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Texas ranked 14th on Becker's debut ranking of best places for physicians to start a private practice — created by compiling data from the 2020 Census, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, state regulations on new practices and the Kaiser Family…

Some ASC leaders say the Western market, particularly California, is primed for ASC growth after that state's COVID-19 regulations required hospitals and ASCs in the area to coordinate equipment, staffing and patient needs in the area, highlighting the benefits of…

Nationwide, 29 percent of surgeries are performed by the top two physicians — those with the highest case share — at a given ASC, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

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The University of Vermont Medical Center is redirecting some surgeries to its ASC after a burst pipe resulted in the flooding of  most of its operating rooms over the weekend, VTDigger reported April 4. 

The consolidation of hospitals and providers into larger health systems is changing the landscape of how health care is delivered across the country. While there are continued debates on the benefits of consolidation, the trend is not slowing down.

A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against private equity firm HIG Capital alleging its ASC management company, Surgery Partners, was running a scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary urine drug tests, according to court documents…

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