ASC News

Self-employed physicians continue to face risks as new physicians tend to gravitate toward the benefits of employed models.

Here's how three ASC leaders strategize when it comes to adding new technologies, from surgical equipment to management tools:

Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum, a UnitedHealth Group company, has the largest network of physicians in the U.S., and a growing chain of ASCs.

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center's board of trustees appealed a state decision to allow the development of an ASC nearby, according to a March 5 report from the Times and Democrat.

Newsweek ranked the best ASCs across the U.S. in a report featuring more than 400 centers in 25 states.

Here are the most-read articles from Becker's ASC Review during the week of March 1-5:

New York is cracking down on physicians overprescribing opioids to patients, and at least two physicians have been charged in overdose-related deaths this year.

Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health will suspend surgical cases at Hendrick Surgery Center Brownwood effective March 5, brownwoodnews.com reported March 3.

Ashok Kumar, MD, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle allegations he accepted kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to Memorial Hospital of Gardena (Calif.), according to a March 3 Justice Department news release.

Myron Rodos, DO, was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to illegal opioid distribution.