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.

The five largest ASC companies have added 490 ASCs since 2011, according to a report from VMG Health.

Bozeman (Mont.) Health will open its Cottonwood Clinic + Surgery Center in April, local NBC affiliate kulr8.com reported March 5.

New York City-based Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine will be the lead tenant of an under-development 200,000-square-foot medical office building, Digital Journal reported March 4.

The American College of Gastroenterology updated its 2009 guidelines around colorectal cancer screening, making 21 total recommendations. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired two medical office buildings in Texas, which are occupied by Tyler-based Precision Spine Care, REjournals.com reported March 4.

Dallas-based GI Alliance partnered with Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology to further its growth in the state, Provident Healthcare Partners announced March 4.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care opposed a planned outpatient facility from Mass General Brigham in Westborough, Mass., WBJ reported March 3.

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine is building an orthopedic campus with an ASC in a local mall, local ABC affiliate WHAM reported March 3.

Here are the most-read GI articles from March 1-5:

Becker's ASC Review reported on four ASC acquisitions in February:

St. Louis-based Ascension chose Regent Surgical Health as its national ASC development partner.

Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health will suspend surgical cases at Hendrick Surgery Center Brownwood effective March 5, brownwoodnews.com reported March 3.

Ashok Kumar, MD, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle allegations he accepted kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to Memorial Hospital of Gardena (Calif.), according to a March 3 Justice Department news release.