Alan Condon

Recruiting and retaining staff amid a nationwide healthcare workforce shortage and finding ways to capitalize on the shift to outpatient are among the top priorities for ASC administrators in 2022.

The ASC market is estimated to be worth between $30 billion and $40 billion, with the projected shift in musculoskeletal and cardiac care to the outpatient setting to spark further growth in the coming years, according to a report from…

President Joe Biden on Nov. 19 will have a colonoscopy as part of an annual physical exam, The Hill reports.

CMS is providing increased payments for several new products and procedures, including these four that are intended for spine surgery, cardiology, gynecology and sleep apnea.

Orthopedics represents a key growth opportunity for ASCs as payers and patients continue to push procedures, such as hip and knee replacements, out of the hospital to the ambulatory environment, where they can be performed at a lower cost.

Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center has launched an outpatient total joint replacement program, making it the only freestanding facility to offer this service within 60 miles of the city, according to Effingham Radio.

As a growing number of procedures migrate out of the hospital to the outpatient environment and costs continue to rise across the healthcare industry, ASC administrators are calling on CMS to pay ambulatory surgery centers the same as hospital outpatient…

The Tinley Park (Ill.) Village Board has approved Loyola Medicine's proposal to build a $69 million outpatient center with a surgery center, the Chicago Tribune reported Nov. 17.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare on Nov. 16 announced a private placement offering and agreed to sell $1.45 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured first lien notes due on Jan. 15, 2030, at an interest rate of 4.375 percent per…

Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial is permanently closing three outpatient clinics to consolidate services and help address staff shortages, yaktrinews.com reported Nov. 16.