ASC News

Boardman, Ohio-based Adil Jaffer, MD, filed a lawsuit against Steward Medical Group, part of Boston-based Steward Health Care, alleging he received higher than average pay to keep referrals within the Steward network, according to a report in Tribune Chronicle, part…

More than half of employed physicians are considering a change in their practice situation after the pandemic, according to a Jackson Physician Search report.

Police this week arrested a woman they say was posing as a plastic surgeon at an unnamed surgery center in Doral, Fla., according to a local CBS affiliate.

A former employee of Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates filed a complaint against the company and Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, alleging they entered into an agreement not to compete for senior-level employees.

The pandemic affected ASC case volume and operations in several ways in the last year, with some centers adapting while others are struggling to stay afloat.

Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Health closed the Randolph Health Surgery Center to save $1.1 million in operating costs, the Courier-Tribune reported.

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.