Several ASCs and physician groups have suffered data breaches in recent months, with some resulting in class-action lawsuits. Thirteen updates to know since January: Lawsuits 1. St. Louis-based Esse Health, an independent physician group with 45 locations, agreed to pay…
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When something goes wrong at an ASC, the instinct is to look at what happened in the moment, but a growing number of ASC leaders say the more important question is what was already broken before the incident occurred. The…
The Green Mountain Care Board has unanimously approved a freestanding multispeciality surgery center in Hartford, Vt., according to a June 11 report from Vermont Public. The Upper Valley Surgery Center will have four operating rooms and provide services including orthopedic,…
Anesthesia is often viewed as a support service in the operating room, but leaders say the specialty plays a critical role in everything from patient optimization and safety to staffing, scheduling and throughput. Becker’s spoke with anesthesia leaders across the…
National Real Estate Advisors recently acquired a medical campus with an ASC and medical office building in Great Falls, Mont., Institutional Real Estate reported June 12. The 244,520-square-foot campus is made up of several buildings serving as a healthcare hub…
As health systems accelerate their shift toward outpatient care, the executives overseeing ASC strategy are becoming more and more consequential. From building 30-center ASC networks to managing $1 billion in ambulatory development pipelines, these five leaders are shaping how their…
Some states show a gap of $600,000 or more between the lowest and highest advertised anesthesiologist salaries in the same market, according to Q1 2026 data from BagMask.com. Here are the states with the widest spreads between advertised minimums and…
Arkansas saw the largest year-over-year increase in the average annual salary for physician assistants from 2024 to 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average annual salary for physician assistants grew $4,380, increasing…
A cost that barely existed for most ASCs five years ago is now one of the industry’s fastest-growing line items. The share of centers paying anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% to 44% in a single year, anesthesiologist pay has hit…
Medicare Advantage now covers more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, and it is built around financial incentives to reduce costs, but it uses ASCs at virtually the same rate as traditional fee-for-service Medicare. That finding, drawn from a KNG…