Author: Patsy Newitt

Cardiology has the highest projected shortage of physicians, according to Physicians Thrive's "2022 Physician Compensation Report."

Anthem is the largest publicly traded Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate, operating as a Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield plan in 14 states. 

Surgical Care Affiliates' Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center recently performed a total hip arthroplasty, the first to be done by a Surgical Care Affiliates ASC in Pennsylvania.

Kaiser Permanente is opening an outpatient-focused medical center in Lutherville-Timonium, Md., Jan. 31, according to local NBC affiliate WBALTV 11. 

Median cardiologist pay hit $459,000, the third highest-earning specialty in 2021, according to Physicians Thrive's "2022 Physician Compensation Report."

CMS reinstating the inpatient-only list and President Joe Biden's healthcare vaccination mandate were two of the most prominent events in a year of massive flux in the ASC industry.

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest opportunities for growth in the ASC industry. 

Andrew Lovewell, administrator at the Surgical Center at Columbia (Mo.) Orthopaedic Group and CEO of the Lodge at Keene Street, joined Becker's ASC Review to discuss his biggest concerns in the upcoming year. 

The South Carolina Senate voted Jan. 26 to eliminate its certificate of need program, according to The Center Square.

Real estate firm Highgate Partners acquired the Gulf Coast Professional Center, a building housing a large ASC in Biloxi, Miss.