Category: ASC News

Stephen Marshall, senior vice president of operations at Surgery Partners, has been named vice president and COO for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health System’s ambulatory surgery division. 

U.S. News & World Report has added “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” to its annual rankings.

Here are three kickback schemes involving physicians that Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 2: 

Here are seven healthcare updates on Walgreens that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 25:

Here are five numbers that offer insight into the ASC market in the state of Texas:

Yitzchok Kurtzer, MD, and his wife, Robin Kurtzer, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

Emanate Health has filed a suit against Optum, alleging the company steered patients away from physicians who left Optum to join the Covina, Calif.-based health system, according to a Nov. 20 suit. 

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and AmSurg have made big moves in the last year. Here is an overview of what the three ASC operators have done in 2023:

Sixty percent of adults grade the U.S. healthcare system a “C” or below, according to a survey by The Harris Poll on behalf of American Academy of Physician Associates.

Here are 10 recent partnerships between healthcare organizations, physician groups and practices to know, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 19: