Author: Patsy Newitt

Emergency medicine is the physician specialty reporting the most burnout, according to Medscape's 2021 "Physician Burnout & Depression Report" released Jan. 21.

Value-based care and bundled payments have been gaining momentum in the ASC industry as a means to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care. 

A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nurse was sentenced Jan. 21 to five years of probations and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to diverting fentanyl from an ASC for her own use. 

Baltimore and Boston have been consistently ranked as some of the worst cities for physician pay.

Borland Groover has opened an endoscopy center in St. Augustine, Fla. 

University of Iowa Health Care joined the organizations that have raised concerns over Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Clinic's planned $19.2 million ASC, The Gazette reported Jan. 21. 

Private equity groups have had a strong start to 2022, amplifying their position in the ASC industry. 

Christopher DiMaio, MD, is building a center of excellence for advanced endoscopy in Long Island, N.Y.

Shields Health Care Group has sold a medical office building and ASC in Natick, Mass., for $24.9 million. 

ASC leaders expect cardiology procedures to be critical to ASC growth, with the procedures offering strong reimbursement rates and improved patient experiences.