Newsweek released its "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2021" list ranking the best hospitals in the world.

Self-employed physicians continue to face risks as new physicians tend to gravitate toward the benefits of employed models.

Here's a roundup of ASCs hiring administrators, using LinkedIn's Job Search tool: 

Here's how three ASC leaders strategize when it comes to adding new technologies, from surgical equipment to management tools:

Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum, a UnitedHealth Group company, has the largest network of physicians in the U.S., and a growing chain of ASCs.

The year started strong for gastroenterology with several topics defining the specialty's first quarter. 

Newsweek released its "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2021" list highlighting 400 centers across the 25 states with the most ASCs.

Valparaiso (Ind.) Health Center of St. Mary Medical Center is expanding its main campus to accommodate specialty medical care growth, nwi.com reported March 5.

Owings Mills, Md.-based Chesapeake Urology opened a new office and ASC in Annapolis, Md., according to a Feb. 16 Facebook announcement.

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center's board of trustees appealed a state decision to allow the development of an ASC nearby, according to a March 5 report from the Times and Democrat.

Newsweek ranked the best ASCs across the U.S. in a report featuring more than 400 centers in 25 states.

Physician-owned ASCs and practices reported revenue declines in 2020 and lower Medicare spending when elective procedures were canceled or postponed during the pandemic. Revenue declines continued after elected procedures resumed at facilities across the U.S.

Three people associated with Largo, Md.-based Personal Touch Medical Spa, a pain management clinic, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly operating a pill mill, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland reported March 5.

Here are 10 ENTs to know:

Some ENTs will have to decide if they want to change their billing documentation systems after recent CMS coding updates, according to Nicole Aaronson, MD, pediatric otolaryngologist at Wilmington, Del.-based Alfred I. duPont Hospital. Dr. Aaronson spoke with Becker's ASC Review about these changes and other considerations around coding and payer rules.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "2021 Physician Burnout & Suicide Report."

Oakland, Calif.-based East Bay Eye Center opened a satellite office in Brentwood, Calif., to end 2020, The Press reported March 4. 

Here are the most-read articles from Becker's ASC Review during the week of March 1-5:

New York is cracking down on physicians overprescribing opioids to patients, and at least two physicians have been charged in overdose-related deaths this year.

Medicare reimbursement for the 10 highest-volume procedures performed in ASCs is projected to increase 2.8 percent this year, according to a report from VMG Health.