Author: Patsy Newitt

As private equity firms continue to enter the ASC market, some ASC leaders have found alternatives through affiliations with other practices. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned healthcare providers of the risk of using reprocessed urological endoscopes after "numerous" reports of infection.

A new study showed that many total knee arthroplasty procedures shifted to the outpatient setting after CMS removed procedures from its inpatient-only list in January 2018, implying market and financial pressures are encouraging more outpatient care delivery. 

A new study has discovered a targeted opioid that could relieve pain from inflammatory bowel disease without causing side effects. 

Construction has begun on the Delray Beach, Fla.-based Addison Medical Centre, which will house Tenet Florida Physician Services' new outpatient vascular surgery program.

ASC developments in March sprung up from conversions of malls in Illinois to converted restaurants in New York. 

Jason Richardson is the CEO of Boulder, Colo.-based Gastroenterology of the Rockies. Mr. Richardson spoke with Becker's ASC Review about the influx of private equity in the ASC industry and how he thinks President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief…

Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health, leading gastroenterology practice and management services organization, has named Brad Stoltz as chief operating officer. 

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia is expanding anesthesia services to more Virginia patients through its partnership with Bon Secours-Richmond (Va.), a subsidiary of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center's outpatient total joint program grew by 40 percent in 2020, with the center completing 348 total joint procedures. The center is expected to exceed last year's total in 2021.