Author: Patsy Newitt

Atlas Healthcare Partners' Banner Surgery Center-Thunderbird in Glendale, Ariz., recently performed its first total knee replacement and first partial shoulder replacement on the same day, Atlas said Jan. 26.

Three ASC leaders and a former surgical center CEO are seeking elective office:

Physician pay varies widely by region, with those in the Midwest and the South earning the most, according to Physicians Thrive's "2022 Physician Compensation Report."

Six COVID-19 updates from the last week: 

While COVID-19 is accelerating the migration of physicians to hospital employment, some hospitals have doubled down on measures that are making it hard for private practice physicians to remain independent. 

Here are eight federal updates from the last two weeks:

The ASCs at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins have a unique benefit: access to research, education and a health system.

A Chicago city council panel is recommending approval of  a $700 million St. Anthony Hospital campus with an ASC, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 25. 

Eighty-one percent of medical groups have seen an increase in prior authorization requirements since 2020, according to a poll conducted by the Medical Group Management Association in May.

ASCs Inc. has sold the property housing the Wellness Ambulatory Surgery Center in McKinney, Texas, to a private investor.