Profitability, consumer trends and physician relationships are some of the top reasons hospitals own ASCs, according to a 2019 survey from outpatient healthcare group Avanza Healthcare Strategies.  By Rachel Popa - 11/21/19

Oceanside, N.Y.-based OCLI acquired the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based private practice of Ronald Balkin, MD.  By Eric Oliver - 11/21/19

More than half of physicians face a lawsuit at some point in their career, but only a small fraction of suits that go to trial result in a decision against the physician, according to the Medscape Medical Malpractice Report 2019.  By Angie Stewart - 11/21/19

Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine plans to establish a multispecialty ASC, according to a letter of intent filed Oct. 27.   By Angie Stewart - 11/21/19

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based East Atlanta Eye Surgery Center wants to become a single-specialty center, according to a letter of intent filed Oct. 27.  By Angie Stewart - 11/21/19

Visitors to Baptist Health hospitals and an outpatient surgery center in Montgomery, Ala., will be subject to new security measures that went into effect Nov. 19, Alabama News Network reports.  By Angie Stewart - 11/21/19

ASC management company Regent Surgical Health entered into a joint venture with physician partners at an ASC in Anchorage, Alaska.  By Rachel Popa - 11/21/19

During a panel discussion at the Becker's ASC 26th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago, three accreditation standards experts shared their thoughts on the importance of infection control and how ambulatory surgery centers can improve processes to meet accreditation standards.   By Gabrielle Masson - 11/21/19

ORHub inked a sales contract that will add over 20,000 cases to its Surgical Spotlight platform through 2020.  By Angie Stewart - 11/20/19

Evelyn Campbell, an ambulatory surgery employee, was named Alton (Ill.) Memorial Hospital's November employee of the month, according to RiverBender.com.  By Angie Stewart - 11/20/19

For-profit ASCs want to offer services with both high growth potential and high net revenue per case — and urology fits the bill, according to Brad Lerner, MD, medical director of Summit ASC, a group of 16 single-specialty urology ASCs throughout Maryland.  By Angie Stewart - 11/20/19

Creativity, technology and a patient-centered approach are important factors in collecting medical payments, according to Jim Cagliostro, clinical operations performance improvement expert at VIE Healthcare Consulting.  By Angie Stewart - 11/20/19

Here are five updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:  By Eric Oliver - 11/20/19

Joint ventures with physicians are hospitals' preferred method for opening ASCs, according to a 2019 survey from outpatient healthcare group Avanza Healthcare Strategies.  By Rachel Popa - 11/20/19

The Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center in Columbus is gearing up to buy an outpatient medical building for $43 million, according to Columbus Business First.  By Rachel Popa - 11/20/19

Hiring a materials manager, embracing standardization and consolidating supplies is key to building a cost containment culture at ASCs.  By Rachel Popa - 11/20/19

1. From the last 10 years up to the last two years or so there’s been almost no growth in the total number of Medicare-certified surgery centers. This is largely because a lot of independent physicians already owned a surgery center or because physicians became employed by health systems and thus weren't able to invest in a surgery center.  By Scott Becker and Laura Dyrda - 11/20/19

1. In terms of Health Care Reform there tends to be three major schools of thoughts or camps. There is the “Medicare for All” camp; there is the "Public Option" camp; and there’s the "free market" camp. Two thoughts on free market healthcare and Medicare for All:  By Scott Becker and Laura Dyrda - 11/20/19

Becker's ASC Review reported on the closing of five ASCs this year:  By Rachel Popa - 11/19/19

Since the first deal of the great gastroenterology private equity investment rush of the late 2010s closed in September 2016, never has a three-month span featured more activity than September to November this year. To date, three of the five major platforms have made investments, with two of the platforms making a flurry of investments since September.  By Eric Oliver - 11/19/19