Author: Patsy Newitt

South Bend-Ind.-based Allied Physicians Surgery Center has received a best practice award for supply chain management, the company said Sept. 2. 

From labor shortages to surprise billing legislation, five leaders in anesthesiology spoke with Becker's ASC Review on the biggest reimbursement challenges they experience. 

Frisco, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery has acquired an orthopedic practice and its ASC, Summit Daily reported Sept. 2. 

Lakewood Ranch-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists added two new gastroenterologists, the practice said in a Sept. 1 email.

The Auburn Surgery Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., performed the region's first procedure using Medtronic's recharge-free Vanta spinal cord stimulator. 

ASCs are a key growth opportunity for anesthesiologists, according to Andrew Leibowitz, MD. 

Tustin, Calif.-based Orange County Multispecialty Surgery Center is suing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for allegedly paying only a fraction of its patients' bills, the Triangle Business Journal reported Sept. 1. 

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy released a five-year plan with four defined goals on Aug. 31.

Brett Brodnax is the president and CEO of United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.

From New York to California, here are 33 ASCs opened or announced in August, as reported by Becker's ASC Review.