ASC News

The 25 best places for physicians to retire in 2024 span 19 states nationwide, according to an annual ranking from Forbes published May 10. 

St. Louis-based Ascension reported a cybersecurity incident May 8 that disrupted IT systems across the network.

James Aronovitz, DO, and his practice agreed to pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations they charged Medicare and Medicaid programs for services purportedly provided by a physician, but were rendered by physician assistants. 

A nephrologist in Lexington, Ky., was sentenced to two years in prison for a $14 million kickback and fraud scheme. 

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Healthcare System is closing a Missouri surgery center.

Here are five controversies involving ASC closures, lawsuits or opposition that Becker's has reported on since April 10:

A Cedar Grove, N.J.-based physician was sentenced to 26 months in prison for a $1.3 million healthcare fraud scheme targeting Amtrak. 

U.S. News & World Report has rated ambulatory surgery centers for the first time this year after decades of rating acute care hospitals across the nation, and surgery center leaders can now preview their results.

There are 34 billionaires in the U.S. who made their wealth in healthcare ventures, according to Forbes' annual list of the richest people in the world. 

ASCs and other small businesses have struggled to stay afloat amid rising practice costs, staffing shortages and reimbursement declines.