Category: ASC News

Surgery Partners' revenue up 15% in Q4: 12 numbers to know

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners saw revenue increases of more than 14 percent in both the full year of 2022 and its fourth quarter.

Which ASC chain has the most surgery centers?

United Surgical Partners International, the largest ASC chain in the U.S., has 410 surgery centers.

Meet the leaders of the top primary care medical schools in the US

The University of Washington in Seattle has been ranked the top medical school for primary care in 2023 by U.S. News and World Report. Here are the leaders of the top 10 primary care medical schools in the U.S. in 2023: 

The Importance of Security When Outsourcing Your ASC Billing

When ASCs choose a billing partner, data security usually isn’t a reason driving the decision.

Montecito Medical's hold on ASC real estate

Nashville, Tenn.-based real estate firm Montecito Medical has been on an ASC property acquisition kick since its establishment in 2006. It holds medical office properties in 35 states valued at $5.1 billion. 

ASCs should be rethinking telehealth: Here's how

With 70 percent of physicians saying their organization plans to use telehealth long-term following the COVID-19 pandemic, there are ways to reevaluate and improve how ASCs offer telehealth services to patients, according to a Feb. 28 report from the A…

4 states seeking less regulations for physician assistants

The following states have proposed legislation that places less restrictions on physician assistants, as reported by Becker’s:

'Like he was passing out candy': Former physician pleads guilty to fraud charges 

Harvey Jenkins, a former physician based in Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to running a “pill mill” and other charges, NBC affiliate KFOR reported Feb. 27. 

Aetna in the headlines: 19 updates in 60 days

Here are 19 stories Becker’s has covered about Aetna and its parent company, CVS Health, since Dec. 27:

A year of Optum's biggest deals: A timeline

From investing in value-based care to partnering with two health systems, healthcare giant Optum has made some major deals over the course of the past 11 months.