Patsy Newitt

Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health is one of the biggest ASC chains in the country. 

Here are five key numbers ASC leaders need to know going into the new year:

Adam Spiegel, CEO of Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest controversies in anesthesia and the biggest challenges to securing anesthesia.

Three anesthesia leaders joined Becker's to discuss challenges with securing anesthesia reimbursements in the industry today. 

Critical care had the lowest pay jump from 2018 to 2022, according to Medscape's 2018 and 2022 physician compensation reports. 

General surgery had the highest pay jump from 2018 to 2022, according to Medscape's 2018 and 2022 physician compensation reports. 

Brookline, Mass.-based sleep medicine physician Pankaj Merchia, MD, was indicted for his alleged role in a healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Dec. 20. 

Here are four stories about anesthesiologists since Dec. 14:

Four anesthesia leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest controversies in the industry today. 

Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care.