Category: ASC News

The West Virginia House of Delegates had its second reading for House Bill 4432, a 25-page bill that would allow physician assistants to own their own practices, according to a Jan. 22 report from Metro News. 

The World Health Organization released updated guidance for the use of large multi-modal models, a form of artificial intelligence with multiple potential uses in healthcare.

Healthgrades has released its annual list of the top specialty hospitals by state, identifying the top facilities for 18 different specialties, including surgical care. 

The former president and CEO of a nonprofit medical clinic in Whittier, Calif., was sentenced to 124 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded a California healthcare program of nearly $5 million.

A former Mineola, N.Y., physician has been sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for his role in overprescribing opioids that killed five patients, CBS News New York reported Jan. 22. 

HCA Healthcare’s ASC network, Surgery Ventures, spans 40 markets across 16 states in the U.S. Here are all of  its ASCs:

No company has been immune from the economic factors causing waves of layoffs across the nation since 2020, including medical device giant Johnson & Johnson, whose companies include orthopedic franchise DePuy Synthes. 

Here are five updates on major insurers that ASC leaders should know:

A Florida physician has been convicted for unlawfully dispensing controlled substances. 

ASCs face several challenges headed into 2024, one being a fast-paced and ever-changing healthcare landscape that consistently keeps practices and administrators on their toes.