ASC News

Advantien launched an ASC Profitability Roadmap to provide ASC leaders, surgeons and stakeholders with insights on finances and operational data, according to a July 9 news release. 

The Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which said disputes over regulation of an ambiguous law, judges should defer to federal agency interpretations within reason.

Amid staffing recruiting and retention issues for ASCs, investing in nurse leadership is one way to ensure staff remains engaged and retained. 

Several Texas hospitals have temporarily closed outpatient services in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, The Houston Chronicle reported July 9. 

Here are five physician practice closures Becker's has reported on in the last year:

Greenville-based Quasar Family Medicine North Carolina has filed a complaint that its lead physician concealed his drug overprescription and fraudulent billing to push the sale of his practice to another physician and then turn patients against the new owner. 

HCA Healthcare, SCA Health, Surgery Partners and United Surgical Partners International held a total of about 18% of the ASC market in the U.S. at the end of 2023 — but are they growing in terms of surgical volumes?

Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners has established itself as a leader of the outpatient surgery market and is the third-largest ASC operator in the U.S.

A physician with a St. Louis office and two employees have been accused of illegally prescribing controlled substances and healthcare fraud.

Cleveland, Ohio, is the most stressed out city in the U.S., according to WalletHub's 2024's Most & Least Stressed Cities in America, published July 8.