Becker’s ASC

Health systems are running out of time to get their ASC strategy aligned, according to Compass Surgical Partners’ CEO Mark Langston.  Mr. Langston joined Becker’s to discuss how ASC strategy has surged and why health systems that hesitate now may…

St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners, which supports a network of more than 700 affiliated practices across 18 states, suffered a data breach. The organization identified a third-party had accessed certain ECP-managed email accounts between December 2024 and January 2025, according to…

West Islip, N.Y.-based Long Island Anesthesiologists has lost its antitrust lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare and MultiPlan after a federal appeals court ruled that steep cuts to out-of-network reimbursement rates do not constitute an antitrust injury, according to court documents reviewed by…

While the ASC industry remains largely fragmented, consolidation is reshaping the market, and some leaders say the pace is limiting new opportunities. Compass Surgical Partners CEO Mark Langston described the dynamic as “an evaporation effect,” arguing that once independent physicians,…

Members of the Mississippi House passed a bill including an amendment to its certificate-of-need laws surrounding specific types of healthcare facilities, The Meridian Star reported Feb. 9.  House Bill 430 revises Mississippi’s CON law by removing end-stage renal disease facilities…

Representatives in South Dakota are deliberating a bill that would adjust the laws surrounding noncompete agreements for healthcare facilities, Dakota News Now reported Feb. 9. The bill would limit the use of contracts that prohibit use of commercial or residential…

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Fla., has received accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The recognition acknowledges the hospital’s commitment to supporting quality improvement and patient safety efforts for metabolic and bariatric…

Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health will shutter its Ellicott City (Md.) Ambulatory Surgery Center due to low procedure volumes, a spokesperson for the health system said in a Feb. 10 statement shared with Becker’s.  The freestanding ASC’s closure will affect 23 employees…

The Association of University Anesthesiologists selected Harriet Hopf, MD, as the 2026 recipient of its Leadership Advisory Board Mentoring Award. The award honors “sustained dedication to mentoring and sponsoring faculty in anesthesiology.” Dr. Hopf was selected based on detailed nominations,…

This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Prisma Health. This is the second installment. Incentivizing perioperative surgical teams with additional compensation tied to performance milestones has the potential to improve…