Patsy Newitt

A Lubbock, Texas-based anesthesiologist has been accused of violating a medical license restriction more than 60 times in two months and has been temporarily barred from practicing, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Feb. 9. 

A Florida man has admitted his role in a kickback scheme involving durable medical equipment that defrauded Medicare of more than $11 million. 

Tenet Healthcare's ASC chain, Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, continues to spur the company's growth, according to a Feb. 8 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. 

Surgeries at two Providence hospitals were down by almost 50% in December and January amid an anesthesiologist shortage, The Oregonian reported Feb. 9. 

Optum, the country's largest employer of physicians and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is focusing on a different type of growth: hiring employees instead of building facilities. 

A 2021 interpretation of Stark law prohibits medication delivery from independent physician practices, which is in turn affecting patient care, according to a Jan. 30 report in JCO Oncology Practice written by three oncologists.

Legislation further amending noncompete policy in Washington has passed the state's Senate. 

Here are eight ASC specialty physicians who were named the top earners in Medscape's 2023 compensation report. 

From staff shortages to case volumes, Peter Bravos, MD, chief medical officer of Yuba City, Calif.-based Sutter Health's Surgery Center Division, joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends concerning ASCs at the moment. 

Hearing aid specialists are the highest-paying job in healthcare that does not require a degree, according to a recent report from U.S. News and World Report.