ASC News

Here are four updates on Optum and its Deerfield, Ill.-based affiliate, SCA Health.

Here are three moves Nashville-based HCA Healthcare has made one month into 2023.

Here are five updates on Dallas-based USPI one month into 2023.

Here are 9 joint-venture ASC deals Becker's has reported since Dec. 27:

With electronic health communications on the rise, more health providers are beginning to charge patients for patient email inquiries, The New York Times reported Jan. 24.

Social inflation accounts for up to 11 percent of losses related to physician malpractice claims, according to the "Social Inflation and Loss Development Report" from The Doctor's Company and Moore Actuarial Consulting. 

Twenty-seven percent of physicians consume less than one drink a week, according to Medscape's "Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2023," released Jan. 20. 

Here are 11 updates on USPI, HCA Healthcare, SCA Health and GI Alliance one month into 2023.

When choosing residency programs, medical students tend to be swayed by factors including geographic location and work-life balance, according to a Jan. 24 report from the American Medical Association based on a survey of 11,300 residency applicants in 2022. 

From GI Alliance to Capital Digestive Care, Becker's has reported on nine new board member and chair appointments so far in 2023.