Category: ASC News

Washington, D.C., has been named the worst place for physicians to practice in for 2023, based on data from Medscape’s “Best & Worst Places to Practice” report, released on May 18. 

Idaho has been named the top state for physicians to practice in for 2023, based on data from Medscape’s “Best & Worst Places to Practice” report, released on May 18. 

A bill known as the Health Care Practitioner Titles and Designations bill is headed to the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week, according to a May 16 report from ABC affiliate WPBF. 

Denver-based HealthOne, an affiliate of Nashville, Tenn-based HCA Healthcare, has been named one of the top workplaces in the area for 2023 by The Denver Post. 

CVS Health is dominating the retail clinic space, accounting for 63 percent of the market’s clinics, according to a May 18 blog post from Definitive Healthcare.

Tennessee has enacted a law that will create a medical position called “graduate physicians,” also known as assistant physicians, Cato Institute reported May 17. 

Ten states were named best in the country for healthcare per U.S. News & World Report’s rankings released May 2. 

From three major Surgery Partners partnerships to new pain institute partners, here are five major ASC partnerships to know from the first half of the year: 

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group plans to continue its federal suit against Envision Healthcare despite the company filing for bankruptcy, KFF Health News reported May 12.

Envision Healthcare has reached a restructuring agreement with its stakeholders, including ASC management center AmSurg, after announcing plans to file for bankruptcy. AmSurg plans to purchase the ASCs held by Envision.