Patsy Newitt

Delaware has the most punitive medical board, according to WalletHub's "2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors" ranking, released March 21.

The number of multispecialty ASCs jumped 3 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to the most recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.

Anthem is one of the largest health insurance companies in the country by revenue and membership. 

Two buildings, including a medical office building, in St. Louis were sold to a New York developer for $20 million, the St. Louis Business Journal reported March 22. 

ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses, in part because of skyrocketing travel nurse pay — creating what some administrators call a "wage war."

South Dakota has the highest average annual wage for physicians, adjusted for cost of living, according to Wallethub's 2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors ranking, released March 21.

National Spine & Pain Centers is opening an ASC in Oxon Hill, Md., on March 23, the group said. 

ASCs in the South and Mountain region earn the most, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg, Surgical Care Affiliates, SurgCenter Development and Surgery Partners are ASC-exclusive companies with the most centers. 

Cypress West Partners has acquired a medical office building portfolio in Henderson, Nev., a Las Vegas suburb, Bear Real Estate Advisors, who represented the buyer, said March 21.