Author: Patsy Newitt

Utah is primed for ASC growth. The state has seen the highest population growth, an 18.4 percent increase, of any state over the last 10 years and doesn't require providers to apply for a certificate of need to build an…

With more than 70 percent of physicians now employed by hospitals and corporations, many physicians are left with little say in how the healthcare industry is changing. 

The top five most common procedures performed at an ASC are gastroenterology procedures, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

A New Jersey rheumatologist was convicted by a federal jury for defrauding Medicare and other insurers, the Justice Department said in a March 8 statement. 

Between 2017 and January 2022, data company Definitive Healthcare recorded more than 4,100 merger and acquisition news stories. 

Self-employed orthopedic surgeons routinely earn more than their employed counterparts, according to Medscape's physician salary explorer.

Florida Heart Associates has completed the construction of an ASC in Fort Myers, Stevens Construction, a company involved with the project, said March 7. 

Nine percent of gastroenterologists reported having suicidal thoughts, according to Medscape's "Physician Suicide Report 2022."

The Advocate Aurora Health Medical Building in Kenosha, Wis., was sold for $6.2 million to a commercial real estate investment company, according to Healthcare Real Estate Insights.

Physician practice fee-for-service models may help improve patient access to care by reducing specialist wait times, according to a study published March 4 in the American Journal of Accountable Care.