Patsy Newitt

ASCs nationwide are facing rising operating costs that are outpacing dwindling reimbursements.

Here are three kickback lawsuits Becker's has covered in the last month:

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks:

Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center has been cited for immediate jeopardy by CMS for using certified registered nurse anesthetists to sedate and monitor surgical patients.

Certified registered nurse anesthetist compensation is rising across the country as anesthesia provider shortages plague hospitals and ASCs, VMG Health said in a May 22 blog post. 

Optum, parent company of SCA Health, and Tenet Healthcare, parent company of United Surgical Partners International, have made big moves in the last year, continuing their consolidation of both physicians and ASCs. 

Montana is the state with the best medical environment for physicians, according to a report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Here are 11 gastroenterologists making headlines in the last month:

Five people were arrested in Los Angeles for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice companies.

Here are 10 key notes on private practice and employment for gastroenterologists and the physician workforce as a whole: