Category: ASC News

Tenet faces wrongful termination suit from 8 nurses: What ASCs need to know 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, is facing a lawsuit filed by eight nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital. 

How Tenet became a household name for ASCs

Since joining with United Surgical Partners International in 2015, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has helped propel USPI to prominence in the ASC industry.

What ASC companies did in Q1: 5 notes

Here’s what four of the major ASC chains did throughout the first quarter of 2024:

Top physician practices for surgery: Castle Connolly

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for surgery care for 2024. 

Healthcare worker minimum wage by state

The minimum wage increased for 22 states at the beginning of the year, giving a pay boost to nearly 10 million workers.

6 large health systems diving headfirst into ASC growth

From California to New York, major health systems across the country are making a splash in the ASC market.

The Change Healthcare cyberattack continues to plague physicians

On Feb. 21, Change Healthcare reported “enterprise-wide connectivity issues” that turned into a cybersecurity incident that rocked the U.S. health system.

The ASC companies making waves

Here are three ASC companies that have been making headlines over the last few months. 

Virginia physician sentenced for prescribing, distributing over 1M oxycodone pills

Kirsten Ball, MD, a former physician in Arlington, Va., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally prescribing and distributing more than 1 million oxycodone pills.

5 new numbers ASCs need to know

Here are five numbers that ASC leaders should pay attention to: