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ASCs can improve quality in three key ways, according to Marta Shultz, vice president of quality for Simplify ASC.

Advances in minimally invasive surgeries are one of the technologies driving more procedures to the outpatient setting, according to healthcare data company Definitive Healthcare.

ASCs can ensure a safe, comfortable environment by continuously monitoring air temperature, humidity and pressure, according to PharmaWatch, a healthcare monitoring solutions provider.

More general surgeons feel fairly compensated than they did five years ago, according to Medscape's 2019 general surgeon compensation report.

Surgical smoke, or toxic emissions generated from surgical tools cutting and burning tissue during surgery, can negatively affect the surgeons and nurses that work in operating rooms who breathe in the smoke.

Physician demand is growing faster than supply, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce included an ASC on its list of best places to work for small companies, according to Inside Indiana Business.

Patient-focused care models, medication management and nurse education can improve ASC quality.

Procedures are more efficient when performed in an ASC compared to a hospital outpatient department, according to research published in the American Journal of Surgery.

Oregon, Minnesota and Washington are the top three states to work as a nurse, according to a report from personal finance website WalletHub.