ASC News

As we near the end of the year, let's look back at some of the biggest developments affecting the ASC industry in 2018. And there were many of them.

More than half of procedures performed in the U.S. are done in an outpatient setting, and competition between hospitals and ASCs may affect the price of care, according to research published in Medical Care.

HSTPathways grew its customer-base through partnerships with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, Monterey, Calif.-based Monterey Peninsula Surgery Centers, Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates and Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners.

Here are 10 articles covering the scope of trends affecting the ASC industry:

NextGen Healthcare launched ambulatory-focused health information exchange platform NextGen Health Data Hub to share and aggregate patient data.

Amy Allard, BSN, MPH, RN, administrative director for Ramapo Valley Surgical Center in Ramsey, N.J., discusses three key business concepts for successful ASC owners and operators.

Joe Ollayos, administrator of Tinley Park, Ill.-based Ingalls Same Day Surgery Center, outlines three important business concepts for ASC operators and where his focus will be next year.

Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III published several reasons ASCs should consider hiring a team partner, or an organization specializing in ready-built teams.

The opioid crisis, tuition handouts, flu severity, ACA battles and gun issues were the topics that resonated with the medical community most this year, according to a Medscape survey.

Police in Tulsa, Okla., responded to six bomb threats Dec. 13, including one at Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates' Union Pines Surgery Center, Fox 23 News reports.