Author: Patsy Newitt

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International and Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg rank No. 1 and No. 2 as  ASC companies with the most surgery centers.

Here are five recent accreditation updates for ASCs:

A medical office building in Hanahan, S.C., sold for $8.2 million, the Post and Courier reported April 30. 

St. Louis-based SSM Health has acquired the SLUCare Physician Group, local NBC affiliate KSDK reported May 1. 

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic has sold the building housing its clinic in Iowa City, Iowa, for $11 million, Corridor Business Journal reported April 29. 

Thirteen percent of denied prior authorization requests made by Medicare Advantage organizations met Medicare coverage rules, according to a review conducted by the HHS Office of Inspector General released in April. 

Here are 21 ASCs that were opened or announced in April:

A study using physician surveys and Medicare claims data found no clear link between physician burnout and patient outcomes. 

Texas is a hot spot for ASC development. Here are five ASC moves in the state from the last month:

New York City and Los Angeles are the country's largest cities. Here's how ASC specialty pay stacks up in each one, grouped by practice setting and experience range. Data is from Medscape's physician salary explorer: