ASC News

Colorado is the best state for healthcare affordability and quality, according to financial website Bankrate.

Here are five independently owned and operated ASCs to know:

Annually, three main outlets, including The Leapfrog Group, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report release lists ranking the "best" ASCs in the country for the year. 

Six hospitals in Chicago have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024. 

Vanderbilt Health System will expand self check-in for appointments at ambulatory or outpatient clinics starting Aug. 30.

Ludwig Theodor Braun, 33, is the world's youngest billionaire who earned his fortune in healthcare, according to Forbes' live net worth tracker.

Here are three hospitals and health systems that Becker's has reported on since July 31 that are raising workers' pay: 

Former respiratory therapist Jennifer Hall was sentenced for her role in the deaths of two Missouri hospital patients in the early 2000s, CBS affiliate KCTV reported Aug. 19.  

Healthcare advisory firm ASCs Inc. has changed its name to Physician Transaction Advisors to "more accurately reflect" its services. 

Former Columbia, S.C.-based family medicine physician James Williams, MD, has been sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully prescribing pills.