While many ASCs remain independent, private equity has become an established force in the industry, with notable movements in 2024. Here are five things to know about private equity's presence in the ...

Optum and home health provider Amedisys have extended the deadline for their proposed $3.3 billion merger amid a legal challenge from the Department of Justice. Here are 10 things to know: 1. In a Dec ...

Utah Gastroenterology relocated its practice in Draper to a new, larger endoscopy center. Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center opened a new 6,000-square-foot gastroenterology practice. Manitowoc-based ...

Tenet's United Surgical Partners International and Optum's SCA Health are the two largest ASC chains by number of centers.

2024 has been a year of seismic shifts and bold perspectives in the ASC industry, with leaders grappling with the accelerating consolidation of physician practices, reimbursement challenges and the ...

Here are 10 major ASC lawsuits Becker's reported on in 2024 that shook the industry: 1. Siouxland Surgery Center, operating as Dunes Surgical Hospital in Dakota Dunes, S.D., alongside ASC giant United ...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth's cardiology team is the first in the state to perform transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy using Medtronic's Harmony technology, Arizona Digital Free Press ...

Two physicians and two medical practices in California, working together under one operation, have agreed to pay $10 million to resolve kickback and false claims allegations.

Raleigh-based University of North Carolina Health Rex is facing a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing the provider of failing to accommodate an employee's religious ...

CMS recently released its 2025 physician payment rule, which included a 2.83% cut to physician payments, marking the fifth consecutive year of cuts. While the cuts have been met with pushback from ...

Ker Leader Medical, a new ASC development company, is dedicated to preserving physician autonomy and promoting ASC independence.

Here are four takeaways from the post: 1. North Carolina will lift CON requirements for ASCs in counties with less than 125,000 people, effective Nov. 1, 2025. Exempt ASCs will still need to satisfy ...