U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan has urged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to strengthen the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group and Optum, according to a May 20 news release from Mr. Ryan’s office. Here are five things to know:
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Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs recently forecasts that the U.S. has a 35% chance of entering a recession in the next year, a worrisome development for ASCs nationwide. Here are a few key ways ASC physicians, administrators and executives are…
Maine saw the largest increase in the average annual wage for physicians from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average pay for physicians increased $4,830 from 2023 to 2024, reaching…
Here are five new partnerships that are making waves in the ASC industry, as reported by Becker’s since the start of 2025:
Here are five ASC lawsuits Becker’s has reported on this year: 1. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Parkwest Surgery Center is facing multiple lawsuits from former patients who allege they developed “persistent and aggressive infections” after surgeries due to facility negligence. Several patients,…
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Stephen Meis, MD, former medical director of Visalia, Calif.-based Golden Sunrise, pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, the Justice Department said in a May 19 news release. What happened? What’s next?
In May 2023, Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners announced plans to partner for outpatient surgical care expansion. Bon Secours Mercy Health is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. and has more…
Firefighters responded to a May 17 structural fire at Harman Eye Surgery Center in Forest, Va., and the cause of the fire has now been identified. An investigation by the Forest Volunteer Fire Department determined electrical issues within the building…
From a new way hospitals and health systems are utilizing ASCs to growing burnout from physicians, here are five trends in the physician workforce that ASC leaders need to keep tabs on: ASC’s emerging role in recruiting surgeons and physicians…
It’s no secret that the majority of health systems are starting to shift their focus to the outpatient setting. ASCs and outpatient care facilities offer a number of advantages to patients, physicians and payers, including faster recovery times, lower costs…