ASC News

ASCs promise to offer high-value services in a cost-effective environment. This is leading to tremendous growth, with the latest figures showing more than 50 percent of all surgeries in 2017 were performed in ASCs, compared to 32 percent in 2005.…

Six people, including two physicians and three registered pharmacists in the Southern District of Ohio, have been charged by the U.S. Justice Department with unlawful distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to obtain controlled substances through fraud.

Here are five of the most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review for the week of April 12-18:

Chris Bishop, CEO of Regent Surgical Health, discusses the biggest trends for the ASC industry today.

Joseph D'Agostino is the administrator of Advanced Surgery Center - Perimeter in Sandy Springs, Ga., a freestanding multispecialty center.

Although Colchester, Vt.-based Green Mountain Surgery Center has yet to open, it is already seeking board approval to expand services, the VTDigger reports.

Two physicians were charged by the Department of Justice in its Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown.

A physician in Alabama was charged with healthcare fraud and the unlawful distribution of controlled substances as part of a massive government takedown, according to the Department of Justice.

The Ohio legislature passed a law requiring ASCs to establish ways to identify patients who could benefit from palliative care and inform them about those services.

ASC management software provider HSTpathways released eChart 2.0, a real-time practice management program.