ASC News

HRHCare, a nonprofit based in New York, opened a new health clinic in Brentwood, N.Y., according to Newsday.

Here are 10 states with the lowest healthcare expenditures per capita, circa 2009, according to Kaiser State Health Facts:

Pain management is a key ASC specialty, but strategies for this specialty will vary based on the market.

Here are five updates on ASC companies.

Faced with seemingly endless administrative tasks, physicians experience burn-out more than any other specialty in the United States.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows patients prefer outpatient ambulatory surgery centers to hospital outpatient facilities, partially due to lower costs associated with ASC procedures.

An ASC is only as strong as the people who staff it. The healthcare worker talent pool is not without limit; it takes time and strategy to find, build and keep a team of A-players at a surgery center.

At the 6th annual Gainesville Community Health and Empowerment Summitt, medical professionals discussed the health disparities that exist between minorities and their white counterparts in the United States, according to The Gainesville Sun.

Outsourcing human resources management can make a huge impact on the ASC's efficiency and bottom line.

Last month an anonymous essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine brought to light several concerning behaviors that could impact patient safety in the operating room, according to a USA Today report.