ASC News

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent organization of United Surgical Partners International, has seen enormous growth within the last five years.

U.S. News & World Report announced its first ratings of the highest-performing ASCs on May 14.

From executive promotions to layoffs, here are five updates from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente since April 25:

U.S. News & World Report announced its first ratings of the best ambulatory surgery centers on May 14.

U.S. News & World Report has released its inaugural list of the top ASCs in the nation, recognizing hundreds of facilities across four categories, including urology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and ophthalmology. 

 U.S. News & World Report has released its inaugural list highlighting thousands of the top ASCs across the nation. 

U.S. News & World Report has released its inaugural list of the top ASCs in the nation, recognizing 52 facilities as the best in the nation for urological care. 

U.S. News & World Report announced its first ratings of the best ambulatory surgery centers on May 14.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC agreed to pay $38 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging neurosurgeons employed by the health system submitted false claims, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported May 10.

The annual earnings among physician assistants in the U.S. can vary by up to $66,080, depending on the state one practices in, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.