Author: Patsy Newitt

Optum reported a 13.9 percent increase in third-quarter revenue in its third-quarter results released Oct. 14. 

Reimbursements paid to anesthesiologists in hospital outpatient departments and ASCs decreased after state surprise billing legislation was passed, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Digestive Care Center of Excellence will open a new facility with a surgery center Oct. 19, according to local news organization 44News.

Women's health clinic Viva Eve opened a fibroid surgical center in New York City, the company said Oct. 18. 

Texas County Memorial Hospital is looking to finish a partially completed surgery center in Houston, Mo., but it first needs to secure funding, Houston Herald reported Oct. 15.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care is asking healthcare professionals to apply to become AAAHC surveyors, the organization said Oct. 18. 

Seneca Hospital plans to expand its facility in Chester, Calif., by adding a surgical suite and hospital space, the hospital said Oct. 15. 

OrthoIllinois is seeking a certificate of need to open a $17.7 million ASC in Elgin, Ill., amid opposition from Advocate Sherman Hospital, the Chicago Tribune reported Oct. 15. 

Springfield (Ill.) Clinic warned 100,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois-covered patients that they could lose access to their doctors, The State Journal-Register reported Oct. 15. 

Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center is building a facility with an ASC in Fort Washington, Md., according to an article sponsored by the hospital published Oct. 15 in WTOP News.