ASC News

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare has the largest total number of operating rooms across its ASCs, with 720, according to 2022 data from healthcare data company Definitive Healthcare.

ASC operator and physician services company Envision has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, restructuring to deal with $7 billion in outstanding debt. Under the restructuring agreement, AmSurg will buy all ASCs held by Envision for $300 million. 

Phoenix-based ASC developer and manager Atlas Healthcare Partners has promoted Dan Jones to the role of chief operating officer. 

Orthopaedic Solutions Management (OSM), a physician-led orthopedic focused management services organization, announces today its partnership with Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC). Across 36 locations, OSM has developed a network of over 150 physicians and 400 total providers across Florida and Georgia.

Value-based care is slowly becoming the name of the game in healthcare. 

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated to the healthcare industry that ASCs are ripe for taking on more complex procedures, including cardiac surgeries and total joint replacements. As more patients want to spend less time in a healthcare setting, ASCs have continued…

Four members of the House of Representatives who are also physicians have introduced a bill that would make the use of inflation rates when calculating physician reimbursement rates each year permanent, Workers Compensation reported May 22. 

Green Bay, Wis., has been named the top place to live in the U.S. for 2023 and 2024, according to a May 16 list published by U.S. News & World Report. 

Here are five health systems that are expanding their ASC footprint that Becker's has reported on since April 28:

UnitedHealthcare Group currently has the highest price per share of any company listed on the Dow Jones, with its annual revenue growing by over $100 billion since 2012, according to a May 20 report from CNBC.