Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems has launched SIS Scribe, an AI-powered transcription tool designed to help ASCs complete operative notes faster and reduce delays in the billing cycle, according to a June 17 news release. The tool uses AI to…
Patsy Newitt
When Optum acquired Surgical Care Affiliates in 2017 for $2.3 billion, it was a bet that the future of healthcare was outpatient. Nearly a decade later, that bet has produced the country’s largest ASC operator and a network of roughly…
Certified anesthesiologist assistants are increasingly sought after as health systems and ASCs navigate a structural anesthesia shortage. As of April 2026, the average annual salary for anesthesiologist assistants is $247,000, according to Marit Health’s compilation of 170 salaries. Most earn…
Chicago-based Singlepoint Healthcare has acquired Healix, a Sugar Land, Texas-based national infusion services provider supporting more than 220 physician-owned and ambulatory infusion centers across the U.S., according to a June 16 news release. The acquisition is Singlepoint’s third in the…
Women physicians earn less than men in every medical specialty without exception, according to compensation data from Medscape and Doximity. The size of the gap varies by specialty, but its direction does not. The overall picture, according to Medscape’s 2026…
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A federal judge in Chicago has denied class certification in an antitrust lawsuit brought by former employees of SCA Health, DaVita and United Surgical Partners International alleging a no-poach agreement suppressed wages among senior outpatient clinic employees, according to a…
Optum has clarified its payment policy for anesthesia services provided during electroconvulsive therapy, confirming that such services are eligible for separate reimbursement under certain conditions, according to a June 10 news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Optum acknowledged…
A Winter Park, Fla. plastic surgery center has agreed to pay $40,000 and implement anti-discrimination measures to settle allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to provide services to patients with HIV and Crohn’s disease, the…
Mark Cuban disrupted pharmaceutical pricing in 2022 with Cost Plus Drugs, a public benefit corporation that charges a flat 15% markup on generics and posts its full price list publicly, bypassing pharmacy benefit managers and intermediaries entirely. Four years later,…
Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists both sit high on the healthcare compensation ladder. The distance between them is compressing, and the data behind that compression matters for every ASC and health system making anesthesia staffing decisions right now. The…