ASC News

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.

Ascension Saint Thomas and Results Physiotherapy, both in Nashville, Tenn., entered a joint-venture partnership.

ASCs play an important role in healthcare, offering lower-cost alternatives to hospital stays for some procedures.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "2021 Physician Burnout & Suicide Report."

Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health named Bridgette Berkeley, RN, as director of nursing for Meridian, Idaho-based Saltzer Surgery Center.