ASC News

A cyber incident involving a Surgery Partners surgical hospital in Idaho created an $8 million headwind for the company.

Two and a half years ago, the federal government passed a law requiring healthcare organizations to publish a comprehensive list of prices for patients, but according to a price transparency nonprofit, Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health…

The New York Department of Health has banned Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based psychiatrist Sameh Wahba, MD, from seeing female patients and prescribing controlled substances in the state, the Miami Herald reported Aug. 3. 

Kevin Murphy, MD, an oncologist who accused UC San Diego of retaliation, has been awarded more than $39.5 million, The San Diego Union Tribune reported Aug. 2. 

The owner and president of the Virginia Surgical Center in Virginia Beach is facing charges for performing invasive surgeries without a license, according to an Aug. 2 report from NBC affiliate WAVY.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, along with 48 other healthcare organizations, has co-signed a letter to four members of the U.S. House commending the introduction of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act.

Forbes has released its annual "50 Over 50" list, featuring 200 women making an impact in four different categories: lifestyle, impact, innovation and investment. 

ASCs Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare advisory firms, announced today that it has changed its name to Physician Transaction Advisors (PTA). 

Wilmington (N.C.) Health has added a Da Vinci XI robot for minimally invasive procedures to its ASC, becoming the first standalone, nonhospital-affiliated facility to use robotic surgical equipment in the state, according to an Aug. 1 report from Port City…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was ranked as the No. 1 hospital across three specialties by U.S. News & World Report.