1. ASCs & private payers: Here are the biggest obstacles Full story

2. Maryland lawmaker-surgeon fined for joining legislative meetings during surgeries Full story

3. 2 ASCs added to program providing free total joint, bariatric surgeries Full story

4. Preventable surgical complications amid COVID-19 are an added strain for hospital staff. Here's how to ease the burden. 

5. Orthopedic hospital with surgery center being built in Indiana Full story

6. Concierge medicine may be exacerbating physician shortages & more: 7 studies to know Full story

7. ASCs adding total joint programs need buy-in all around, 2 ortho leaders say Full story

8. Reward employees on the spot, say these ASC leaders on workplace culture Full story

9. What AI healthcare solutions yield actual value? Click here to find out.

10. 33 new ASCs in October Full story

11. 3 North Carolina medical office buildings sold for $31.4M Full story

12. ASC litigation costs push South Carolina hospital over budget Full story

13. 97% of medical practices lost money amid the pandemic. Here's how Colorado Pain Care, OrthoTexas and others have responded. 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. There are 3 steps needed to improve the patient financial experience — learn them here.

2. Beat slow payer responses and shrinking margins with a new denial strategy. Read about Yale New Haven's here.

3. Patients expect a simple way to access all of a health system's offerings. Here's the solution.