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Here are the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's important dates to remember for the upcoming month, found on the ASCA website:

After outpatient surgery, adults treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs self-reported lower pain scores and fewer side effects than those treated with codeine, a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal reported. 

New internists are choosing to practice in hospitals over outpatient centers, making the outpatient physician shortage worse, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine May 17.

According to an interview from HealthLeaders with Alexander Sah, MD, several unique aspects of ASCs continue to drive growth.

May/June 2022 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER Are ASCs warming up to private equity? A few years ago, private equity was a dirty word among some circles of physicians and surgeons. The idea of accepting investment dollars…

The demand for travel nurses is dropping nationwide, and so is the pay, according to an April 8 Spectrum News 1 report.

Buy-in agreements determine a physician's compensation, ownership stake, management responsibilities and more. Here's what physicians should know, according to a May 4 Medical Economics article.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association presented the 2022 Nap Gary Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in the ASC community to two physicians at the ASCA 2022 Conference & Expo in Dallas.

Surgery Center of Viera in Melbourne, Fla., on May 2 filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare for alleged repricing and underpayment of a spine surgery performed in 2019.

Here are seven supply chain updates from the last week: