Author: Patsy Newitt

Nephrology is the specialty that had the most procedures shift to outpatient from 2016 to 2022, according to a June 28 Definitive Healthcare report. 

Here are the 10 most expensive ASC projects Becker's has reported on so far in 2023:

Certificate-of-need laws, which govern where providers can build facilities, including ASCs, are considered by some as an obstacle to ASC development.

The ASC industry is slowly consolidating, and five major moves in the last year point to how the industry is shifting. 

A law has passed in Florida amending the state's Stark law supervision requirements, law firm Holland and Knight wrote in a June 30 JDSupra article. 

Hinsdale, Ill.-based physician John Greager, MD, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and a private payer. 

Five ASCs have said they would close their doors this year, citing low patient volumes, financial strain and more.

Here are three lawsuits filed by or against anesthesiologists that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

Two ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare disruptors that they are the most concerned about. 

New Jersey is the lowest paying area for registered nurses, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Datadive Management and Staff Compensation Data Report."