ASC News

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for surgery care for 2024. 

The minimum wage increased for 22 states at the beginning of the year, giving a pay boost to nearly 10 million workers.

From California to New York, major health systems across the country are making a splash in the ASC market.

On Feb. 21, Change Healthcare reported "enterprise-wide connectivity issues" that turned into a cybersecurity incident that rocked the U.S. health system.

Here are three ASC companies that have been making headlines over the last few months. 

Kirsten Ball, MD, a former physician in Arlington, Va., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally prescribing and distributing more than 1 million oxycodone pills.

Here are five numbers that ASC leaders should pay attention to:

Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C., recently became the first ASC in the U.S. to earn certifications of excellence in all orthopedic subspecialties from DNV Healthcare. 

Derek Steinbacher, MD, DMD, performed the first total joint replacement for the temporomandibular joints in an ASC.

A pain physician from North Carolina, who was assigned to clinics in Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an illegal drug dispensing conspiracy, The Roanoke Times reported March 19.