California tops the list with 105 high-performing ASCs, while Vermont has none, according to U.S. News’ 2026 ratings published March 17. The 2026 U.S. News ratings for ASCs are based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data from 2022 through 2024, analyzed…
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Last week, Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University Hospital Authority, part of MUSC Health, acquired Palmetto Primary Care, the largest independent physician practice in the state, for $111 million. The organization comprises 40 medical practices, 31 physicians and 95 advanced practitioners. For…
Patients on GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP agonists had significant residual gastric volume if the medication was not held prior to upper endoscopy, unless they were on a clear liquid diet the previous day, according to a study published March 16 in…
Physicians across the United States are experiencing a deepening crisis of moral injury, and they believe profit-driven healthcare systems increasingly block them from delivering the care their patients need, according to a sweeping new study by Physicians for a National…
An Anchorage physician was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for a $12.5 million healthcare fraud scheme and evading more than $4 million in taxes, the Justice Department said in a March 17 news release. Claribel Tan,…
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The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the third installment. Intestinal arteriovenous malformation are blood vessels that can cause a slow bleed. Not enough to be noticeable,…
A new ASC pilot project is aiming to create the industry’s first comprehensive sustainability certification, and cost savings are driving the program. The GreenCare ASC Certification was developed by Boston-based Harvard Medical School’s Climate Health Organizing Fellowship and uses a…
Five major physician practice deals in 2026 reveal an industry at an inflection point. Independent practices are becoming harder to sustain, academic partnerships are fracturing, and a new mix of buyers — from hospital giants to insurers — is racing…
Hospitals have long viewed ASCs as rivals poaching their most profitable cases, but some physicians and administrators say that “us versus them” framing misses the bigger picture and hurts everyone involved. As ASCs expand in number and clinical scope, industry…
ASCs are starting 2026 with growing momentum as more complex procedures shift out of hospitals and into lower-cost outpatient settings. But that growth is colliding with intensifying financial and operational pressures, including rising labor, supply and implant costs, persistent anesthesia…