Here are three lawsuits involving ASCs that Becker's has reported on since April 4: 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has its sights set on the ASC market.

The shift to outpatient settings is gaining momentum in healthcare, as ambulatory service centers increasingly are recognized as efficient, high-quality and convenient sites of care. ASCs provide significant cost savings compared to traditional hospitals, along with faster patient recovery. Despite these advantages, however, payer reimbursements continue to decrease.

Grappling with the financial aspects of ASC management is not to be taken lightly — however, there are a few essential approaches that should be part of any financial management strategy.

Overland Park, Kan., was found to be the city with the best overall healthcare services according to personal finance website WalletHub, and mid-career surgeons in the area earn an average annual salary of $360,649.

Columbus, Ga., was found to be the city with the worst overall healthcare services according to personal finance website WalletHub, and mid-career surgeons in the area earn an average annual salary of $371,418.

Arkansas woman Alicia Flanagan, 55, has been arrested for allegedly impersonating another individual to get healthcare jobs despite not having a license or degree, according to an April 25 report from CBS affiliate News 5.

In 2022, the "quiet quitting" trend swept companies as Gen Z employees began lightening their workloads in an attempt to back away from work commitments. 

Some of the ASC industry's biggest players — AmSurg, HCA Healthcare, SCA Health, Surgery Partners and United Surgical Partners International — have seen explosive growth in the last year.

Here are five new milestones achieved by ASCs since April 2:

Nurse practitioners earn the highest annual wage in the business support services industry, according to updated data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Physician assistant base pay jumped 5.8% from 2022 to 2023, according to the "2024 American Academy of Physician Associates Digital Salary Report," which surveyed 12,207 PAs. 

Healthcare spending among those insured through an employer was $6,711 per person in 2022, an increase of 18.7% from 2018, according to a recent report by the Health Care Cost Institute.

Physicians and surgeons were the highest-paid healthcare roles in the last year, earning an average salary of $239,200 or more, according to data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey, which was published April 3 and uses data from 2023, the latest available. 

Here are 10 ASCs across the U.S. that have posted job listings for administrators within the last month:

From improving lives to working in an ever-changing field, nine physicians shared some of the best parts about their careers in an April 25 Medscape report. 

Here are 10 ASC specialties who were named the top earners in Medscape's 2024 compensation report:

An auto factory in Milwaukee is seeking to add medical office space as part of its second life, according to an April 25 report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 

Nevada and California pay nurse practitioners the highest annual wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Here are two wins and two losses that ASCs are experiencing: