Ophthalmic and gastrointestinal procedures are among the most common procedures performed at ASCs, according to 2023 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Hospitals are continuing to close due to mounting financial pressures and operational challenges.

Martinsville, Va.-based physician Joel Smithers, MD, who in 2019 was convicted of prescribing more than 500,000 opioid doses in less than two years, had that conviction and his 40-year prison sentence thrown out, Reuters reported Feb. 2. 

Here are five statistics providing insight into how healthcare administrators in outpatient care centers are compensated:

Here are 11 court cases involving the healthcare industry to know, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 25:

A pain management physician along with three others pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme involving kickbacks for toxicology tests. 

Seemingly endless supply disruptions, rising costs of supplies and labor and decreasing reimbursements are just some of the challenges ASCs have to contend with in 2024.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Hospital recently tasked a group of business students with determining how the hospital could stop losing so much of its surgical business to ASCs in the area, according to a Feb. 2 report from Technique.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare set its sights on outpatient care in 2023 — and based on the health system's recent activity, 2024 is no different. 

Healthcare-related cyberattacks are on the rise in the U.S., with more than 51.9 million patient records being exposed in 2022 alone. 

Kentucky has been named the worst state to retire in for 2024 by personal finance website WalletHub, followed by New Jersey and Mississippi. 

Here are four pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news affecting the ASC industry at the moment. 

There were 4,182 healthcare/product industry layoffs in January, up 421% from the 802 cuts announced in December, according to a Feb. 1 report by executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

The national average annual salary earned by cardiologists, gastroenterologists and orthopedic surgeons varies by $72,000 according to Medscape's 2023 compensation reports. 

Here are five things to know about SCA Health, Optum's ASC arm:

While physician salaries are on the rise, pediatric and public health specialists consistently rank as the lowest earners, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

The Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady amid high consumer confidence and a falling inflation rate, according to a Jan. 31 report from NBC News.

Fifteen people were sentenced in connection with a $40 million insurance scam in California in which a telemarketing company pushed prescriptions and medical devices to patients. 

Two physicians, along with two other individuals, were indicted by a grand jury on charges of federal violations connected to a university athletics department billing scheme.

The United States Medical Licensing Examination board is invalidating exam results for a group of exam-takers following irregular patterns in exam performance.