Patsy Newitt

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare continues to double down on developing outpatient facilities and increasing outpatient procedure migration, according to an April 21 first-quarter earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. 

Oakland County, Mich.-based podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme wherein he billed Medicare under another physician's name, the U.S. Justice Department said May 4. 

Here are three cases of physicians suing their former employers Becker's ASC Review has covered since March 27:

ASCs in some areas of the country are experiencing an increase in publicly insured patients, changing the way they are able to meet margins. 

As procedures increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, ASCs continue to grow. 

Family physician Matthew Heckman, MD, is suing Pittsburgh-based UPMC for alleged wrongful termination, the Gazette reported May 4. 

While ASC giants United Surgical Partners International and SCA Health are seeing huge growth in the last decade, they are not the only companies to keep an eye on. 

Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer of Cumberland-based SurgCenter of Western Maryland, joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends he's eyeing. 

Hawaii is the best state for healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's rankings released May 2. 

Here are 10 major UnitedHealthcare deals in April that ASC leaders need to know: