Patsy Newitt

Here are six recent updates in colonoscopy:

Outpatient total joint replacements, some of the highest reimbursement-earning procedures in ASCs, have seen massive growth in the last few years. 

Three ASC transactions since Feb. 17 have totaled $118 million:

Big Pharma, private equity and private payers are some of the forces Gabriel Ionescu, MD, sees as decision makers in the future of healthcare. 

From a COVID-19 national emergency extension to CDC's potential new indoor mask guidance, here are six COVID-19 updates from the last two weeks. 

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, Universal Health Services, George Washington University and Children's National Hospital broke ground on a medical center with an ambulatory pavilion.

A medical office building housing an ASC in Vidalia, La., was sold for $13.3 million, Capital Real Estate Group, which represented the seller, said Feb. 23.

COVID-19 spurred a sharp increase in mergers and acquisitions, accelerating a trend of consolidation. By the end of 2020, nearly 70 percent of physicians reported being employed by hospitals or corporations. 

The average total cases performed by an ASC per day has jumped 10 percent since 2011, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.

A slew of lawsuits targeting the No Surprises Act and six more updates from the government from the last two weeks: