Author: Patsy Newitt

Compass Surgical Partners has begun construction on the Western Carolina Surgery Center, an ASC launched in partnership with AdventHealth Henderson, Asheville ENT, Carolina Ophthalmology and Emerge Orthopaedics in Asheville, N.C. 

Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care is partnering with independent gastroenterology practice Temple Hills (Md.) Gastroenterology. 

  Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg acquires, develops and operates ASCs with physician groups and has been a key player in the ASC industry for decades. 

Nancy Daoust, chief ambulatory officer at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, joined "Becker's Spine & Orthopedics Podcast" to give crucial advice for emerging leaders and discuss challenges facing the ambulatory setting during COVID-19.

Correctly listing the details of anesthesia services is critical for claims submission and payment, according to a blog post by Tony Mira, founder of Anesthesia Business Consultants, a MiraMed company.

CMS has approved ASCs as a site of service for transcervical uterine fibroid ablation — a minimally invasive procedure for symptomatic uterine fibroids that can be performed with the Sonata System developed by women's healthcare company Gynesonics.

Cardiologists with eight to 14 years of experience are paid the most in Columbus, Ohio, according to Medscape's online salary comparison tool, the physician salary explorer. 

Surgical Information Systems ranked first in client rating for ASC EHR user satisfaction for the sixth consecutive year in a Black Book survey.

Vancouver Clinic and healthcare real estate developer PMB broke ground March 17 on their joint venture, a $75 million clinic in Vancouver, Wash.. 

Cataract surgery remains the most frequently provided ASC service between 2014 and 2019, according to a recently released report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.