From a multistate megamerger that would create a $26 billion nonprofit giant to a California system quietly adding a hospital, these are the five deals that have drawn the most attention so far this ...

At least 39 ASCs opened, broke ground or were announced in the first quarter of 2026, with activity concentrated in the South and Midwest. Florida and Michigan led all states with multiple new ...

Robert Tassin, MD, a physician in Slidell, La., was sentenced April 9 to probation for a scheme to bill Medicare for ...

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International’s strategy over the past decade is a deliberate transformation with Tenet ...

A podiatrist and sales representative were each sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to an April 13 news release from the Justice Department.  Felipe ...

Anesthesia coverage has become one of the most pressing operational challenges facing ASCs today. But according to one expert, most centers are solving for the wrong thing Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, a ...

ASCs have spent decades perfecting high-volume, low-acuity procedures. But as reimbursement models shift, technology advances and patients increasingly prefer outpatient settings, industry leaders say ...

Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health has opened a $27.5 million outpatient medical center in Plain City, Ohio, with ...

From fragmented data systems to labor schedules built on guesswork, ASC leaders say the gap between what their centers cost to run and what payers are willing to reimburse is quietly becoming an ...

Musculoskeletal care is facing a growing paradox: as demand rises and more procedures move into outpatient settings, it’s becoming harder, not easier, to get patients treated. A new wave of payer ...

Cleveland Clinic Children’s is expanding treatment and monitoring options for pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis, including biologic therapy and minimally invasive tools. Clinicians are using ...

Many physicians believe the work relative value units, or wRVU, model was built for a different era — one that didn’t account for burnout, cognitive work, care coordination or the slow erosion of ...