Category: ASC News

From a new CEO to plans for more acquisitions, here are five updates from some of the largest ASC chains that Becker’s has reported on since Feb. 20:

Efforts are being made in certain U.S. states to broaden the types of individuals who can sue physicians for wrongful death, according to a March 9 report from Medscape. 

Artificial intelligence has played a larger role in most industries, including healthcare, over the last several years. A new AI tool, ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, has several potential benefits and uses in the healthcare space, according to a March 2…

About 89 percent of practicing pediatricians work in private practice, according to the most recent data from career website Zippia. 

Cabell Huntington Hospital, a member of Mountain Health Network, will close its outpatient surgery center and phase out home health services in West Virginia.

Vladimir Sinkov, MD, spine surgeon at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss orthopedics and spine in ASCs. 

The Ethisphere Institute has named 135 companies on its “World’s Most Ethical Companies” list for 2023, with 13 health insurance, healthcare products and healthcare providers receiving the designation. 

The last week has been a tough one for banks.

From a major orthopedic player’s layoff to healthcare layoffs at Amazon, here are seven major healthcare layoffs in the last year for ASC leaders to know. 

Nurse practitioners delivering emergency care without physician supervision at the Veterans Health Administration increase patient stay time by 11 percent and raise preventable hospitalizations by 20 percent, according to a March 10 report from the Ame…