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September/October 2023 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER Optum digs deeper into value-based care UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has become a household name in value-based care as it continues to snap up…

Morgantown, W.V.-based physician David Anderson, MD, has been charged with filing a false tax return. 

Healthgrades named four hospitals in New York as the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery. 

Hospitalizations in the U.S. for COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus — collectively referred to as a "tripledemic" — are expected to peak at the end of January, according to the latest forecast from life science analytics company Airfinity. 

Healthgrades named the top hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023, including 11 hospitals in Texas. 

Here are five of the largest orthopedic practices in the U.S., listed by the number of physicians on the staff. 

Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023, including 25 hospitals in Florida. 

Healthgrades ranked the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery  in 2023, including 12 hospitals in California.

Intravenous hydromorphone has been acknowledged as an effective alternative for IV fentanyl in complex outpatient and ambulatory extended recovery cases, according to an Aug. 25 report from Anesthesiology News.

Using multimodal analgesia, comprising zopiclone, gabapentin and or celecoxib, did not improve results over the standard opioid-based approach in patients after undergoing hip arthroscopy, according to an Aug. 18 report from Anesthesiology News.