI companies for the last 3 years

June 13, 2017

• Global ASC market to hit $80.2B this year: 4 things to know | 28 latest hospital, health system executive moves | Kentucky judge grants CON ASC approval to The Christ Hospital: 5 key points | Yelp, Vitals, Healthgrades physician ratings don't match quality scores: 5 key notes

June 12, 2017

• ASC investors, Vermont hospitals clash over investor meeting: 5 things to know | Board leaders speak out on abrupt firing of Martha's Vineyard Hospital CEO: 8 things to know | 6 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | Excela Health CEO outlines future outpatient strategy, including new $40M center: 4 key notes

June 9, 2017

• ASC plans coming down the pipeline following Rothman Institute, NueHealth and Jefferson Health's recent partnership with Main Line Health | Dallas hospital files for bankruptcy 3 years after opening | This urology procedure is outpatient 83.2% of the time | New York ASCs band together to prepare for healthcare's changes

June 8, 2017

• 7 ASCs opened or announced in May 2017 | MedStar hospital lays off 100 employees in attempt to close budget shortfall | Key thoughts on spine & total joints in ASCs | 20 most commonly Googled diseases

June 7, 2017

• Surgical Care Affiliates partners with Connecticut ASC; Envision Healthcare Q1 adjusted EBITDA hits $282.6M & more: 4 ASC company key notes | Millennial physicians opting out of the Hippocratic Oath in favor of alternatives | Physicians Endoscopy buys into Great South Bay Endoscopy - 4 key notes | 20 latest notes on hourly, annual wages for ASC nurses, tech & administrative staff

June 6, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 65 orthopedic surgeons recommended by orthopedic surgeons | SCA partners with multispecialty Connecticut ASC: 5 things to know | Dallas hospital unexpectedly closes | 75 GI-focused ASCs to know

June 6, 2017

• Ex-employee allegedly steals 15k records from Beverly Hills surgery center: 5 things to know | Dallas hospital unexpectedly closes | ASC company CEO salary for 5 large chains | 6 recent ASC acquisitions

June 5, 2017

• 75 GI-focused ASCs to know | EHR vendor, executives to pay $155M for allegedly misrepresenting software's capabilities | CMS proposal would make accreditation reports public - The Joint Commission questions its legality | Top 10 most-read ASC stories

June 2, 2017

• Novant Health appeals CON denial for ASC operating room: 4 things to know | Health system CEO pulls out $6M check to pay debts during budget hearing | Envision Healthcare Q1 net earnings hit $30.7M: 11 points | 8 things to know about the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care

June 1, 2017

• Surgical Care Affiliates partners with multispecialty Connecticut ASC: 5 things to know | 41% of healthcare spending attributed to 12% of Americans, study finds | 4 ASC company notes | Laser Spine Institute Cleveland ASC welcomes new spine surgeon: 5 things to know

May 31, 2017

• 30 things for ASC leaders to know for May | Operator of 179 cancer treatment centers files for bankruptcy | CDC, The Joint Commission launch ambulatory infection prevention project: 4 notes | 6 things to know about gastroenterologist, 'Master of None' actor Dr. Shoukath Ansari

May 30, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] EmergeOrtho wins NC CON fight for ASC OR against Novant Health: 4 things to know | Lawsuit: Nurse raped while held hostage at Illinois hospital | 5 best practices for spine surgery in ASCs | NJ administrators expect Allergan to make $385M+ impact over 20 years & more: 4 GI companies in the news

May 30, 2017

• Neurosurgeon wins $88k+ in retaliation case against NY hospital over concurrent surgeries: 5 things to know | Lawsuit: Nurse raped while held hostage at Illinois hospital | 4 considerations for ASCs to optimize value-based payer contracts | 10 key points on ASC company fees

May 26, 2017

• Long-anticipated decision over Vermont ASC may come soon following board appointments | CBO scores House-approved AHCA: 5 things to know | Here's the conversation we should be having about value-based healthcare and bundled payments | 13 years and counting: 5 things to know about Surgery Partners' growth

May 25, 2017

• Stolen vehicle crashes into Pennsylvania surgery center: 4 key notes | California hospital at risk of losing Medicare, Medicaid funding | Physician-owned hospital bill introduced in Senate: 5 things to know | 13 new ASCs opened or announced

May 24, 2017

• Prospect CharterCare acquires RI's largest freestanding ASC despite union opposition | Trump's $4.1 trillion budget: 9 healthcare takeaways | 24 ASC case volume benchmarks | CMS delays bundled payment program until January 2018 - 4 key notes

May 23, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 10 orthopedic device company CEOs: Who is paid the most? | WannaCry attack infects Bayer medical devices in US hospitals | Medtronic to pay Dr. Mark Barry $23.5M for 2 spine device patent infringements - 5 things to know | Takeda reports strong FY 2016 & more: 4 GI companies making the news

May 23, 2017

• EmergeOrtho wins NC CON fight for ASC OR against Novant Health: 4 things to know | WannaCry attack infects Bayer medical devices in US hospitals | 9 predictions on how artificial intelligence will change clinical care - for the better or worse? | Athens Orthopedic Clinic opens 10k-sq-ft ASC: 5 takeaways

May 22, 2017

• CMS further delays major bundled payment initiatives: 4 things to know | 5 health systems, hospitals opening GI-driven ASCs & facilities | Steward Health Care to acquire IASIS Healthcare | Orlando Health's $42M project may have ASC in future plans: 4 things to know

May 19, 2017

• Wisconsin surgery center closes after threat - 3 insights | The 3 most effective words in healthcare ads | NP top starting salary hits $95.1k in this US region: 6 facts | Cleveland Clinic, Rendina Healthcare Real Estate break ground on $32M facility with ASC

May 18, 2017

• Surgery Partners strikes $760M deal to acquire National Surgical Healthcare & more: 5 ASC company notes | Physician-owned hospital bill introduced in Senate: 5 things to know | DOJ sues UnitedHealth over $1B+ in Medicare claims | Top 20 Medicare procedures in ASCs by volume

May 17, 2017

• NC hospital executives speak out after CON repeal bill passes state Senate: 5 things to know | 11 key principles for success from Dr. Richard Rothman | Ascension's operating income climbs 41%: 5 things to know | 18 statistics on how certificate-of-need, out-of-network status affects ASC valuation

May 16, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Dr. David Schmidt operates on San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker - 4 takeaways | Inmate steals officer's gun, takes nurses hostage at Illinois hospital | Takeda's 2016 underlying revenue up 6.9%, core earnings up 24.2% - 9 things to know | Washington suspends Dr. Johnny Delashaw's medical license - 6 notes

May 16, 2017

• Medicare payment for 10 top ASC procedures by case volume | Inmate steals officer's gun, takes nurses hostage at Illinois hospital | 3 ASC joint ventures | U.S. News & World Report to rate knee, hip surgeons by fall 2017

May 15, 2017

• NC's CON legislation up for debate: 7 things to know | Physicians, hospitals have until May 15 to dispute CMS' 2016 Open Payment records | How James Comey's firing could affect the AHCA Senate vote | Reimbursement, consolidation & more: 4 takeaways on the ASC market

May 12, 2017

• 8 health systems, hospitals opening or planning ASCs - April 2017 | Hospitals face unprecedented turnover, attrition rates: 4 survey findings | Lenovo Health partners with Becker's to host 3 day Virtual Innovation Summit | Consumer Reports: 5 things to know about safety in ASCs

May 11, 2017

• The 128 physicians keeping MLB's athletes on the field | Surgery Partners pays $760M for National Surgical Healthcare: 5 things to know | OSU Wexner CEO resigns over faculty concerns about leadership | 40 patients develop septic arthritis after NJ clinic fails to abide by standard hygiene practices

May 10, 2017

• The 19 double-5-star hospitals | HCA to change its name - again; Tenet selects market CEO & more - 4 ASC company notes | 11 key ASC specialties: % change in revenue per case since 2010 | Warren Buffett's thoughts on the GOP healthcare plan

May 9, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Net revenue for 11 common ASC specialties - Orthopedics #1 with $3.1k per case | Florida hospital files for bankruptcy | Pain management in 2017: Tips for thriving despite the challenges | Dr. Richard Guyer operates on Tiger Woods' back - 5 insights

May 9, 2017

• Florida hospital files for bankruptcy | 11 statistics on ASC case volume per specialty | Anthem appeals Cigna deal to Supreme Court: 4 things to know | NY State Society of Anesthesiologists calls on legislators to oppose nurse anesthetists bill - NY Nurse Anesthetists respond

May 8, 2017

• The Joint Commission deletes 135 performance elements for ambulatory, office-based surgery programs | 10 best and worst states for nurses | Association of Independent Doctors says Green Mountain Surgery Center opposition 'anticompetitive' - 4 key notes | 27 statistics on specialist net worth exceeding $2M

May 5, 2017

• OIG: Mount Sinai Hospital overbilled Medicare by $41.9M | Net revenue for 11 common ASC specialties - Orthopedics #1 with $3.1k per case | AHCA passes House by 4 votes - Faces uncertain future in Senate | Number of ASCs in the 27 certificate-of-need states

May 4, 2017

• How spine ASCs fit into the future of healthcare & more: 7 outpatient spine stories | HCA to change its name - again | 10 best, worst states for nurses | Envision reports 9.2% increase in Q1 physician services net revenue: 11 things to know

May 3, 2017

• Tenet sees net loss narrow to $53M, inks deal to sell 3 hospitals to HCA | CHS divests 11 hospitals, adds 3 more to sale pipeline | 16 financial and operational trends for ASCs | Building an ambulatory platform to come out ahead

May 2, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove announces plans to step down in 2017 | Remembering Chuck Lauer | Olympus, Boston Scientific & more - 4 updates on GI companies | Johnson & Johnson, US Defense Dept. reach $260M deal on orthopedic devices - 4 takeaways

May 2, 2017

• 13 new ASCs opened or announced in April 2017 | Remembering Chuck Lauer | Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove announces plans to step down in 2017 | Harrisburg Endoscopy and Surgery Center patient information potentially accessed by unauthorized individual

May 1, 2017

• Envision, HCA, Nobilis and Tenet: 13 notes on 4 healthcare companies' Q4 | University of Louisville could spin off its hospital due to uncertain healthcare environment | Anthem CEO Joe Swedish: 58% of business in alternative payment models | 10 states with most and least healthcare employment

April 28, 2017

• 30 things for ASC leaders to know for April | Brigham and Women's offers voluntary buyouts to 1,600 workers | Virtual Reality in Surgery Webinar - Key Benefits | 20 benchmarks on ASC revenue per case from Avanza Healthcare Strategies

April 27, 2017

• 15 things to know about spine in ASCs | RN average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states in 2016 | Georgia hospital to close after years of financial troubles | 124+ ASCs performing total joint replacements

April 26, 2017

• 24 statistics on ASC company management fees | Advocate Health Care institutes hiring freeze | Nobilis expects 2017 adjusted EBTIDA to hit $45M & more - 4 ASC company key notes | 10 highest, lowest earning US regions for physicians

April 25, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Medtronic sells medical products business for $6.1B: 6 takeaways | Trump appoints nurse to serve as acting surgeon general | Reg. for Becker's 15th annual spine-ortho-ASC conf. today! | 133 orthopedic-driven ASCs to know

April 25, 2017

• Trump appoints nurse to serve as acting surgeon general | How these 3 trends will impact ASCs moving forward | Reg. for Becker's 15th annual spine-ortho-ASC conf. today! | AAAHC elects 2017-2018 board officers: 4 insights

April 24, 2017

• 8 things to know about nurse bullying | 4 legislative changes for ASC leaders to note | Without new owner, Kansas hospital to close this summer | LinkedIn: 15 highest paying healthcare jobs

April 21, 2017

• Envision Healthcare creates new physician services arm: 3 insights | Adeptus Health files for bankruptcy | Green Mountain Care Board testimony wraps up over Green Mountain Surgery Center: 5 insights | Massachusetts takes on price transparency through one-stop shop website: 4 takeaways

April 20, 2017

• 131 orthopedics-driven ASCs to know in 2017 | Dr. Peter Pronovost: This unnecessary regulation doesn't benefit patients and costs $500M each year | 8 statistics on NP, PA salary and satisfaction | Allergan slashes executive salaries - CEO loses 80%

April 19, 2017

• 24 things to know about ASC joint ventures | CHS and Tenet stock tumbles after HCA warns of Q1 earnings, revenue miss | Orthopedists, ophthalmologists, gastroenterologists, general surgeons, ENT: Who has the ACA helped most? 15 statistics | 5 ASC management company key notes

April 18, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Orthopedic surgeon compensation for 9 US regions - Great Lakes lead the way at $546k | CMS' 2018 IPPS proposed rule: 9 things to know | Bundled payments in spine: Key thoughts from Dr. Stephen Hochschuler | Valeant shares plummet 23% in March & more - 6 GI company key notes

April 18, 2017

• HCA expects Q1 revenue to hit $10.6B: 5 things to know | CMS' 2018 IPPS proposed rule: 9 things to know | 17 outpatient facilities achieving accreditation | 140 statistics on physician benefit packages by specialty

April 17, 2017

• The Joint Commission: Top 10 challenging standards for ASCs in 2016 | Family pays 35-year-old hospital bill by selling jewelry collection | The 5 largest payers in the United States | Virtua's $1B medical campus with ASC one step closer to CON approval: 4 points

April 14, 2017

• Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems CEO speaks out against Green Mountain Surgery Center: 5 things to know | The 63 Leapfrog straight-A hospitals | Shriners for Children Medical Center holds dedication ceremony for $77M facility, equipped with ASC: 4 notes | Physician medical group acquisitions increases 109% in Q1 2017: 4 takeaways on M&A activity

April 13, 2017

• Hospital for Special Surgery to open HSS ASC of Manhattan in June: 5 things to know | Massachusetts accuses UHS of Medicaid billing fraud | Illinois ASC to close after health system acquisition, 2 years of $1M+ losses: 5 key notes | 124+ ASCs performing total joint replacements

April 12, 2017

• Ambulatory services market to hit $2.5T by 2022: 5 key notes | Bundled payments in spine: Key thoughts from Dr. Stephen Hochschuler | Dead bat found in packaged salad - CDC investigates rabies risk | 11 statistics on ASC operating expenses

April 11, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] After 10+ years of practice in the US, 2 Houston neurologists from India told to leave | Hospital industry's highest-paid CEO made more than $51M in 2016 | CMS adds Cologuard to Medicare Advantage Star Ratings program: 4 key notes | The next 5 years for spine surgery in ASCs: Key thoughts from Dr. Frank Phillips

April 11, 2017

• Rush University Medical Center to break ground on $65M building with ASC: 5 points | Hospital industry's highest-paid CEO made more than $51M in 2016 | 13 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | ASCs driving growth in the US knee implant market - 5 key trends

April 10, 2017

• ASCA CEO William Prentice on legislative issues for ASCs & what to expect over the next few years | Minnesota 'underdog' hospital system mocks 'bad billing' in branding campaign | Colorado ASC involved in $14.9M lawsuit over paralyzed patient: 6 things to know | Aetna to leave Iowa ACA exchange: 4 things to know

April 7, 2017

• Hospital employees sickened after eating co-worker's drug-laced baked goods | 14 key trends in ASC acquisitions | 57% of hospital executives rank improving ambulatory access as No. 1 concern | Self-employed specialists earn 28% more than employed peers

April 6, 2017

• Average compensation for 27 specialties in 2017 - Orthopedics ranks as No. 1 at $489k | What Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson learned as a patient in his own hospital | Pop Health Speakers Sought | 16 things to know about outpatient total joint replacements and ASCs

April 5, 2017

• Tenet's ambulatory segment generates $183M EBITDA in Q4 & more - 6 ASC company notes | 100 great hospitals in America: 2017 | Virtua seeks CON approval for $1B facility with ASC - 5 points | Top GI salary hits nearly $499k - 6 facts

April 4, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Medtronic, Stryker, Zimmer Biomet, DePuy Synthes, Smith & Nephew: Who had the best 2016? 28 things to know | Arizona hospital falls into bankruptcy less than 2 years after opening | Scientists on brink of identifying irritable bowel syndrome's cause: 4 study insights | Forest Park Medical Center anesthesiologist pleads guilty to $40M kickback scheme

April 4, 2017

• SurgCenter Development pushes proposal for $4.5M ASC in Michigan - 5 highlights | Arizona hospital falls into bankruptcy less than 2 years after opening | 70% of physicians still unprepared to face MACRA alone: 5 key notes | SSM Health's operating income tumbles after St. Louis hospital acquisition

April 3, 2017

• 11 new ASCs in March | CHI lays off 459 employees in Texas | Lawrence General Hospital opening $56M surgery center: 3 insights | 33 things to know about ASC physician recruitment

March 31, 2017

• Key West commissioner: CHS hospital's profit margin is 'obscene and unconscionable | 30 things for ASC leaders to know for March | CMS investigation into SC hospital prompted by restrained patient's death | Aurora Health Care plans for $55.5M multispecialty ASC & medical office building: 5 points

March 30, 2017

• Top 20 Medicare procedures in ASCs by volume | 2 patient suicides in 8 days reported at Montefiore Medical Center | Illinois ASC to close after health system acquisition, 2 years of $1M+ losses: 5 key notes | Trump administration proposes $1.2B NIH funding cut: 5 things to know

March 29, 2017

• Medical Facilities Corp. increases surgical volume by 7.6% in FY 2016 & more - 5 ASC company notes | 10 best and worst states for physicians | Wyoming hospital, ASC strike deal on ownership following 1yr+ of negotiations: 5 points | 123 ASCs performing total joint replacements

March 28, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Up to 75% of irritable bowel syndrome patients undiagnosed: 5 report insights | 25 latest hospital, health system executive moves | Florida ophthalmologist gets 10-year prison sentence for performing fake surgery on patients without macular degeneration: 5 points | Performing OLLIF instead of TLIF could save $2.7B per year: 5 key notes!

March 28, 2017

• Oregon health systems fight legislation allowing 24-hour stays at ASCs: 4 things to know | 25 latest hospital, health system executive moves | ASC consolidation to continue to surge: 4 points | 20 best, worst US regions for physicians

March 27, 2017

• New Jersey pain clinic closes after 30 patients infected | 100 great healthcare leaders to know | Ambulatory services market to increase at 6% CAGR through 2024: 5 notes | 73 facts and statistics on ENT and ASCs

March 24, 2017

• NYU Langone Medical Center seeks CON approval for $32.9M ASC: 4 key points | ACA repeal vote delayed: 5 things to know | Kenny Hancock joins Partners Surgical Corp. as chief business development officer: 4 key points | 8 things to know about patient collections at ASCs

March 23, 2017

• 50 things to know about the ASC industry: 2017 | Cleveland Clinic's operating income plummets 71% | Surgeons rank as #1 highest-paying job in these 16 states | Anthem lowers outpatient surgery costs by 5.1% through value-based reimbursement - 5 key points

March 22, 2017

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont stands behind Green Mountain Surgery Center: 5 notes | House GOP unveils changes to AHCA: 3 things to know | Number of Medicare ASCs in 14 key specialties | CMS delays major bundled payment initiatives: 6 things to know

March 21, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Mayo Clinic to give preference to privately insured over Medicaid, Medicare patients | 11 statistics and benchmarks for ophthalmology in ASCs | 200 speakers + ECG Management, Medtronic, McKesson Medical-Surgical, SCA and Paradigm Spine at Becker's June conf.!

March 21, 2017

• Banner Health: Tucson ASC, other projects will offset financial setbacks | Man charged with murder in death of EMT in New York City | 200 speakers + ECG Management, Medtronic, McKesson Medical-Surgical, SCA and Paradigm Spine at Becker's June conf.!

March 20, 2017

• Illinois ASC to close after health system acquisition, 2 years of $1M+ losses: 5 key notes | Minn. state department questions whether Mayo Clinic policy violates civil, human rights laws | 200 speakers + Paradigm Spine, SCA, McKesson Medical-Surgical, Medtronic and ECG Management at Becker's June conf.

March 17, 2017

• 2017 ASC Valuation Survey -- How Do ASC Companies Assess Value? | Mayo Clinic to give preference to privately insured over Medicaid, Medicare patients | Drs. Anthony Yeung, Frank Phillips, Richard Wohns and more of the greatest spine surgeons in US speaking at June conf.

March 16, 2017

• 30 statistics on ASC payer mix as a percentage of collections | PinnacleHealth pursues affiliation with UPMC, inks deal to acquire 4 CHS hospitals | Athletic Orthopedics & Knee Center's Dr. Jack Jensen among leading speakers at Becker's spine conf. Reg. today! | MIS vs. open back surgery in ASCs: Which yields superior outcomes?

March 15, 2017

• SurgCenter Developments opens 100th operational center - 5 ASC company notes | Banner physicians affected in latest round of system layoffs | Hear from 140 surgeons & gifted leaders like NMBS' Lisa Rock, USPI's Michael Stroup and ASD Management's Bob Zasa at the June conf. | Senate confirms Seema Verma as CMS administrator

March 14, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Patient fatally shoots herself inside Florida hospital | 15 things to know about spine in ASCs | Every major hospital association opposes AHCA: 4 things to know | Total disc replacement book ranked Amazon's #1 international bestseller - 4 details

March 14, 2017

• PA average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states - This state tops the list at $124k | Patient fatally shoots herself inside Florida hospital | Andrew Hayek, brilliant CEO of SCA, to keynote at June conf. | Nobilis reports 24.7% revenue increase in 2016, but misses profitability goal: 5 things to know

March 13, 2017

• 15 statistics on ASC staffing | 21 healthcare layoffs so far in 2017 | 5 key notes on jobs growth in February: Ambulatory services drive 27k healthcare jobs | Senate working to prevent unexpected colonoscopy bills: 3 key notes

March 10, 2017

• Surgery Partners revenue up 12.2% in 2016 to $1.1B: 10 key notes | President Dr. Ron DePinho resigns from MD Anderson: 9 things to know | The next 5 years in MIS spine innovation & adoption | Rush Unviersity readies for new outpatient surgery center: 5 insights

March 9, 2017

• 12 thoughts for surgery centers - 2017 | Banner Health issues another round of layoffs as it restructures operations | 17 patient handoff tools for ASCs | How the AHCA could impact small businesses

March 8, 2017

• GOP health bill is out: 10 things to know | 15 things to know about spine in ASCs | Tenet's ambulatory net revenue up 20.4% in Q4; Envision reports $1.39B quarterly revenue & more: 5 ASC company notes | 10 states with highest & lowest PA salary

March 7, 2017

• 4 recent ASC acquisitions | 10 largest US health systems: Which had the biggest revenue increase in 2015? | 17 facts and concepts for anesthesiologists and ASCs | Physician salaries: Which states' physicians earn the most & more: 5 takeaways

March 6, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 20 things to know about MIS spine surgery | Top surgeon resigns from Swedish Neuroscience Institute after investigation into patient care | Colorectal cancer rates up in millennials | Physician imposter convicted in Medicare fraud scheme

March 6, 2017

• Tenet Q4 ambulatory net operating revenue totals $478M - 18 points | 10 most concerning issues for hospital CEOs | 10 things to know about Regent Surgical Health | Top 10 states for physician compensation

March 2, 2017

• Iowa hospital reaches $500k settlement over colonoscopy case: 3 key notes | 150 great places to work in healthcare: 2017 | Reg. for Becker's spine & ASC conf. featuring 141 physician speakers today! | 16 things to know about outpatient total joint replacements and ASCs

March 1, 2017

• How CMS changes are affecting reimbursement for ASCs: 5 things to know | Trump's first joint address to Congress: What he said about healthcare, in 3 points | Iowa Governor looks to weaken state's CON program | 7 things to know about MRSA

February 28, 2017

• Republican ACA repeal plan leaked: 5 things to know | 30 things for ASC leaders to know for February | Mayo Clinic moves forward with $70M expansion at Mankato location: 4 things to know | Northwell Health acquires 20% stake in Surgical Specialty Center of Westchester: 5 points

February 27, 2017

• How the 21st Century Cures Act impacts ASC physicians | An 'eye-opening' experience: Canadian physician shadows nurse for a day | GOP's ACA replacement lowers subsidies, rolls back Medicaid expansion | 5 legislative changes for ASC leaders to note

February 24, 2017

• SCA completes 19 ASC partnerships in 2016 | 7 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | How did CMS rate Healthgrades' 50 Best Hospitals? | Patients may now compare US surgeons by name

February 23, 2017

• Specialty-specific alternative payment models are revolutionizing ASC care | Swedish Health Services CEO Tony Armada resigns following investigation into medical practices | 65 financial benchmarks for hospital executives | Reg. for Becker's spine & ASC conf. featuring industry leaders like SCA's Andrew Hayek

February 22, 2017

• 50 things to know about the ASC industry: 2017 | CHS to sell 25 hospitals as net loss swells to $1.7B in 2016 | Trump delays CMS bundles implementation by 60 days: 4 things to know | Tenet shares jump 2.1%, Nobilis Health ranks as key vendor in global neurosurgery market & more - 5 ASC company notes

February 21, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Guilty verdict for neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Duntsch for causing 'injury to an elderly person' - 5 things to know | Rude surgeons may also be most hazardous: 5 study findings to know | 25 highest-paid healthcare careers - Chief executive salary hits $150k | Thieves steal $1.2M in endoscopy equipment from Toronto hospital: 5 insights

February 21, 2017

• Legislation introduced to lift the ban on physician-owned hospitals | 50 things to know about athenahealth, Cerner, Epic, McKesson & Meditech | Orthopedic-driven surgery center inches closer to final approval: 5 things to know | Early reg. discounts end for BHR annual meeting Monday!

February 20, 2017

• DOJ joins suit against UnitedHealth | 10 costs for health systems to target as the ax hangs over the ACA | Greenwich Hospital's ASC has a new leader in Peggy Lennon - 4 takeaways | 15 statistics for ASCs: Staffing, occupancy, medical supplies & management fees

February 17, 2017

• CHI's operating loss swells to $153.9M in Q2 | 10 things to know about AmSurg | Physician wins $1.5M suit after mistakenly being put on a list of Medicare-barred providers: 5 key notes | Oregon ASC association advocates for bill permitting 2-night stays: 5 notes

February 16, 2017

• 12 thoughts for surgery centers: 2017 | Allina Health's nursing strike costs reached $149M in 2016 | Becker's business of spine conf. featuring SCA leader Andrew Hayek. Reg. today! | Guilty verdict for neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Duntsch for causing 'injury to an elderly person' - 5 things to know

February 15, 2017

• 25 highest-paid healthcare careers - Chief executive salary hits $150k | House conservatives push for standalone ACA repeal: 5 things to know | AmSurg shares jump 0.7%, market cap totals $3.7B; Nobilis Health names David Young CFO & more - 5 ASC company notes | Cigna terminates deal with Anthem

February 14, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Dr. Tom Price to transfer his ownership of Atlanta-area practice to his wife, Dr. Betty Price | 16 things to know about outpatient total joint replacements and ASCs | A state-by-state breakdown of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day | Nurse fired after man dies in Cayuga Medical Center ED waiting room

February 14, 2017

• SC health department denies Medical University of South Carolina's CON application for ASC | A state-by-state breakdown of hospital adjusted expenses per inpatient day | 16 things to know about outpatient total joint replacements and ASCs | 4 ideas to improve efficiency and keep your physicians satisfied

February 13, 2017

• Dr. Tom Price is your new HHS secretary: 8 things to know | 12 thoughts for surgery centers - 2017 | Nurse files $6.5M retaliation suit against HCA, Florida hospital | Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford Health partner on ASC

February 10, 2017

• Federal judge blocks Anthem, Cigna deal: 6 things to know | 180 ASC industry physician leaders to know | These 53 hospitals have the best organ transplant outcomes | Bringing health IT center stage as ASC JVs surge

February 9, 2017

• Should Medicare allow total joints in ASCs?: 2 industry leaders weigh in | 6 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures | Reg. for Becker's spine & ASC conf. featuring 141 physician speakers today! | Surgeons rank as #1 highest-paying job in these 16 states

February 8, 2017

• Judge awards Aetna $51.4M in out-of-network billing case against surgical hospital | Recently discharged patient found dead in Illinois hospital | Join 2500+ people at the BHR Annual Meeting from April 17-20 | SurgCenter Development opens 12th center in Florida; AmSurg earnings per share total $1.13 in Q3 & more - 5 ASC company notes

February 7, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Jury: Concurrent spine surgeries did not cause patient's paralysis - 5 key points | Former Tenet executive indicted for alleged role in $400M fraud scheme | Global ophthalmic device market to hit $71.9B by 2025; increasing at 4.8% CAGR: 4 point | Existing reprocessing techniques insufficient for flexible endoscopes: 4 things to know

February 7, 2017

• Europe ASC, emergency center services market to surge to $42.8B by 2020; UK dominates: 4 highlights | Physician imposter gains access to 5 Brigham and Women's ORs | Marshfield Clinic Health System facing opposition for $35M proposal featuring surgery center - 6 points | Trump administration withdraws 340B mega-guidance: 6 things to know

February 6, 2017

• Anthem lowers outpatient surgery costs by 5.1% through value-based reimbursement - 5 key points | Banner Health to restructure operations; high-level jobs affected: 5 things to know | 5 spine surgeons caught in fraud - Prisoners, probationers & a fugitive | Healthcare IT market to surpass $230B by 2023: 5 things to know

February 3, 2017

• Rising stars: 84 ASC leaders under 40 | Former Tenet executive indicted for alleged role in $400M fraud scheme | Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Toby Cosgrove talks healthcare trends at Becker's April conf. Reg. today! | Marshfield Clinic Health System facing opposition for $35M proposal featuring surgery center - 6 points

February 2, 2017

• The 6 biggest areas AAAHC wants ASCs to target in 2017 | Louisiana Heart Hospital to close after filing for bankruptcy | 1,110+ industry professionals attending Becker's spine & ASC conf. in June. Reg. today! | Aetna, Humana's blocked merger may fare well for Anthem, Cigna; Investors remain confident: 4 things to know

February 1, 2017

• Booming M&A activity spurring ASC market growth: 4 points | Hospital Corporation of America profit soars 58% to $920M in Q4 | Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Toby Cosgrove talks healthcare trends at Becker's April conf. Reg. today! | Physicians Endoscopy joint ventures on 43rd ASC; Surgery Partners' market cap hits $282.6M & more - 5 ASC company notes

January 31, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] President Trump's executive order may put CMS bundled payments in jeopardy: 5 key notes | Flu, pneumonia deaths now above epidemic threshold | The man behind the fraud - Who is Dr. Aria Sabit? | Surgery Partners opens ophthalmology-driven ASC - 3 highlights

January 31, 2017

• Final contenders start campaign to lead World Health Organization: Who are the remaining 3? | Flu, pneumonia deaths now above epidemic threshold | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago obtains CON approval for surgery center: 5 highlights | 60 rural hospital CEOs to know

January 30, 2017

• President Trump's executive order may put CMS' bundled payments in jeopardy: 5 key notes | 10 hospitals with the most ER visits: 2017 | 30 things for ASC leaders to know | Florida medical group files for bankruptcy

January 27, 2017

• CMS update to emergency preparedness includes 5 updated areas for ASCs | 10 latest hospital, health system CEO moves | 300 spots remain for Becker's Annual Meeting in April - Reg. today! | The man behind the fraud - Who is Dr. Aria Sabit?

January 26, 2017

• Advocate Sherman Hospital receives board approval for $12.7M ASC: 5 key points | Erlanger misses budget targets due to higher labor, supply costs | Reg. for Becker's spine & ASC conf. featuring industry leaders like SCA's Andrew Hayek | What President Trump's executive order means for hospitals & physicians: 14 key thoughts

January 25, 2017

• Ex-UPMC Health Plan executive pleads guilty in $846k embezzlement case | SurgCenter Development ASCs perform almost 7k joint replacements in 2016 & more - 5 ASC company notes | MVP Health Care voices support for independent physicians' freestanding ASC proposal - 5 points | 84% of medical personnel are unsure of MACRA's requirements, survey finds: 3 takeaways

January 24, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] US News: Which hospitals top the list for pediatric orthopedics? | Trump's executive order on the ACA: 5 things to know | Is surgery overused for gunshot-induced spinal cord injury? | Judge blocks $37B Aetna, Humana deal - 6 things to know

January 24, 2017

• Should Medicare allow total joints in ASCs? 2 orthopedic surgeons weigh in | Trump's executive order on the ACA: 5 things to know | 300 spots remain for Becker's Annual Meeting in April - Reg. today! | Rare rat virus infects humans in Wisconsin, Illinois: 7 things to know

January 23, 2017

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health updates DON regulations for existing freestanding ASCs: 4 key notes | Detroit Medical Center replaces CEO Joe Mullany after he refuses more job cuts | Christ Hospital's dispute with St. Elizabeth Healthcare over $24M ASC may wage on for years | Memorial Hermann to cut workforce by 112

January 20, 2017

• SurgCenter Development ASCs performed almost 7k joint replacements in 2016, 96% same-day discharge | Which physician specialties are happiest? | Judge expected to block Anthem-Cigna merger: 5 key notes | The 6 biggest areas AAAHC wants ASCs to target in 2017

January 19, 2017

• Outpatient rotator cuff repairs increase 272% in a decade - 5 facts |California hospital to close after takeover deal falls through | Becker's business of spine conf. featuring SCA leader Andrew Hayek. Reg. today!| 8 trends in healthcare mergers & acquisitions for 2017

January 18, 2017

• Top ASC liquidity analysis: 22 key statistics | Where are CMS' new overall 5-star hospitals? | Proposed Athens Surgery Center becomes reality: 5 things to know | The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Arizona's Dr. David Bailie becomes Integrated Endoscopy CMO, chairman

January 17, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Behind bars for fraud: Neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit receives nearly 20-year prison sentence - 8 key insights | Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy | Medicare episode expenditures for joint replacement decline 20.8% following CJR: 5 study insights | How investors reacted to Valeant's $2.1B sell off: 4 key insights

January 17, 2017

• Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy | AAFP pens letter to CMS over OPPS/ASC proposed rule - 4 things to know | 5 statistics on ENT net revenue per case in ASCs | The 43 companies Rep. Tom Price plans to divest

January 13, 2017

• Patient shoots himself inside NJ hospital | Vero Orthopaedics & Neurology adds ASC | NC Medicaid expansion request causing federal ruckus: 4 things to know | 105 knee surgeons to know - 2017

January 12, 2017

• The 5 ASC powerhouses: 35 things to know about the largest surgery center chains | Tenet to sell multiple hospitals, home health business | Reg. for Becker's spine & ASC conf. featuring 141 physician speakers today! | CMS changed overall star rating formula in December update - here's what's new

January 11, 2017

• Nobilis Health Corp. to boost in-network patient volume by 50%+ through Hamilton Vein Center deal & more - 6 ASC company key notes | 4 latest healthcare layoffs | Cleveland Clinic disciplines physician for writing anti-vaccination op-ed | 8 trends in healthcare mergers & acquisitions for 2017

January 10, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Outpatient rotator cuff repairs increase 272% in a decade - 5 facts on orthopedics in ASCs | Flu season intensifies: 12 states report widespread activity | Dr. Allan Friedman to perform spine surgery on Duke's Mike Krzyzewski: 5 key notes | A pilot case unlike any other - Massachusetts General Hospital transplants hepatitis-C tainted liver

January 10, 2017

• Nobilis Health Corp. to acquire Hamilton Vein Center for $13.3M - 4 points | Flu season intensifies: 12 states report widespread activity | 113 hospital and health system CIOs to know - 2017 | Medical Facilities Corp. names Tyler Murphy chief financial officer

January 9, 2017

• Surgical Care Affiliates, OptumCare to merge - 6 key points | MD Anderson to cut about 1,000 jobs | Novant Health, local physicians face off for CON: 5 points on the firms' ASC plans | Envision Healthcare Corp. acquires Sunshine Radiology - 4 notes

January 6, 2017

• Outpatient rotator cuff repairs increase 272% in a decade - 5 facts on orthopedics in ASCs | CDC: Flu widespread in 8 states | Top 10 paying US jobs - Anesthesiologists take the lead at $335k | Healthcare stocks start out 2017 with strong gains - 5 observations

January 5, 2017

• SCA builds upon Advocate Health Care partnership through ASC deals: 6 things to know | Patient shot after opening fire in Houston hospital | 86 new outpatient surgery centers in 2016 | 25 specialties where physicians report financial loss due to practice issues

January 4, 2017

• Surgery Partners shares rally 8.4%, increasing market cap to $749.1M & more - 4 key notes on ASC companies | CHS sells controlling interest in home health business to drive down debt | Suspect found dead in Nevada hospital after police standoff | Aurora Health Care to unveil ASC, hospital plans: 4 key points

January 3, 2017 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Dr. John Polikandriotis takes the helm as CEO of Vail-Summit Orthopaedics | 4 Indiana health systems warn 8,000+ patients of infection risks | 10 most popular gastroenterology/endoscopy stories of 2016 | Duane Reade to close all NY walk-in clinics

January 3, 2017

• 4 Indiana health systems warn 8,000+ patients of infection risks | 5 statistics on orthopedic net revenue per case at ASCs | Trump floats ideas to transform VA, focusing on a private option | Schroder Investment Management Group strengthens stake in SCA

January 2, 2017

Massachusetts Department of Public Health threatens survival of independent ASCs through proposed DON regulatory changes | RN average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states - Calif. tops the list at $101k | Olympus under fire: Internal emails reveal US execs told not to issue warning about possible fatal scope infection - 10 takeaways | 154 ASC administrators to knowDecember 30, 2016

• 30 things for ASC leaders to know for December | Trump meets with leaders of Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Partners and Cleveland Clinic | The 241 hospitals punished 3 years in a row for high infection rates | Wills Eye Hospital files suit for classification as ASC: 5 key points

December 29, 2016

• Christ Hospital Health Network still awaiting CON approval for $24M ASC - 5 things to know | On the record: 50 best healthcare quotes of 2016 | MD Anderson blames EHR costs for 56.6% drop in income | 25 statistics on EBITDA margins for ASCs

December 28, 2016

• European ASC, emergency center services market to surge to $42.8B by 2020: 4 key points | How CHS, Tenet, UHS, LifePoint and HCA fared financially in 2016 | AmSurg operates 260 ASCs at end of Q3; Tenet stock down 51.2% so far in 2016 & more - 4 ASC company key notes | 11 top practice areas for PAs

December 27, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] CMS broadens participation in APMs for orthopedic, cardiac care - 5 key notes | 769 hospitals see Medicare payments cut over high HAC rates: 7 things to know | Olympus execs taking the Fifth during questioning over internal emails - 6 key points | Orthopedist, ophthalmologist & gastroenterologist net worth: 15 statistics

December 27, 2016

• 769 hospitals see Medicare payments cut over high HAC rates: 7 things to know | 3 legislative changes impacting ASCs | Cleveland Clinic, IBM enter 5-year partnership | ASC leaders share their top goals for 2017

December 26, 2016

• ASCs band together to form North Carolina Ambulatory Surgical Center Association: 4 key point | Texas hospital abruptly closes after failing to make payroll | CMS proposed 2017 physician fee schedule eliminates moderate sedation from endoscopic procedures: 6 things to know | 12 largest ASC chains in the US

December 23, 2016

• Ousted CEO sues Broward Health | Shriners Hospitals for Children prepares for relocation plans featuring 2 ASCs - 4 highlights | 171k clinicians face Medicare penalties in 2017: 5 things to know | Olympus executives take the Fifth during questioning over internal company emails; Allergan acquires LifeCell for $2.9B & more - 7 things for ASC leaders to know

December 22, 2016

• Northwell Health completes 7th ASC JV; Acquires 70% stake in Suffolk Surgery Center - 6 things to know | Iowa hospital files for bankruptcy | Trump interviews Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove for VA job | 5 ASCs submit CON applications to NC Department of Health and Human Services

December 21, 2016

• Walgreens, Rite Aid ink $950M deal to sell 865 stores | SCA builds upon Advocate Health Care partnership through 2 ASC deals; Nobilis Health voluntarily delists from Toronto Stock Exchange & more - 5 key notes | Humana CEO highlights company's relationship with Aetna during trial | 4 key thoughts on maintaining infection control compliance at ASCs

December 20, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Do surgeons with similar training perform cases with similar costs? 5 study insights | Recently discharged patient shoots officer at Georgia hospital | 25 specialties where physicians report financial loss due to practice issues - Ophthalmology holds #4 slot | OrthoCarolina ranks 23rd in nation for wellness programs - 5 highlights

December 20, 2016

• SCA builds upon Advocate Health Care partnership through ASC partnership & acquisition | Recently discharged patient shoots officer at Georgia hospital | 25 specialties where physicians report financial loss due to practice issues | The Joint Commission to lengthen ASC surveys, add survey team members in 2017: 5 key notes

December 19, 2016

• Nobilis Health voluntarily delists from Toronto Stock Exchange: 4 things to know | The 5 healthiest and unhealthiest states in America | Parkview Medical Center unveils multimillion-dollar expansion plans featuring surgery center: 4 points | 2016 health spending growth set to be 5.6% - 7 takeaways

December 16, 2016

• MedPAC to recommend ASCs submit cost data, eliminate 2% pay update: 5 things to know | MD Anderson records $102.4M operating loss in first 2 months of FY 2017 | Hennepin County Medical Center slashes workforce by 4% to boost budget for $200M ASC - 4 highlights | 14 statistics on advanced practice nurse salary by years in practice

December 15, 2016

• ASCA applauds President Obama signing 21st Century Cures Act - 5 points on its impact on ASCs | CHS sells 2 hospitals for $45M to drive down debt | Patient-centered checklist may reap higher patient satisfaction, better surgical care for ASCs: 5 thoughts | A state-by-state breakdown of 80 rural hospital closures

December 14, 2016

• Dead patient left in shower for 9+ hours at Fla. VA hospital, report finds | 20 staffing statistics for ASCs | SCA partners with The Surgery Center at Doral; Tenet shares fall 0.5% & more - 5 key notes | Threat of ACA appeal panicking healthcare lobbies: 4 things to know

December 13, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Florida pays $4.4M to settle false claims allegations: 5 key notes | 6 spine physicians ranked #1 on Google - 2016 | UHS stock tumbles 12% after BuzzFeed investigative report | Biggest hepatology breakthroughs in 2016: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis

December 13, 2016

• Partners posts $108M operating loss as insurance division struggles | SCA partners with The Surgery Center at Doral: 5 key notes | 50 stats on physician net worth by age | Frontier Healthcare opens multispecialty ASC in the Bronx: 5 things to know

December 12, 2016

• 5 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs | UHS stock tumbles 12% after BuzzFeed investigative report | Global ASC market to grow 4.36% CAGR to 2020: 6 key trends | 100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs

December 8, 2016

• ASCs band together to form North Carolina Ambulatory Surgical Center Association: 4 key points | Employee found dead in Florida hospital | Independent vs. hospital-associated ASCs: Mutually assured destruction or an uneasy truce? | North America to experience stagnant growth in ASC marketplace through 2025 - 4 notes

December 8, 2016

• 85 new outpatient surgery centers in 2016 | State budget cuts, other losses spur 500 job cuts at UNM Health Sciences Center: 5 things to know | 6 statistics on ASC aging A/R | Alert: OCR warns providers of scam HIPAA audit email

December 7, 2016

• How the 21st Century Cures Act impacts ASCs | Texas hospital abruptly closes after failing to make payroll | Tenet's adjusted EBITDA soars to $570M in Q3; AmSurg, Envision Healthcare shareholders approve merger & more - 5 key notes | Blue Cross may issue Anthem $3B fine following Cigna merger: 4 things to know

December 6, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Patient accused of attacking, kidnapping nurse in Illinois hospital | 24 ASCs with total disc replacement spinal surgery | Tampa General CEO says board pushed his resignation, finances played a role | UnitedHealth Group to dive into bundled payments with spine, hip & knee: 5 takeaways

December 6, 2016

• Executives, physicians at Dallas hospital indicted in massive kickback scheme | 18 statistics on ASC payer mix 2016 | Envision Healthcare shares soar following Anthem merger - 5 things to know | Healthcare spending hit $3.2T in 2015, up 5.8% - 5 takeaways

December 5, 2016

• 10 new outpatient surgery centers in November | AMA can't win: 3k+ physicians reject AMA endorsement of Dr. Tom Price for HHS | ASCs offer 17%-43% cost savings for orthopedic procedures - 4 insights | Ascension CEO to meet with Trump transaction team

December 2, 2016

• AmSurg, Envision Healthcare shareholders approve merger - 4 key notes | AHA pens letter to Trump calling for support of hospital policies | The 5 ASC powerhouses: 35 things to know about the largest surgery center chains | Memorial Sloan Ketter Cancer Center awaits DOH approval for ASC; holds ribbon-cutting ceremony: 4 takeaways

December 1, 2016

• Tampa General Hospital CEO abruptly resigns | Department of Public Health threatens survival of independent ASCs through proposed DON regulatory changes | Key specialties coming for ASCs in 2017: 4 thoughts | Patient accused of attacking, kidnapping nurse in Illinois hospital

November 30, 2016

• AmSurg's Q3 ambulatory services adjusted EBITDA surges to $61.1M & more - 5 notes on ASC companies | Trump picks Price, Verma as heads of HHS, CMS: 9 things to know | Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital's ASC undergoes renovations - 4 points | Feds owe 10 payers $1.2B under ACA risk corridor program, but payers may get nothing

November 29, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Are financial incentives sparking rise in Pennsylvania-based spinal fusions? 6 insights | Man sues CNN for airing images of him in hospital: 6 things to know | Metastatic tumor-destroying vaccine for colon cancer patients to begin phase II trial: 6 key notes | Physician claims innocence after admitting he administered unnecessary chemotherapy to patients

November 29, 2016

• Man sues CNN for airing images of him in hospital: 6 things to know | 30 things that happened in November for ASC leaders to know | Mylan's refusal to testify at Senate hearing sparks hostile response from senator: 5 takeaways | Net revenue per orthopedic case totals $3.2k in ASCs & 10 key statistics

November 28, 2016

• Physician claims innocence after admitting he administered unnecessary chemotherapy to patients | Remaining independent in a consolidating industry - Key thoughts from an Omaha-based ASC administrator | 10 key challenges & strategies for ASCs: Reimbursement, growth and owner-administrator relationships | Medical Facilities Corp. names Tyler Murphy executive VP of finance - 5 takeaways

November 25, 2016

• Rush University Medical Center & Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush receive approval for $21M ASC - 5 things to know | Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove's warning to all US hospitals | Criticism of Vermont's proposed all-payer model continues: 5 things to know | Patient-centered checklist may reap higher patient satisfaction, better surgical care for ASCs: 5 thoughts

November 23, 2016

• SCA's total joint replacement business doubles; Nobilis Health expects FY 2016 revenue to climb to $281M & more - 7 key notes | Pence says Trump plans to repeal ACA right 'out of the gate' | Millennials are changing healthcare - Here are 5 considerations when managing them | 11 common coding mistakes in ASCs & how your center can prevent them

November 22, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Understanding the Impact of the CMS 2017 ASC Payment Rule on Spine Procedures | Dr. Tom Price rumored to be Trump's pick to lead HHS | What not to wear - Physician's attire elicits mixed responses in outpatient orthopedic centers | Pain management drugs, devices global market to reach $58.2B by 2022: 5 insight

November 22, 2016

• Canton-Potsdam Hospital halts ASC plans following regulatory changes: 4 things to know | Texas hospital closes | 10 top-paying Medicare procedures for ASCs | The Polyclinic, Swedish Medical Center open large ASC: 6 things to know

November 21, 2016

• Overlapping ambulatory orthopedic surgeries: Does it affect quality, OR time in ASCs? 5 key notes | Mass General CNO to step down after 20 years | How St. George Surgical Center is appealing to consumers through price transparency - 5 thoughts | 10 largest freestanding surgery centers: SK&A

November 18, 2016

• ASCs with patient-centered checklists may reap higher patient satisfaction: 5 thoughts | Dr. Tom Price rumored to be Trump's pick to lead HHS | Silver Cross Hospital receives board approval for $11M ASC - 4 key takeaways | Wall Street analysts attempt to make certainty out of healthcare's uncertain future

November 17, 2016

• Independent vs. hospital-associated ASCs: Mutually assured destruction or an uneasy truce? | Dr. Ben Carson turns down position in Trump administration | Stryker courts ASCs with Ascential spine device, inventory management solution: 5 things to know | Lake Health blames $30M deficit on IT conversion

November 16, 2016

• Surgery Partners' Q3 revenue hits $282.7M; SCA expands presence in Connecticut through 2 partnerships & more - 6 key notes on ASC management companies | 100 hospital and health system CIOs to know-2016 | Antitrust cases against Anthem's proposed Cigna merger inches closer - 5 thoughts | Outbreak of bloodstream infections linked to syringes reaches 149 cases

November 15, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] BlackRock ups stake in CHS to become company's second-largest shareholder | What are the driving forces behind Medicare reimbursement for total joint arthroplasty? 7 key notes | 24 physician candidates faced defeat on Election Day, but some prevailed | 3 key topics for orthopedics, ophthalmology and GI: 3 leaders weigh in

November 15, 2016

• SCA forms partnership with River Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center - 4 things to know | 18 latest hospital, health system executive moves | 9 ways technology is transforming the healthcare industry | Monterey Peninsula Surgery Centers opens Minimus Institute - 4 things to know

November 14, 2016

• The impact of CMS' 2017 ASC payment rule on spine procedures | Quorum Health adds 6 more hospitals to sale pipeline | 22 things to know about anesthesia | 7 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

November 11, 2016

• Surgery Partners Q3 revenue up 16%: 10 things to know | The post-election memo Kaiser Permanente's CEO sent to his team | 16 benchmarks for ASC balance sheets - 2016 | 10 health technology risks to know in 2017

November 10, 2016

• Asia-Pacific region to dominate ASC market through 2023 - 5 things to know | Former ASC surgical tech sentenced to 6.5 years for stealing fentanyl, compromising patient safety: 4 key points | 10 health technology risks the industry should be wary of in 2017 | President-Elect Donald Trump: 7 things to know this morning

November 9, 2016

• Providers oppose Advocate Sherman Hospital's proposed $12.7M ASC - 6 takeaways | Head of NY's public hospital system to step down | AmSurg net revenue totals $822.2M in Q3, Tenet adds 2 independent directors & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | DOJ may soon file charges against dozen of generic pharmaceutical companies - 6 things to know

November 8, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 10 key trends in physician executive pay - C-suite reaches $499k | First cases of deadly fungal infection reported in US: 8 things to know | 50 ophthalmologists to know - 2016 | CHS to sell 17 hospitals to drive down debt

November 8, 2016

• First cases of deadly fungal infection reported in US: 8 things to know | 112 statistics on physicians under 45 years old - practice setting, finances, future plans & more | Nobilis' Q3 revenue rallies 34.7%, losses total $2.8M - 13 key points | Medtronic teams with Masimo, 60+ others to eliminate preventable patient deaths by 2020: 6 takeaway

November 7, 2016

• AmSurg's ambulatory services net revenue soars to $341.6M in Q3 - 17 points | CVS Health to eliminate 600 jobs | 10 key trends in physician executive pay - C-suite reaches $499k | 7 positive, negative healthcare trends impacting ASCs

November 4, 2016

• CHS to sell 17 hospitals to drive down debt | CMS final rule increases ASC pay 1.9% in 2017: 5 things to know | 7 ways for physicians to get a hold of their finances | The future of spine and ASCs: 5 trends to watch

November 3, 2016

• Independent vs. hospital-associated ASCs: Mutually assured destruction or an uneasy truce? | New mother hit with $7k delivery room charge after giving birth in the parking lot | Department of Public Health threatens survival of independent ASCs through proposed DON regulatory changes | The judge has spoken: Anthem, Cigna required to disclose accusatory emails - 5 thoughts

November 2, 2016

• Surgical Care Affiliates' Q3 revenue jumps to $322.8M; Total joint replacement business doubles - 14 things to know | Where are the 20 Leapfrog F hospitals? | Resurgens Orthopaedics opens 7th ASC: 5 things to know | Anthem Blue Cross ACOs yield $70.4M in savings & provide high quality - 5 key takeaways

November 1, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Rush University Medical Center & Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush receive approval for $21M ASC - 5 things to know | Former MetroHealth COO indicted for fraud, accepting bribes | Stryker courts ASCs with Ascential spine device, inventory management solution: 5 things to know | 4 of the most pressing challenges orthopedic surgeons face in 2017

November 1, 2016

• Criticism of Vermont's proposed all-payer model continues: 5 things to know | Blackstone to acquire TeamHealth in $6B deal | 33 things for ASC leaders to know | 46% of Medicare Advantage listings include wrong information: 5 things to know

October 31, 2016

• Merritt Healthcare unveils spinoff focused on M&A activity for ASCs, physician practices: 4 key notes | British physicians draw up list of 40 procedures of little to no benefit | Revenue totals $1.25B for Pennsylvania ASCs in FY 2015, up 4.3%: 7 key findings | CMS to unveil 1st all-payer ACO in Vermont in 2017 - 6 things to know

October 28, 2016

• Foundation HealthCare sells ASC business to Healthcrest Surgical Partners: 5 key notes | Ex-nurse charged with murder of 8 nursing home patients in Canada | NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers sends members to Capitol Hill in support of access to care bills: 3 takeaways | Shuttered NC hospital accepts Duke LifePoint's proposal

October 27, 2016

• Rush University Medical Center & Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush receive approval for $21M ASC - 5 things to know | Aetna CEO: Young adults rather pay for 'beer on Fridays and Saturdays' than health insurance | 110 ASC benchmarks & statistics to know - 2016 | Stryker courts ASCs with Ascential spine device, inventory management solution: 5 things to know

October 26, 2016

• Tenet shares jump 3.3%; Medical Facilities Corp. distributes 151st consecutive dividend payment & more - 5 key notes | CMS put Allina hospital in 'immediate jeopardy' for drug error during nurses' strike | How physicians can leverage technology to succeed under MACRA | 5 states with the highest employment of RNs - California ranks #1

October 25, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] NP average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states - Calif. tops the list at $120k | 26 of the largest orthopedic groups in the US by number of physicians | Senator urges DOJ to reject $465M Mylan settlement - 4 takeaways | The winners are: American College of Gastroenterology gives 22 SCOPY awards

October 25, 2016

• California hospital owner files for bankruptcy | How accreditation can facilitate change in ASCs: 4 key thoughts | 12 things Donald Trump would do in his 1st 100 days in office | Commercial ACOs yield higher quality scores & better integration than noncommercial ACOs - 5 key takeaways

October 24, 2016

• NP average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states - Calif. tops the list at $120k | What's coming down the pipeline for ASCs? 6 thoughts on The Joint Commission's new antimicrobial stewardship standard | Top 10 highest & lowest states for Medicare participation amongst physicians | Outpatient Surgery Center of Hilton Head sells for $8M: 4 takeaways

October 21, 2016

• 38 ASC management & development companies to watch - 2017 | Full-page ad bashes CHS-owned hospital over billing, quality | Physicians react to CMS' final MACRA rule - 6 things to know | Commission reviews Anthens-Limestone Hospital's plans for $30M surgery center - 5 things to know

October 20, 2016

• CHI St. Luke's pursues ASC expansion plans in Houston, acquires & rebrands Woodlands Ambulatory Surgery Center - 4 key takeaways | 500 healthcare workers to rally at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | 267 patients at risk after Air Force Academy treats them with improperly processed endoscopy equipment: 5 things to know | Molina Healthcare is the ACA's latest success story: 6 things to know

October 19, 2016

• Judge requires Anthem, Cigna to disclose accusatory emails - 5 thoughts | Former health clinic CEO sentenced to 18 years in fraud case | Nobilis shares rally 45.6% in 3 months; AmSurg creates training program to certify staff in scope reprocessing & more - 5 key updates on ASC companies | Why IPAs & unions approach this New York-based ASC administrator in droves

October 18, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Orthopedic residency programs violate Match Code of Conduct: 6 things to know | CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know | EyeHealth Eastside Surgery Center talks issues facing the ASC industry with Rep. Bill Kennemer: 4 notes | Walmart adds Mayo Clinic to spine centers of excellence, 50% copay for out-of-network care

October 18, 2016

• Wrong-patient surgery risks Massachusetts hospital's Medicare funding | Dayton Children's to open $47.5M specialty center, equipped with surgery center - 5 things to know | Valeant Pharmaceuticals increases drug price by 2,700%+ in 1 year - 6 insights | Finalized MACRA rule emphasizes criticalness of health IT - 5 things to know

October 17, 2016

• CMS releases MACRA final rule: 10 things to know | The risk is real: How hospitals and ASCs can stay ahead of the curve to beat cybercriminals | The science of healthcare delivery: 10 thoughts on the future structure of healthcare organizations | 6 hospitals, health systems opening or planning ASCs

October 14, 2016

• Late-career PAs make salary of $107k - 5 key salary statistics | CHS faces fraud allegations from investor in Quorum spin-off: 7 things to know | 4 policy decisions for ASC leaders to watch in 2017 | 21 billionaires in US healthcare

October 13, 2016

• Department of Public Health threatens survival of independent ASCs through proposed DON regulatory changes | Sutter to cut 154 jobs under new staffing model: 3 things to know | AmSurg's market cap totals $3.67B; Tenet shares plummet 8.9% & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | This proposal is causing outcry among Massachusetts nurses - 5 things to know about their upcoming testimonies

October 12, 2016

• AmSurg, Envision Healthcare propose combined company's board of directors - 6 takeaways | Investor sues Tenet after $514M kickback deal: 7 things to know | Anthem, Cigna may be forced to release 'hostile' letters over $48B deal - 6 things to know | 20 cities with the highest & lowest uninsured rates

October 11, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Deputy shoots inmate in Ben Taub Hospital who held med student hostage | Key specialties coming for ASCs in 2017: 4 thoughts | GI societies objects to American Board of Internal Medicine's certification proposals: 4 notes | Clinton, Trump debate healthcare: 7 statements, fact-checked

October 11, 2016

• Outpatient surgeries up 4.2M procedures in 10 years - 5 key statistics | Texas hospital explores bankruptcy | PAs make an average of $87.3k annually & 11 more statistics | How technology can impact a surgery center's bottom line - Cyber criminals, digital infrastructure & more

October 10, 2016

• CON laws decrease quality of care and increase costs: 7 takeaways | Deputy shoots inmate in Ben Taub Hospital who held med student hostage | Healthcare M&A volume up 16%, value drops 39% in Q2: 8 things to know | Olympus, Donald Trump & more: 13 of the biggest GI industry stories of 2016

October 07, 2016

• 110 ASC benchmarks & statistics to know - 2016 | 7 thoughts on leadership with one of Yale-New Haven's youngest administrators | Bloodstream infection clusters across 3 states may be associated with central lines | The state of the ASC industry and what 2017 will stir up - Meridian's Kenny Hancock & Physicians Endoscopy's Barry Tanner talk 10 trends

October 06, 2016

• DOJ works to block payers' $338M lawsuit against the ACA - 4 things to know | Parents charged $39 to hold baby after birth, itemized bill shows | What MACRA's 'go at your own pace' could mean for providers | Donald Trump's gastroenterologist speaks out; Dr. Harold Bornstein has no regrets over letter

October 05, 2016

• MFC's Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital to acquire ASC in $19.95M deal; AmSurg's Sheridan continues to expand in California through Fidere Anesthesia Consultants acquisition & more - 5 key notes | CHS adopts short-term poison pill to protect stockholders' rights | Why ASCs should prioritize patient engagement - 3 reasons | Tenet to pay $514M to settle kickback allegations: 9 things to know

October 4, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Police investigate death of American Spine Center's physician accused in federal kickback scheme: 6 things to know | NLRB issues labor complaint against CHS | Boston Scientific buying EndoChoice for $210M: 3 takeaways | Reducing the number of variables: 4 thoughts on what makes this ASC's TJR program succeed w

October 04, 2016

• Department of Public Health threatens survival of independent ASCs through proposed DON regulatory changes | NLRB issues labor complaint against CHS | AmSurg's Sheridan continues to expand in California through Fidere Anesthesia Consultants acquisition - 5 things to know | Boston Scientific buying EndoChoice for $210M: 3 takeaways

October 03, 2016

• Medical Facilities Corp.'s Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital to acquire Prairie States Surgical Center - 5 takeaways | CHS to sell four hospitals to Curae Health | Senators send 2nd letter to Aetna CEO following unanswered questions - 5 key points | Reducing the number of variables: 4 thoughts on what makes this ASC's TJR program succeed

September 30, 2016

• Chinese billionaire again ups stake in CHS - this time for $9.55M | 25 things for ASC leaders to know for September | Aetna & Apple team up to offer smartwatch; are more Apple-payer partnerships coming down the pipeline? - 4 notes | Medical Facilities Corp.'s Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital to acquire Prairie States Surgical Center - 5 takeaways

September 28, 2016

• Nobilis Q2 case volume rallies 5.4%; AmSurg's Board Chairman Steve Geringer appointed Revelstoke operating partner - 5 key notes on ASC companies | RN average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states - Calif. tops the list at $101k | New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers appoints 4 leaders | 5 trends on how independent physicians think they'll be able to stay that way

September 27, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 267 patients at risk after Air Force Academy treats them with improperly processed endoscopy equipment: 5 things to know | The best and worst commercial health plans in 2016 | Hospitals' orthopedic programs reap big savings from CMS' bundled payment initiative: 5 things to know | Dr. Gregory Sherr sues HealthEast, CentraCare & 6 neurosurgeons for allegedly ruining his reputation & career - 6 things to know

September 27, 2016

• Hillary Clinton's 'abnormal eye movements' may indicate serious health issues, general surgeon claims - 6 insights | Oklahoma hospital files for bankruptcy | How technology can improve ASC billing reimbursement as healthcare dives into value-based care | Rochester Regional Health plans $26M ambulatory center

September 26, 2016

• What MACRA's 'go at your own pace' could mean for providers | Trump, Clinton's healthcare plans would achieve opposite results, studies find | Dr. Richard Wohns on the impact of the newly proposed 8 ASC payable spine codes | 267 patients at risk after Air Force Academy treats them with improperly processed endoscopy equipment: 5 things to know

September 23, 2016

• ASC patients with higher ASA at greater risk for hospital readmissions - 4 key notes | Wisconsin ACO lays off 40% of staff | Anthem and Cigna play the blame game saying other insurer breached merger deal: 4 things to know | 10 top ASC citations by the Ohio Department of Health

September 22, 2016

• Who is Hillary Clinton's personal physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack? 5 things to know | Chinese billionaire ups stake in CHS for $31.9M | 5 things to know on CMS emergency preparedness final rule for ASCs | Medicare spends $87.9M on EpiPen users in 2014, up 1,000%+ in 7 years - 5 highlights

September 21, 2016

• Novant Health receives CON approval for $9.8M Kernesville ASC - 5 insights | Apollo Global reportedly in talks to acquire CHS' assets | Tenet's market cap totals $2.45B; Nobilis acquires Texas ASC & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | 29 injured in NY explosion; 9 injured in MN stabbings: 8 notes on this weekend's violence

September 20, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 11 highest-paying states for orthopedic surgeons: New Jersey tops the list at $494.5k | CHS explores sale of its business | Patient data for 14,000 taken in University Gastroenterology data breach: 6 takeaways | Best opportunities for maximizing an independent spine practice: Q&A with Dr. Gregory Corradino

September 20, 2016

• Nobilis acquires Texas ASC; expands into Houston market - 5 key takeaways | CHS explores sale of its business | Medicare beneficiaries per state for all 50 states & Washington DC | The outlook for ASC mergers & acquisitions: It's all about the bottom line

September 19, 2016

• Physician employment up nearly 50% in 3 years: 5 things to know | Board of Allina-run hospital votes to dissolve | Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children opens $45M pediatric center, includes ASC: 4 things to know | What happened on Donald Trump's Dr. Oz appearance? 6 things to know

September 16, 2016

• SCA, Executive Surgery Center partner - 4 things to know | Ice maker, sinks linked to UW Medical Center Legionnaires' outbreak; 2 dead | AMA, Medical Society of the State of NY implore regulators to block Anthem-Cigna merger - 4 highlights | Aurora Health Care opens $38M Germantown Health Center, equipped with ASC: 5 takeaways

September 15, 2016

• AmSurg's Sheridan acquires Ambulatory Anesthesia Associates & Genesis Anesthesia Services - 4 things to know | 20 financial benchmarks for hospital executives | Yorkville Endoscopy sues insurance agency for not covering $200k in bills related to Joan Rivers' case: 5 key takeaways | The key to a successful outpatient TJR program - OrthoIllinois' ingredients for success

September 14, 2016

• Yearlong CON battle over Green Mountain Surgical Center continues - 5 things to know | Dartmouth-Hitchcock to lay off up to 460 employees | Seeking speakers for Becker's 3rd CIO/HIT + Rev Cycle Conference in Sept. 2017 | Pneumonia causes Hillary Clinton to leave 9/11 event - What does this mean for the presidential candidate?

September 13, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Donald Trump's gastroenterologist speaks out; Dr. Harold Bornstein has no regrets over letter | Dartmouth-Hitchcock to lay off up to 460 employees | Seeking speakers for Becker's 3rd CIO/HIT + Rev Cycle Conference in Sept. 2017 | 4 things to know about Slocum Surgery Center's Renew Total Joint Replacement program

September 13, 2016

• Yearlong CON battle over Green Mountain Surgical Center continues - 5 things to know | Dartmouth-Hitchcock to lay off up to 460 employees | Seeking speakers for Becker's 3rd CIO/HIT + Rev Cycle Conference in Sept. 2017 | Pneumonia causes Hillary Clinton to leave 9/11 event - What does this mean for the presidential candidate?

September 12, 2016

• Sheridan acquires Ambulatory Anesthesia Associates & Genesis Anesthesia Services - 4 things to know | CMS says providers can 'pick their pace' for MACRA: 6 things to know | What is Donald Trump's Medicaid plan and why the Urban Institute said it won't work: 3 things to know | Addressing front desk issues helps ASCs optimize revenue cycle

September 9, 2016

• AmSurg-Envision merger closer to final stages as Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period expires: 5 things to know | Florida nurse arrested on 131 felony charges | Police investigate bomb threat at Shrewsbury Surgery Center - 5 key takeaways | ASC segment to see growth in cervical total disc replacement market: 7 observations

September 8, 2016

• 43 ASC company CEOs to know - 2016 | Who is Donald Trump's gastroenterologist, Dr. Harold Bornstein?: 5 things to know | OHSU Medical dean dies 3 weeks after sustaining critical injuries | Anesthesiologist blamed for causing blindness in 5 cataract patients at Massachusetts clinic: 9 takeaways

September 7, 2016

• 2 AmSurg centers participate in ASC Quality Measures; SCA, Virtua Health partner with Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser and Surgery Center & more - 5 key updates on ASC companies | Cleveland Clinic's operating margin slips in first half of 2016 | The regulatory battleground - From non-competes to payer-provider disputes, what are ASCs up against in 2017? | Physicians in ambulatory settings spend nearly 49% of their office hours on EHRs, desk work: 5 things to know

September 6, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Yorkville Endoscopy sues insurance agency for not covering $200k in bills related to Joan Rivers' case: 5 key takeaways| The pervasiveness of nurse bullying: 7 key thoughts | Medtronic, Stryker and Smith & Nephew dominate MIS instruments market - 6 observations | Outpatient total hip replacement in ASCs lowers costs: 4 study insights

September 6, 2016

• Single and multispecialty ASCs: What is the best way to go? | The pervasiveness of nurse bullying: 7 key thoughts | Donald Trump's gastroenterologist speaks outs; Dr. Harold Bornstein has no regrets over letter | Affiliated Community Medical Centers, Rice Memorial Hospital to build $11M ASC: 4 key takeaways

September 2, 2016

• SCA, Virtua Health partner with Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser and Surgery Center - 4 highlights | 13 latest hospital and health system CEO moves | Who is Hillary Clinton's personal physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack? 5 things to know | Canadian hospital says improperly cleaned endoscope affected 104 patients: 4 takeaways

September 1, 2016

• ASCs reduce outpatient procedure costs by $38B per year compared to HOPDs: 5 insights | Former professor shoots dean of Icahn school of Medicine | Who is Donald Trump's gastroenterologist, Dr. Harold Bornstein?: 5 things to know | 5 key notes on procedures CMS may remove from inpatient-only; total knee replacement a step closer

August 31, 2016

• Tenet ambulatory net operating revenue totals $442M in Q2; Physicians Endoscopy appoints Guidon Partners Founder Greg Roth to board of directors & more - 5 key notes | 2,517 US Zika cases found across all but 2 states | Where orthopedics in ASCs is headed - Payment, pain management, CMS & more | This ingredient may put patients at a higher infection risk from contaminated scopes: 5 things to know

August 30, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Who is Donald Trump's gastroenterologist, Dr. Harold Bornstein?: 5 things to know | MD Anderson Points to Epic Implementation for 77% drop in adjusted income | Should your ASC bundle? Dr. Randolph Bishop on navigating a spine program | Global orthopedic implants market to hit $6.2B by 2024 - 7 points

August 30, 2016

• The key to a successful outpatient TJR program - OrthoIllinois' ingredients for success | MD Anderson Points to Epic Implementation for 77% drop in adjusted income | Who is Donald Trump's gastroenterologist, Dr. Harold Bornstein?: 5 things to know | UnitedHealth's value-based care reimbursement model improving patient outcomes

August 29, 2016

• 25 nurses who transitioned to hospital CEOs | A conflict of interest? Mylan executive under fire for 400% EpiPen price hike | What were the most expensive and most commonly prescribed Medicare Part D drugs in 2014?

August 26, 2016

• CMS may remove procedures from inpatient-only; total knee replacement a step closer: 5 key notes | Former CEO of Wet Virginia hospital sued for defamation | Physicians Endoscopy appoints Guidon Partners Founder Greg Roth to board of directors following Kelso deal: 4 highlights | The need for effective infection & outcome metrics to propel the ASC industry forward

August 25, 2016

• 12 largest ASC chains in the US | A state-by-state breakdown of 76 rural hospital closures | Physician salary up 2.5%, healthcare execs drop 12.9%: 6 notes on medical professional salary | 6 major healthcare fraud cases costing millions in 2016 + 9 key statistics

August 24, 2016

• AmSurg's Q2 ambulatory EBIDTA totals $61.7M; Kelso acquires Physicians Endoscopy & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | Clinton vs. Trump: 16 quotes on healthcare from the presidential candidates | Medicaid reimbursed 6 Texas institutions an extra $57.8M due to erroneous calculations - 6 things to know | Connecticut & Rhode Island update non-compete restrictions for physician contracts: 6 things to know

August 23, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Anesthesiologist blamed for causing blindness in 5 cataract patients at Massachusetts clinic: 9 takeaways | NJ hospital accused of luring foreign moms with false advertising | Kelso acquires Physicians Endoscopy - 5 key takeaways | Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin opens $22M facility, includes ASC: 4 things to know

August 23, 2016

• Cigna joins UnitedHealthcare & Aetna; plans to exit Georgia exchange in 2017: 4 notes | NJ hospital accused of luring foreign moms with false advertising | Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin opens $22M facility, includes ASC: 4 things to know | Health First settles with physicians on anti-competitive allegations for keeping referrals within the health system: 5 things to know

August 22, 2016

• SCA partners with Surgery Center of Chevy Chase; expands presence in Maryland - 4 things to know | Kelso acquires Physicians Endoscopy - 5 key takeaways | 7 things to know about Aetna's ACA exchange exit | The Joint Commission reports 47 patient falls, 52 unintended retained foreign objects in 2016: 10 statistics

August 19, 2016

• Fight to repeal North Carolina's CON marches on - 5 insights | Police shoot, kill man who threatened deputy shortly after leaving Virginia hospital | Anesthesiologist blamed for causing blindness in 5 cataract patients at Massachusetts clinic: 9 takeaways | Which of the leading 6 ASC management company contenders came out on top in Q2? 38 statistics

August 18, 2016

• Medical errors occur in nearly 50% of surgeries: 4 key notes | Schizophrenic son of gastroenterologist Dr. William Wu found guilty of stabbing him: 5 notes | Wildfire forces Calif. hospital to shut down | Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary suffers data breach affecting 13k patients - 5 key point

August 17, 2016

• Aetna to pull out of 11 ACA exchanges; expects losses reaching $300M: 5 things to know | AmSurg centers participate in ASC Quality Measures | 12 latest hospital, health system executive moves | Healthcare executive salary drops 12.9%; nurse salary down 3.1% - 5 notes on declining exec, nurse pay

August 16, 2016

• SCA Q2 net income hits $5.7M, up 25.1%; AmSurg adds 4 ASCs in Q2 & more - 7 key notes on ASC companies | How outpatient spine cases allow Dr. Richard Wohns to leave at 5pm nearly everyday | 50 critical access hospital CEOs to know - 2016 | 38% of medical school students report $200k debt: 5 things to know

August 16, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] 10 thoughts and statistics on medical malpractice claims against orthopedists | 50 critical access hospital CEOs to know - 2016 | How outpatient spine cases allow Dr. Richard Wohns to leave at 5pm nearly everyday | Beyond oral opioids - Spinal cord stimulators, targeted drug delivery & the future of pain management

August 15, 2016

• Judge to decide on $37B Aetna-Humana deal in January: 5 highlights | Man removes patient at gunpoint from Pennsylvania hospital | MFC revenue up 4.2%, totals $76.7M in Q2 - 6 key notes | Excelling under MIPS: 4 things to know

August 12, 2016

• Maryland hospital shuts down NICU after deadly bacteria discovered | Surgery Partners Q2 revenue hits $289.7M - 10 things to know | 94% of providers are ready for value-based care & 8 other statistics | Latest trends in outpatient orthopedics: 5 ASC industry experts weigh in

August 11, 2016

• 12 largest ASC chains in the US | SK&A ranks top 25 health systems by number of physicians | Olympus under fire: Internal emails reveal US execs told not to issue warning about possible fatal scope infection - 10 takeaways | How a military approach helped a facility achieve a 95%+ hand hygiene compliance rate: 3 key insights

August 10, 2016

• AmSurg revenue reaches $758.5M in Q2; Regent Surgical Health joint ventures with West End Surgical ASC & more - 7 key notes | Indiana woman held by Cancún hospital for $53k bill | 3 key considerations when navigating the ASC joint venture arena | 94% of providers are ready for value-based care & 8 other statistics

August 9, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] St. Mary's Hospital settles lawsuit related to endoscopy death; investigation of gastroenterologist closed: 6 things to know | Ex-hospital CFO claims he was fired for blowing the whistle on chairman of the board | US News & World Report: Top 10 hospitals for orthopedics | 44 MIS spine devices to know - 2016

August 9, 2016

• Ex-hospital CFO claims he was fired for blowing the whistle on chairman of the board | MedProperties Holdings receives $11.9M loan to acquire Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery: 5 key points | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause 25% of HAIs: 5 statistics | Federal judge to stay on Aetna-Humana case, orders reassignment of Anthem-Cigna: 5 points

August 8, 2016

• CHS records $1.4B loss: 5 things to know | 36 ASCs with 23-hour stays | CMS penalizes 2.6k hospitals for high readmissions: 5 statistics | 8 ways ASCs are non-compliant on quality matters

August 5, 2016

• St. Mary's Hospital settles lawsuit related to endoscopy death; investigation of gastroenterologist closed: 6 things to know | Pediatric office drops 8 families after negative Facebook comments | AmSurg Q2 ambulatory revenue up 2.8%, reaches $319.7M - 17 key notes | Aetna cancels ACA expansion plans after facing losses totaling $300M: 5 notes

August 4, 2016

• SCA revenue totals $299.9M, adds 9 facilities in Q2 - 9 things to know | US News names 20 hospitals to its Honor Roll: 6 things to know | Former Kaiser anesthesiologist claims cost-cutting measures jeopardized patient safety; files lawsuit: 8 things to know | Olympus under fire: Internal emails reveal US execs told not to issue warning about possible fatal scope infection - 10 takeaways

August 3, 2016

• Regent Surgical Health joint ventures with West End Surgical ASC - 6 takeaways on the ASC dedicated specifically to TJR, spine | 17 latest hospital, health system executive moves | Tenet's Q2 ambulatory net operating revenue reaches $442M, up 37.3% - 18 takeaway | How to build a winning surgeon-anesthesiologist partnership: Q&A with NAPA CEO Dr. John Di Capua

August 2, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Following Olympus email scandal, US representative to push for stringent guidelines for medical device warnings: 7 note | Abrupt physician departures take toll on LifePoint's bottom line | UPMC to pay $2.5M+ to settle neurosurgery-related False Claims Act violation allegations: 7 things to know | Total joint replacement in ASCs: 10 years & counting for Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center - 5 things to know

August 2, 2016[Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Following Olympus email scandal, US representative to push for stringent guidelines for medical device warnings: 7 note | Abrupt physician departures take toll on LifePoint's bottom line | UPMC to pay $2.5M+ to settle neurosurgery-related False Claims Act violation allegations: 7 things to know | Total joint replacement in ASCs: 10 years & counting for Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center - 5 things to know

August 1, 2016

• Medical errors occur in nearly 50% of surgeries: 4 key notes | Where are the 102 hospitals that received 5 stars from CMS? | 5 trends in the surgery center & emergency center markets | The CORE Institute teams up with The Joint Commission & CDC on ASC infection control guidelines: 5 key notes

July 29, 2016

• Following Olympus email scandal, US representative to push for stringent guidelines for medical device warnings: 7 notes | 17 of the most interesting people in healthcare | How one Miami-based ASC increased its EBITDA by 90% - 4 key strategies | 30 things for ASC leaders to know for July

July 28, 2016

• 10 largest ASC chains in the US | Rising stars: 50 healthcare leaders under 40 - 2016 | Panel favors AmSurg in non-compete controversy with physicians: 5 things to know | Small mergers to likely flood the marketplace following DOJ lawsuit against payer megamergers: 5 things to know

July 27, 2016

• DOJ charges 3 people for $1B Medicare fraud scheme | Annual & hourly salary for gastroenterologists: 10 current statistics | Top 25 states with the highest & lowest ASC wrong-site surgery rates | 400 physicians cut ties with Partners for crosstown rival: Tufts

July 26, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Schizophrenic son of gastroenterologist Dr. William Wu found guilty of stabbing him: 5 notes | N.Y. hospital to shutter ED | Medtronic's ambitious goal: Generate $40B in free cash flow in 5 years - 6 highlights | Sen. Rand Paul provides charity eye surgery in Kentucky during RNC week: 4 key notes

July 26, 2016

• Olympus under fire: Internal emails reveal US execs told not to issue warning about possible fatal scope infection - 10 takeaways | N.Y. hospital to shutter ED | 5 trends in the surgery center & emergency center markets | Schizophrenic son of gastroenterologist Dr. William Wu found guilty of stabbing him: 5 notes

July 25, 2016

• DOJ files suit against 2 payer megamergers: 5 things to know | The rise of the 'microhospital': 7 things to know | 15 statistics on gastroenterologist salary, net worth, jobs & more | Upstate Spine & Neurosurgery Center, Orthopaedic Associates merge to open $7.2M ASC: 5 things to know

July 22, 2016

• Will the remaining co-ops persevere or fall prey to the turbulent payer marketplace? | 4 hospitals receive credit downgrades in past month | Sen. Rand Paul provides charity eye surgery in Kentucky during RNC week: 4 key notes | 5 key GI payment updates from proposed CMS 2017 fee schedule

July 21, 2016

• Payer mega-mergers on the fritz: Justice Department could file blocking suit - 5 highlights | Missouri hospital to lay off 200 employees, citing government regulations: 3 things to know | SCA partners with Raritan Valley Surgery Center; MFC pens letter of intent to acquire Unity Medical and Surgical Hospital & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | Pharmaceutical companies' power is unparalleled by other industries, prices continue to escalate - 6 key takeaways

July 20, 2016

• Former Kaiser anesthesiologist claims cost-cutting measures jeopardized patient safety; files lawsuit: 8 things to know | Gunman kills 2 at Parrish Medical Center | Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary suffers data breach affecting 13k patients - 5 key points | CMS proposed 2017 physician fee schedule eliminates moderate sedation from endoscopic procedures: 6 things to know

July 19, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Medtronic, DePuy Synthes & Stryker lead the global spinal trauma devices market: 10 key trends | Pokemon Go has hospitals trying to keep it real: 4 things to know | Annual & hourly orthopedic surgeon salary - 10 latest statistics | CMS proposed 2017 physician fee schedule eliminates moderate sedation from endoscopic procedures: 6 things to know

July 19, 2016

• New York regulator 'conditionally' approves Aetna-Humana merger; will the merger come to pass? 5 takeaways | Pokemon Go has hospitals trying to keep it real: 4 things to know | Data breaches cost healthcare industry $6.2B & 4 more key statistics | Central Indiana Orthopedics plans new $52M medical campus, ASC: 5 things to know

July 18, 2016

• CMS proposed 2017 physician fee schedule eliminates moderate sedation from endoscopic procedures: 6 things to know | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay Leno and President George W. Bush to speak at Becker Meetings Next Year | This patient tattooed a hospital's slogan and physician's initials on his chest | Building an ASC from the ground up: 4 focus areas when opening a successful ASC

July 15, 2016

• Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush's medical office building with ASC gets green light from village board 4 notes | After being fired for accessing NFL player's record, Jackson Health employee sues | CMS: Healthcare spending to rise 5.8% while physician prices continue to fall: 6 points | 4 tips for ASCs to implement a winning antibiotic stewardship initiative

July 14, 2016

• Will the 2017 CMS payment update mean more independent practices? | 10 costliest medical conditions | AmSurg's Sheridan acquires 3 practices; Physicians Endoscopy, Gastroenterology Consultants of Augusta physicians open Augusta Endoscopy Center & more - 7 key notes on ASC companies | Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary suffers data breach affecting 13k patients - 5 key points

July 13, 2016

• Cleveland Clinic anesthesiologist Dr. Marc Feldman found dead in motel: 5 things to know | Top 10 costliest specialty drugs for insurers | Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Salix to pay $54M for alleged illegal kickbacks: 6 things to know | CMS proposes 7 new ASC quality reporting measures: 5 key things to knos

July 12, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Industry pays optometrists $18.2M under Physician Payments Sunshine Act: 5 things to know | Ex-hospital CFO heads to jail for grand theft | Global endoscopy devices market to reach $36.5B by 2022: 6 key trends | CMS proposes removal of HCAHPS pain management questions: 4 takeaways

July 12, 2016

• Ex-hospital CFO heads to jail for grand theft | Global endoscopy devices market to reach $36.5B by 2022: 6 key trends | Pharmaceutical companies pay $7.2M+ to lawmakers opposing Medicare Part B proposal: 4 insights | First Zika-related death in US reported in Utah

July 11, 2016

• Physician who falsely diagnosed 387 patients gets 4-year prison term | CMS proposes 7 new ASC quality reporting measures: 5 key things to know | UnitedHealth files million-dollar lawsuit against American Renal Associates over alleged fraudulent bills: 7 key points | Physicians Endoscopy, Gastroenterology Consultants of Augusta physicians open Augusta Endoscopy Center: 5 points

July 8, 2016

• CMS proposes 1.2% ASC payment increase in 2017: 9 key points | DOJ nearly doubles False Claims Act penalties | 7 ways ASCs can improve billing, coding for spine and pain management | Aetna to sell billion-dollar assets to minimize regulatory concerns: 6 things to know

July 7, 2016

• AmSurg's Sheridan acquires Resolute Anesthesia and Pain Solutions, South Lake Anesthesia Services: 6 things to know | Physician dies following attack by patient at Dallas hospital | Industry pays optometrists $18.2M under Physician Payments Sunshine Act: 5 things to know | SCA Q1 net operating revenue hits $279.7M; AmSurg short interest falls 12.2% & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies

July 6, 2016

• Will AmSurg exit the ASC business following its Envision Health merger? Analyst weighs in | Fla. hospital sued after maggots found in patient's mouth | ASCs reduce outpatient procedure costs by $38B per year compared to HOPDs: 5 insights | Bundled payments - The market and the message are becoming consistent

July 5, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Net revenue per case for 11 popular ASC specialties - Orthopedics leads the pack | Nurse sues Texas hospital for allegedly working through lunch without pay | Outpatient TJR rests on these 2 pillars - Sheridan's Dr. Cameron Howard weighs in | Seaside Surgery Center checks off its 1st outpatient spinal surgery: 5 highlights

July 5, 2016

• Cleveland Clinic anesthesiologist Dr. Marc Feldman found dead in motel: 5 things to know | Nurse sues Texas hospital for allegedly working through lunch without pay | Could fallout of Anthem-Cigna merger spur smaller health plan M&A? | Outpatient TJR rests on these 2 pillars - Sheridan's Dr. Cameron Howard weighs in

July 1, 2016

• 33 things for ASC leaders to know | Hackers breach Mass General vendor, compromise 4,300 records | Healthcare industry made $7B+ in payments, investment interests to physicians in 2015: CMA data shows | Illinois Department of Insurance approves $37B Aetna, Humana merger: 4 key points

June 30, 2016

• Patient shot by off-duty officer sues Houston hospital | Net revenue per case for 11 popular ASC specialties | Compass sells Bay Area Physicians Surgery Center following successful turnaround: 5 things to know | Anthem exec. indicates plans to buy Aetna assets; is the payer bowing out of its Cigna deal? 5 key thoughts

June 29, 2016

• ASCs reduce outpatient procedure costs by $38B per year compared to HOPDs: 5 insights Full story | Will AmSurg exit the ASC business following its Envision Health merger? Cantor Fitzgerald analyst weighs in | Why Crysis is healthcare's most threatening ransomware yet | Top 25 states with the highest & lowest ASC wrong-site surgery rates

June 28, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Zimmer Biomet's acquisition of LDR could spur other spine device company deals: 5 takeaways | OrthoIllinois Surgery Center's Dr. Michael Chmell shares 4 key thoughts on adding outpatient TJR | US health system can reach CRC screening goal of 80% by 2018 - but will it? | Orthopedic-driven ASCs perform 3.7k+ cases annually & 8 other key notes

June 28, 2016

• 10 states with the highest & lowest ASC hospital transfers | Private healthcare costs spiked 37% during ACA's 1st 4 years: 5 observations | 16 latest hospital, health system executive moves | OrthoIllinois Surgery Center's Dr. Michael Chmell shares 4 key thoughts on adding outpatient TJR

June 27, 2016

• Common landscape mulch may have ignited Mid-Valley Oral Maxillofacial & Implant Surgery fire: 5 key notes | 3 latest healthcare layoffs | 5 tips for AAAHC certification | Medicare Fraud Strike Force charges 301 individuals in $900M billing scheme: 5 key points

June 23, 2016

• ASD Management celebrates 20 years in business - Robert Zasa looks back on ASC industry evolution | Orthopedic-driven ASCs perform 3.7k+ cases annually & 8 other key notes | 5 largest medical groups in the U.S. | AmSurg finalizes $10B merger with Envision Healthcare, SCA establishes its 1st physician advisory board & more - 6 key notes on ASC companiess

June 22, 2016

• Will AmSurg exit the ASC business following its Envision Health merger? Cantor Fitzgerald analyst weighs in | Cross Keys Capital plays integral role in MEDNAX, Westchester Anesthesiologists merger: 5 key points | Fort Worth hospital to close, 152 to lose jobs | California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes

June 21, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• [Key specialties edition] Outpatient vs. inpatient orthopedic procedures: Where are the cost-savings? | Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Salix to pay $54M for alleged illegal kickbacks: 6 things to know | Pain management device market to hit $4.64B by 2021: 5 things to know | Zimmer Biomet to acquire LDR in $1B transaction - 9 things to know

June 21, 2016

• Why antitrust regulators remain skeptical about the Anthem-Cigna merger & how this may impact the $48B deal: 6 key notes | Combating 3 primary ASC challenges to come out on top | More than 4,000 nurses begin strike at Allina hospitals | The risks & considerations for developing a spine program at an ASC: Deb Yoder provides key insights

June 20, 2016

• Healthcare CEO gets 10 years for fraud that led to 2 patient deaths | SCA, Naperville Surgical Centre partner: 4 key notes | 10 of the best stories on ASC leadership in 2016 so far | Elevating an ASC to peak profitability - 4 industry experts share key strategies

June 17, 2016

• AmSurg, Envision Healthcare finalize $10B merger: 8 things to know | SCA establishes its 1st physician advisory board, with 6 members | Ascension Wisconsin to close hospital | Aetna to partially fund Humana deal with $3.2B bond - 6 points

June 16, 2016

• ASCs reduce outpatient procedure costs by $38B per year compared to HOPDs: 5 insights | AmSurg, Envision Healthcare consider $9B merger; SCA partners with Grove Place Surgery Center & more - 7 key notes on ASC companies | 20 most costly inpatient conditions | Bundled payments in the ASC arena - Healthcare professionals discuss key components for profitability

June 15, 2016

• Top 25 states with the highest & lowest ASC wrong-site surgery rates | Washington hospital CEO ordered to admit patient or go to jail | Physicians accept blame for Joan Rivers' death: 8 key notes on the Yorkville Endoscopy settlement | 6 factors dictating investment and M&A activity in the ASC sector

June 14, 2016

• Orlando Health's response to America's deadliest shooting at nightclub: 5 things to know | Kernersville Outpatient Surgery to face off against 3 competitors: 7 key points | Valeant Pharmaceuticals' Salix to pay $54M for alleged illegal kickbacks: 6 things to know | 5 key strategies to bolster spine profitability in the outpatient landscape

June 14, 2016 [Key specialties edition]

• 5 key strategies to bolster spine profitability in the outpatient landscape | 16 Huntington Hospital patients infected due to tainted duendoscope use from 2013 to 2015: 6 key notes | How orthopedic & spine ASCs can optimize their supply chain: Advantien CEO & founder Tim Burney weighs in | Ophthalmologist pay hits $198k+ - 8 things to know about ophthalmologist salary

June 13, 2016

• 27 key points on AmSurg, Nobilis, SCA, & Tenet's Q1: Which ASC giant came out on top? | Top 10 states with the highest & lowest ASC patient burn rates | Employee found dead in Bronx hospital | UnitedHealth & Humana fall in the minority; most payers plan to remain in ACA marketplaces: 5 things to know

June 10, 2016

• AmSurg, Envision Healthcare consider merger to form $9B+ company - 8 things to know | Kaiser Permanente to construct $7.6M ASC: 4 key points | University Hospitals' organ transplant program put on probation | Ambulatory care spending rises 7.4% in Q1 2016 - 5 takeaways

June 9, 2016

• SCA partners with Grove Place Surgery Center - 4 things to know | Payer mix at orthopedics-driven ASCs: 6 statistics | Los Angeles hospital files for bankruptcy as cash collections fall short | 16 Huntington Hospital patients infected due to tainted duendoscope use from 2013 to 2015: 6 key notes

June 8, 2016

• Top 10 payers ASCs prefer | John Oliver forgives $15M in medical debt | Indiana surgery centers file lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare for overpayments - 6 things to know | 18 statistics on ASC revenue per case for orthopedics

June 7, 2016

• 153 ASC administrators to know - 2016 | Partners tries to rectify math errors that would cost Massachusetts hospitals $160M | ASCA names Rebecca Craig board of directors' president: 5 things to know | How orthopedic & spine ASCs can optimize their supply chain: Advantien CEO & founder Tim Burney weighs in

June 6, 2016

• 5 strategies for ASCs to overcome common payer stumbling blocks | Investigation into Cooper Health CEO's death linked to criminal charge against his son | UnitedHealth to leave California ACA exchange; will offer plans in 6 states - 5 things to know | 10 states with the highest ASC patient fall rate

June 3, 2016

• Cigna ordered to pay $13M to physician-owned hospital | The greatest hits of the ASC industry: Joe Zasa on writing the 1st comprehensive ASC development & management book | Forbes: Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes now worth nothing, company worth $800M | Apple seeks HIPAA lawyer; dives further into healthcare technology: 5 highlights

June 2, 2016

• AmSurg physician services' revenue up 46%, Nobilis Q1 revenue hits $51.3M & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | 18 statistics on ASC revenue per case for orthopedics | Has the time for universities to exit the hospital business arrived? 4 key thoughts | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria makes its way into US: 5 key notes

June 1, 2016

• California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes | Physicians accept blame for Joan Rivers' death: 8 key notes on the Yorkville Endoscopy settlement | Patient claims self defense in choking, death of roommate at Mount Sinai in Miami Beach | 5 key thoughts on new practice models for independent physicians - Which will stick?

May 31, 2016

• Top Blue Shield of California executives rake in $18.8M - 8 insights | 30 things for ASC leaders to know | Texas hospital closes, lays off 175 before new owner's takeover | VA proposes rule to allow CRNAs to expand scope of practice: 5 notes

May 27, 2016

• Top 25 states with the highest & lowest ASC wrong-site surgery rates | CMS officials to hospitals: Stop misusing HCAHPS measures | Missouri state department pushes back against Aetna-Humana merger - 5 key notes | This administrator grew the ASC's physician base by 35%: 4 key concepts

May 26, 2016

• AmSurg acquires Jandee Anesthesiology Partners & Karadan Anesthesiology and Pain Management - 7 key points | SCA, SwiftPath partner on outpatient total joint replacement support services, Tenet's EBITDA reaches $613M & more - 6 key updates on ASC companies | Mount Sinai to shutter Beth Israel hospital | 5 insights on time & costs for outpatient arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs

May 25, 2016

• 9 statistics on ASC operating expenses: Salary & benefits, occupancy, medical supplies | South Dakota hospital set to lose Medicare funding over EMTALA violations | 6 major healthcare fraud cases costing millions in 2016 + 9 key statistics | Bundled payments: 28 things to know for ASCs, spine & orthopedics

May 24, 2016

• Whistle-blower claims 33 hospitals submitted more than $1B in fictitious costs | ASCA's William Prentice responds to NYT's Joan Rivers piece, defends patient safety at ASCs: 5 notes | 22 spine surgeon leadership awards - 2016 | Silver Cross Health System plans $11.1M ASC - 5 key notes

May 23, 2016

• Operating analysis for high-volume ASCs: 24 statistics | Ex-hospital guards indicted for death of MedStar patient | 6 major healthcare fraud cases costing millions in 2016 + 9 key statistics | 55 GI-focused ASCs to know

May 20, 2016

• Indiana surgery centers file lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare for overpayments - 6 things to know | Tennessee hospital closes, leaving 125 without jobs | 23 best states for practicing physicians in 2016 | The most common surgery in the world is often unnecessary - and this physician is out to fix it

May 19, 2016

• California ASCs get final approval for $9.5M United Health suit - 5 key notes | AmSurg Q1 ambulatory net revenue hits $307.1M; SCA partners with Thomas Johnson Surgery Center & more - 7 key notes on ASC companies | Why everyone is talking about a $629 Band-Aid | Total shoulder replacement in ASCs: 5 key concepts from Dr. Vishal Mehta

May 18, 2016

• May/June ASC print issue now online: Develop great payer strategies in 2016: 5 key notes for ASCs | Value-based payments are coming for orthopedics: Are you ready? | 61 spine-driven ASCs to know

May 17, 2016

• Major fire damages Mid-Valley Oral Maxillofacial & Implant Surgery: 4 things to know | Hidden camera found in bathroom at Houston hospital | 5 key thoughts on new practice models for independent physicians - Which will stick? | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

May 16, 2016

• Physicians accept blame for Joan Rivers' death: 8 key notes on Yorkville Endoscopy settlement | SCA names Kenneth Goulet to board of directors - 4 takeaways | CHS, Tenet and HCA stock prices tumble after ACA ruling | Physician medical group acquisitions drop 18% in Q1: 5 key trends

May 13, 2016

• SCA partners with Thomas Johnson Surgery Center - 5 essentials | 150 hospital benchmarks | Nobilis Q1 revenue jumps 35%; net loss hits $5M: 10 key notes | Memorial Sloan Kettering moves cases to the outpatient setting - 5 key thoughts

May 12, 2016

• AmSurg Q1 net earnings hit $28.6M, SCA acquires 3 facilities in Q1 & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | PODs under attack again: 5 key notes from the Senate Finance Committee's report | 3 obvious and not-so-obvious reasons hospitals close | 6 strategies for physicians to successfully navigate MIPS

May 11, 2016

• 100 great hospitals in America 2016 | California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes | AmSurg's $2.57B revenue, 7+ acquisitions & more - 7 key points on the ASC industry powerhouse | ASCs' quality measures soon to be under ACA magnifying glass: 4 things to know

May 10, 2016

• Physician behavior impacts malpractice claims rate - 5 takeaways | SourceMed, Command Health form partnership: 4 things to know | 17 latest hospital, health system executive moves | Using an ASC's design & dedicated staff to optimize the patient experience

May 9, 2016

• SCA partners with Dublin Surgery Center | The payer negotiation checklist: 9 key questions for ASC leaders to consider | Don't miss renowned spine surgeons speak at Becker's ASC + Spine conf. Early reg. ends today! | Allegheny Health Network posts $17.8M operating loss

May 6, 2016

• AmSurg net revenues reach $724.7M - 19 things to know | 10 initial steps following ASC medical errors | Google granted access to 1.6M patients' data - 5 insights | Come learn from ASC industry leaders at Becker's ASC + Spine conf. Early reg. ends Monday!

May 5, 2016

• SCA Q1 revenue jumps 19.5% to $279.7M: 10 things to know | Medical errors rank as 3rd leading cause of death - 5 insights into reporting issues | Value-based payments are coming for orthopedics: Are you ready? | 5 initial reactions to the proposed MACRA rule

May 4, 2016

• California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes | AmSurg's $2.57B revenue, 7+ acquisitions & more - 7 key points on the ASC industry powerhouse | Wrong-patient surgery at Pennsylvania hospital nets $6M judgement | Join your 900+ colleagues at Becker's ASC conf. Reg. today!

May 3, 2016

• Illinois physician charged with first-degree murder, denied bail reduction | Key insights on higher acuity cases in an outpatient setting | Nobilis Health creates bundled payment initiative - 5 points | Don't miss leading physician speakers at Becker's ASC conf. Reg. today!

May 2, 2016

• Medicare's ASC vs. HOPD payments: 5 things to know | Key thoughts on strategic planning for ASCs | Healthcare's $40B day: 5 things to know about Thursday's mega-mergers | 6 key points on physician compensation: 2015-2016 - Administrative payments up 25%

April 29, 2016

• Michigan hospital set to lose Medicare status over patient suicide | 66 statistics on ASC case volume mix by geographical region | Early reg. to see the brightest healthcare leaders at the June conf. ends Monday! | 10 counties most affected by UnitedHealth's departure

April 28, 2016

• Key thoughts on strategic planning for established ASCs | Surgery Partners adds 3 ASCs in Q4, Laser Spine Institute CEO to become chairman of the board & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | Early registration for Becker's June conf. ends Monday! | Patients' No. 1 complaint? Front-desk staff

April 27, 2016

• 9 statistics on ASC operating expenses - Salary & benefits, occupancy, medical supplies | 61 spine-driven ASCs to know | Early reg. for June conf. ends this Monday! | Where are the 15 Leapfrog F hospitals?

April 26, 2016

• AmSurg's $2.57B revenue, 7+ acquisitions & more - 7 key points on the ASC industry powerhouse | Nearly 2,800 nurses at Stanford Health Care authorize strike | Early reg. for June spine and ortho ASC conf. ends Monday! | UF Health opens $11M pediatric ASC: 4 key notes

April 25, 2016

• 6 steps to efficient & effective ASC staffing | California hospital will close, leaving 200 without jobs | Don't miss the best spine, orthopedic & pain ASC conf. in 2016 - Reg today! | US physician practices spend $15.4B+ yearly on quality reporting: 8 findings

April 22, 2016

• AmSurg's $2.57B revenue, 7+ acquisitions & more - 7 key points on the ASC industry powerhouse | 15 things to know about ASC valuation from HealthCare Appraisers' 2016 survey | Learn from the top orthopedic & spine ASC leaders at Becker's June conf. | John Stossel: 'My hospital's customer service stinks'

April 21, 2016

• 60 spine-driven ASCs to know | A state-by-state breakdown of 71 rural hospital closures | Becker's June conf. features spine experts Drs. Frank Phillips, Michael DePalma and Eric Eskioglu | ASCs' quality measures soon to be under ACA magnifying glass: 4 things to know

April 20, 2016

• California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes | Drs. David Rothbart, Anthony Yeung, William Watters & Stephen Hochschuler to present at the June conf. | CMS' 2017 IPPS proposed rule: 10 points to know | Hoag Orthopedic Institute expands outpatient services with new post-op pain modality: 5 things to know

April 19, 2016

• DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against CAMC, St. Mary's Medical Center | Come see 131 leading industry speakers at Becker's June conf. Register today! | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | 8 specialties with lowest average salary

April 18, 2016

• California jury awards Aetna $37.4M in ASC billing fraud scheme: 6 key notes | Don't miss the best spine and orthopedic ASC business conference of the year in Chicago in June- Register today! | Epic, MEDITECH clients feel 'trapped'; Cerner, athenahealth clients 'most loyal' | 7 new joint venture ASCs

April 15, 2016

• SCA partners with Gladiolus Surgery Center - 4 key points | 40 statistics on ASC accounts receivable by case volume | CDC official: Zika virus is 'scarier than we initially thought' | 4-step guide for ASC leaders on how to improve quality

April 14, 2016

• SCA total net operating revenues total $1.1B; Tenet names Howard Hacker SVP, COO & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | ASC infection control: Sterilization wraps vs. rigid containers - Which is best? | Washington governor fires hospital CEO following patients' escape | Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital has huge 2015; Expanding in 2016 - 7 key note

April 13, 2016

• Florida Society of Anesthesiologists files qui tam complaint against ASCs, physicians & anesthesia companies: 5 key notes | 8 key staffing issues for ASCs & how to fix them | Market domination is everything + 7 more thoughts on strategy | How to breathe new life into a 10+ year-old ASC: 6 key strategies

April 12, 2016

• Private Equity In Healthcare - A Review of 15 Niche Investment Areas | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | Lehigh Valley Health Network dedicates pediatric ASC: 4 key notes | McKenzie Surgery Center offers charity care to 20 people: 5 things to know

April 11, 2016

• 8 key staffing issues for ASCs & how to fix them | Post-closure, Flamingo Pecos Surgery Center's medical assets to be auctioned: 4 notes | Texas hospital OR staff recorded mocking sedated patient | Tenet names Howard Hacker SVP, COO - 5 highlights

April 8, 2016

• 8 statistics on physician participation in different payment models | Come see 131 physician speakers, primarily spine surgeons, at the June. conf. | Market domination is everything + 7 more thoughts on strategy

April 7, 2016

• How to breath new life into a 10+ year-old ASC: 6 key strategies | Drs. Frank Phillips, Michael DePalma and Eric Eskioglu to speak on "The Future of Spine Surgery: The Next 5 Years" at the June conf. | Tenet expects Q1 revenue at $4.9B, Surgery Partners outlines $400M senior note & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | Banner Health operating income plummets 51.2%

April 6, 2016

• Cerner faces overtime lawsuit: 9 things to know | The Mix of Business and Politics in Healthcare-Drs. David Rothbart, Anthony Yeung, William Watters and Stephen Hochschuler to discuss at the June ASC conf.| San Antonio anesthesiologist Dr. Casey Drawert killed in murder-suicide: 5 notes | How ASCs can demonstrate value to payers: 4 key concepts

April 5, 2016

• 9 outpatient centers in March 2016 | Come see 131 physician speakers, primarily spine surgeons, at the June Conf. in Chicago | Taking patient-centric ASCs to the next level - Thoughts from Coral Gables Surgery Center's Maria Freed | Tenet CEO and CFO compensation slashed in 2015

April 4, 2016

• 10 top-earning specialists for 2016 - Orthopedists #1 | The Mix of Business and Politics in Healthcare-Drs. David Rothbart, Anthony Yeung, William Watters and Stephen Hochschuler to discuss at the June ASC conf. | The Endoscopy Center in SD gets building permit: 5 key notes | Denver Health CEO resigns amid major health system initiatives, physician exodus

April 1, 2016

• Florida Society of Anesthesiologists files qui tam complaint against ASCs, physicians & anesthesia companies: 5 key notes | MedStar recovering from computer virus: 7 things to know | Glenview Capital Management purchases $1B stake in HCA: 5 highlights | 35 things for ASC leaders to know

March 31, 2016

• SCA, HealthEast partner on Maplewood Surgery Center merger; MFC names Britt Reynolds CEO - 5 key notes on ASC companies | Danbury Orthopedics boosts its outpatient offerings: 5 things to know | Patient dies after fall from 6th floor window at Maine hospital | Videotaping surgery at ASCs? How it can engage patients & promote transparency

March 30, 2016

• MedStar Health shuts down computer system after detecting virus | 100 new outpatient surgery centers in 2015 | 62 minimally invasive devices for ASCs to know - 2016 | Massachusetts hospital to cease inpatient services

March 29, 2016

• Marymount Hospital's ASC turns 18: 4 things to know | Northern Wyoming Surgical Center's Todd Currier on the case for outpatient total hips | 150 great places to work in healthcare 2016 | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

March 28, 2016

• Why BioSpine Institute offers concierge services at its ASC | Physician shot and killed by patient at Louisiana hospital | Mercy Health Youngstown in Ohio to break ground on new ASC: 5 things to know

March 25, 2016

• Medical Facilities Corp. names Britt Reynolds CEO - 5 points | Hendrick Medical Center, physicians to construct new joint venture ASC in Texas: 4 key points | Methodist Hospital ransomware attack ends without payment | 6 steps for ASCs to negotiate the lowest spinal implant prices

March 24, 2016

• SCA, HealthEast partner on Maplewood Surgery Center merger - 4 things to know | How to run a successful ASC, joint venture or independent - An administrator's insight | 150 great places to work in healthcare 2016 | 5 legislative changes impacting ASCs

March 23, 2016

• San Antonio anesthesiologist Dr. Casey Drawert killed in murder-suicide: 5 notes | Methodist Hospital in Kentucky declares internal emergency due to ransomware attack| CMS's lowest vs. highest-paid physicians: 5 key point | Olympus of the Americas pays $646M settlement in kickback case: 6 things to know

March 22, 2016

• ASC of Western New York achieves approval to move forward with $4.75M ASC: 5 key notes | 150 great places to work in healthcare - 2016 | AmSurg's Columbus Eye Surgery Center celebrates 20 years - 3 highlights | 4 ASCs investing in GI technology

March 21, 2016

• Medical Facilities Corp. revenue hits $90M in Q4 - 6 takeaways | 10 patient safety goals for ambulatory care from The Joint Commission | Kansas hospital to lose Medicare funding over EMTALA violation | Surgery Partners proposes $400M senior notes offering - 5 point

March 18, 2016

• Laser Spine Institute names David Pillsbury CEO, Bill Horne executive chairman of the board: 5 things to know | AMA to Florida's AG: Stop $37B Aetna-Humana acquisition - 5 things to know | Presence CEO says poor collections to blame for $186M operating loss | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

March 17, 2016

• SCA partners with Merritt Island Surgery Center - 4 key points | South Carolina health system cuts 400 jobs to stem losses | Lead, don't drive - What it takes to be a strong ASC administrator | 3 new joint venture ASCs - February/March 2016

March 16, 2016

• NueHealth acquires Blue Chip Surgical Partners: 5 things to know | 1.2k RNs at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles begin walkout | San Antonio anesthesiologist Dr. Casey Drawert killed in murder-suicide: 5 notes | Why Denver Health is experiencing an exodus of physicians

March 15, 2016

• Excela Health sues to obtain tax-exempt status for surgery center: 5 things to know | San Antonio anesthesiologist Dr. Casey Drawert killed in murder-suicide: 5 notes | Brand new leadership and a companywide turnaround: Looking back on SourceMed's big year | The after-effects of the ACA & Where investors should bet

March 14, 2016

• Surgery Partners net revenue hits $960M in 2015 - 10 things to know | Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU to open $200M outpatient pavilion: 4 notes | Kaiser Permanente chooses location for medical school | Ambulatory Surgery Centers & ASC Litigation teleconference - 2016

March 11, 2016

• 7 key concepts from the CMS value-based payment modifier program for 2016 | Emory hospital reports massive drug theft scheme | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | Connecticut lawmakers examine 6% ASC tax repeal legislation: 4 things to know

March 10, 2016

• How ASCs can demonstrate value to payers: 4 key concepts | CMS proposes new Medicare drug payment models: 8 things to know | DuPage Medical Group acquires Midwest ENT Consultants - 4 key points | Coastal Orthopedics performs 100th outpatient joint replacement - 5 highlights

March 9, 2016

• Tenet ambulatory net revenue reaches $397M - 22 things to know about Tenet's Q4, 2015 results | Brand new leadership and a companywide turnaround: Looking back on SourceMed's big year | Outpatient surgery can save $1,000s, Blue Cross Blue Shield on board: 5 key notes | DePuy Synthes jumps into orthopedic bundled payments with Value Stream Partners collaboration

March 8, 2016

• North Haven Surgery Center faces lawsuit following patient death - 6 things to know | Connecticut governor suspends $140M in payments to hospital | 4 ways to successfully run an ASC | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

March 7, 2016

• TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital plans to build new ASC - 5 points| Donald Trump unveils healthcare policy details in 7 points | Outpatient surgery deemed safe, effective for total hip replacements - 5 things to know | Ambulatory Surgery Centers & ASC Litigation teleconference - 2016

March 4, 2016

• NueHealth acquires Blue Chip Surgical Partners: 5 things to know | Westchester Medical Center plans $230M medical pavilion with ASC: 4 key notes | California hospital to close after restructuring plan fails | Fort Sutter Surgery Center hosts Medical Board of California members: 5 key notes

March 3, 2016

• Olympus of the Americas pays $646M settlement in kickback case: 6 things to know | Cost containment, carve-outs & total joints in ASCs: Key concepts for payers in 2016 | South Dakota hospital to lose Medicare funding | 9 new outpatient surgery centers in February 2016

March 2, 2016

• MedPAC proposes eliminating ASC payment updates in 2017: 5 key notes | Outpatient surgery can save $1,000s, Blue Cross Blue Shield on board: 5 key notes | 7 healthcare layoffs in February | 60 minimally invasive devices for ASCs to know - 2016

March 1, 2016

• 7 key payer challenges for ASCs in 2016 | 35 things for ASC leaders to know | 3 ways hospitals can increase profitability in 2016 | Dr. Steven Meier performs 1st outpatient stem cell lumbar intradiscal injection at La Peer Surgery Center

February 29, 2016

• ASC reimbursement guide: 8 things to know for 2016 | No decisions on big hospital mergers until 2017, says Connecticut governor | 28 ASCs with 4+ ORs | Reeves Eye Surgery Center applies for CON to add pain procedures: 3 insights

February 26, 2016

• AmSurg net revenue reaches $704M - 15 key points on Q4, 2015 results | Hospital board chairman charged with stalking, burglary and hit-and-run | University of Minnesota Health opens new outpatient center - 5 notes | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

February 25, 2016

• Tenet ambulatory net revenue reaches $397M - 22 things to know about Tenet's Q4, 2015 results | Hospital board chairman charged with stalking, burglary and hit-and-run | SCA net revenue reaches $306M in Q4, Physician's Endoscopy acquires 40th ASC & more - 6 key notes on ASC companies | Outpatient surgery can save $1,000s, Blue Cross Blue Shield on board: 5 key notes

February 24, 2016

• 30 things to know about ASC employee, physician compensation | RN helped with surgery while drunk at VA hospital, police say | 25 top-earning physician specialties | Tenet posts $140M net loss in 2015: 6 things to know

February 23, 2016

• Healthcare CEO faces life in prison for fraud that led to 2 patient deaths | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | University of Minnesota Health to open $165M Health Clinics & Surgery Center: 3 things to know | 5 legislative changes impacting ASCs

February 22, 2016

• DuPage Medical Group buys majority stake in Naperville Surgical Center for $1.7M: 5 key notes | ASC operating analysis: 32 statistics for 4+ OR centers | IBM to acquire Truven Health Analytics for $2.6B | Horizon BCBSNJ releases results from Episodes of Care Program: 6 takeaways

February 19, 2016

• 60 minimally invasive devices for ASCs to know - 2016 | University of Minnesota Health to open $165M Health Clinics & Surgery Center: 3 things to know | Former Broward Health executive says he was fired for reporting noncompliance | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

February 18, 2016

• 90 orthopedics-driven ASCs to know | Teen poses as physician again, this time at his own fake medical office | SCA added to S&P SmallCap 600, HCA to buy Texas hospital for $96M - 4 key notes on ASC companies | Baptist Health acquires controlling interest in Northpoint Surgery Center: 3 insights

February 17, 2016

• MedPAC proposes eliminating ASC payment updates in 2017: 5 key notes | Hackers shut down Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center IT systems, demand $3.6 million ransom | 25 top-earning physician specialties | Orthopedic surgeons, SurgCenter Development open Seaside Surgery Center: 4 things to know

February 16, 2016

• What Justice Scalia's death could mean for healthcare: 7 things to know | Doctors Hospital of Manteca opens $7M ASC: 5 things to know | How ASCs can maximize orthopedic implant purchases & lower case cost | 3 new joint venture ASCs - January 2016

February 15, 2016

• CMS clarifies final overpayment rule: 5 things to know | 8 ASCs that recently added physicians | HCA to buy bankrupt Texas hospital | What payer consolidation means for ASCs - And how to conduct business moving forward

February 12, 2016

• 5 key observations on ASC payer contracts in 2016 | Becker's Healthcare donates nearly $33k to Lurie Children's Hospital | Carolinas HealthCare appoints Eugene A. Woods CEO: 8 things to know | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

February 11, 2016

• SCA partners with the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Illinois, Nobilis Health CEO acquires 10k company shares & more - 5 key notes on ASC companies | Justice Department investigates pain compounding cream for $500M potential fraud: 5 things to know | Dr. Arthur Ting performs surgery on Golden State Warriors' player at Fremont Surgery Center - 5 takeaways | Missouri hospital to close after incurring $17M in operating losses

February 10, 2016

• NY ASC at risk of losing operation certificate for inadequate Medicaid, charity care | 50 rural hospital CEOs to know - 2016 | ASCs - 6 thoughts for 2016 | Ad campaign targets hospitals for ties to Chick-fil-A, other fast-food chains: 5 things to know | 54 things to know about 6 major US payers

February 9, 2016

• 4th UPMC patient with mold infection dies after outbreak | Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York gets permission for $4.75M expansion: 6 key notes | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | Rush University Medical Center to open $500M outpatient center - 5 points

February 8, 2016

• Orthopedic surgeons, SurgCenter Development open Seaside Surgery Center: 4 things to know | Nearly 3,000 Swedish Medical Center patients at risk for HIV, hepatitis | Develop great payer strategies in 2016: 5 key notes for ASCs | 11 things to know about physician independence and employment

February 5, 2016

• Select HOPDs subject to site-neutral payments: 4 key points | Baylor Scott & White to close facility as services are consolidated | What payer consolidation means for ASCs - And how to conduct business moving forward | The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery in Illinois partners with SCA: 5 key notes

February 4, 2016

• MedPAC proposes eliminating ASC payment updates in 2017: 5 key notes | 673 rural hospitals vulnerable to closure: 5 things to know | Call for Speakers - We are seeking speakers for 3 panels at the Becker's ASC Review Annual Meeting in October | Doctors United Surgery Center hosts Rep. Gene Green: 5 things to know

February 3, 2016

• 100 new outpatient centers in 2015 | Oklahoma hospital abruptly closes | FBI conducts raids throughout Mississippi, seizes $15M in assets - 6 things to know | Are employers excluding outpatient surgeries in insurance plans? 7 key points

February 2, 2016

• VA surgeon's body found in Spokane River | Erlanger Health System to build $35M outpatient center: 5 things to know | 7 things for ASC leaders to know | AmSurg senior director named to 40 under 40 list - 3 quick notes

February 1, 2016

• 12 things for ASC leaders to know about ACOs | State Rep.: Philadelphia hospital closure could leave 1,100 employees without jobs | Alaska Surgery Center files for $76k+ in financing: 3 things to know | Former Architrave Health CEO alleges he was fired after reporting $10M in fraudulent Medicare charges: 5 key points

January 29, 2016

• Surgical Center of Greensboro, Orthopaedic Surgical Center to break ground on $20M+ facility: 5 things to know | Man fatally shoots himself in Fla. ER after traffic accident | 28 things for ASC leaders to know for January | Danbury's 1st outpatient TKR procedure performed at Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center: 3 key notes

January 28, 2016

• ASC employee, physician compensation - 30 things to know | 49 best overall patient-rated hospitals | Tenet, Glenview Capital Management agreement adds 2 new board members; AmSurg poised for growth & more - 4 key notes on ASC companies | Northwest Community Health pushing forward plans to open ASC - 5 takeaways

January 27, 2016

• Dr. George Winch sues hospital over revoked privileges after hospital acquires ASC: 5 key notes | Cerner's Neal Patterson announces cancer diagnosis | Are employers excluding outpatient surgeries in insurance plans? 7 key points | This outpatient surgery center is also an 'idea center' - 5 things to know

January 26, 2016

• AmSurg poised for 2016 growth - 8 things to know | Broward Health CEO dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound | HHS: Agency will move 30% of fee-for-service Medicare payments to value-based payments by end of 2016 | 7 things for ASC leaders to know

January 25, 2016

• Are employers excluding outpatient surgeries in insurance plans? 7 key points | Quint Studer to resign from Studer Group | Appeals court upholds Virginia's much-debated CON law: 6 key notes | Bundled payments: 28 things to know for ASCs, spine & orthopedics

January 22, 2016

• 164 ASC industry physician leaders to know - 2016 | ER physician at Mount Sinai Hospital accused of drugging, sexually assaulting patients | NAPA partners with Riverside Medical Center & ASC: 3 things to know | 4 legislative changes impacting ASCs

January 21, 2016

• NY ASC at risk of losing operation certificate for inadequate Medicaid, charity care | Judge gives Chicago ASC green light for lawsuit against malpractice insurer: 6 things to know | AHIP: We want UnitedHealth and Aetna back | ASC income statement: 20 statistics for ASCs under 3k cases per year

January 20, 2016

• Dr. George Winch sues hospital over revoked privileges after hospital acquires ASC: 5 key notes | Missouri hospital ceases operations: 5 things to know | Surgery Partners moves to new office location, Exchange Capital Management acquires 31 HCA shares & more - 4 key notes on ASC companies | Elkhart General Hospital opens $83M surgery center expansion: 3 takeaways

January 19, 2016

• ASCs - 6 thoughts for 2016 | Top 10 trends from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference | HCA makes up 1.8% of Exchange Capital Management portfolio after 31-share acquisition: 5 key notes | Rush University Medical Center, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush joint venture receives green light: 3 things to know

January 15, 2016

• Judge gives Chicago ASC green light for lawsuit against malpractice insurer: 6 things to know | Average cost per inpatient day across 50 states | Surgery Partners moves to new office location: 4 notes | 5 key thoughts on overcoming the top challenges for ASCs today

January 14, 2016

• 6 hospitals with new outpatient surgery centers | CMS' Andy Slavitt hints at MU's finale: 6 things to know | Tenet signs new, 4-year agreement with Aetna; Surgery Partners appoints Brent Turner to board of directors & more: 4 key notes | Self-insured employers: 6 key thoughts on new opportunities for ASCs

January 13, 2016

• 2 Texas hospitals file for bankruptcy: 5 things to know | ASC income statement: 20 statistics for ASCs under 3k cases per year | Gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Chan found stabbed to death; son arrested: 5 things to know | The heart of ASCs - 5 key qualities for successful nurse leaders

January 12, 2016

• NY ASC at risk of losing operation certificate for inadequate Medicaid, charity care | Advocate Health Care to run 56 metro Chicago Walgreens clinics: 6 things to know | 11 latest hospital, health system executive moves | 10 biggest challenges to ASC profitability in 2016

January 11, 2016

• 100 new outpatient surgery centers in 2015 | Hospital tax exemptions under fire in Illinois | Anesthesiologist's death ruled an accident; alcohol named a factor: 6 key notes | FDA moves to halt shipping from device co linked to patient deaths

January 8, 2016

• Video shows arrest of Florida woman who died after removal from hospital | How to overcome 5 big ASC supply chain headaches | 10 stats on RN salary & bonus | 5 key notes on CPT code changes for anesthesia & pain

January 7, 2016

• MedStar Washington patient death ruled homicide: 5 things to know | Compensation, employment & where young physicians are headed - 51 things to know about physicians today | The makings of a great ASC administrator: 4 fundamental skills | 10 game changers in GI

January 6, 2016

• FDA clears 5 GI devices in December | St. John Providence Health System fires 68 nurse anesthetists over outsourcing dispute | FDA approves Fujifilm's revised scope reprocessing instructions

January 5, 2016

• CMS could cover virtual colonoscopy: 4 things to know | 10 game changers in GI for 2015 | Anesthesiologist salary & bonus: 10 stats | Hospital CFO charged with vandalizing CEO's house in Oregon

January 4, 2016

• ASC income statement: 20 stats for ASCs under 3k cases per year | Philadelphia hospital to close, up to 675 workers may be laid off | 10 things for physicians to know about PAs, RNs & APNs | Why Aetna, Google & other corps are investing in mindfulness