Corporate-owned ASC chains have been moving quickly to acquire ASCs in 2024. Here are five recent ASC acquisitions shaking up the industry:

A study published in NPJ Digital Medicine found that telehealth usage has undergone significant fluctuations since the pandemic. 

The projected shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036 is being driven by a number of factors, including residency programs that have not expanded at the same rate as the demand for healthcare services in the U.S. or the enrollment in medical school. 

Here are four Medicare fraud cases reported by Becker's since Aug. 1:

Earlier in August, the Biden administration announced that the Seattle-based University of Washington would receive $21.1 million as part of President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot. 

Kaiser Permanente has made several moves in recent months, whether that be expansions, policy adjustments or technology implementations, and shows no signs of slowing down.

Medicare audit hearings could be in flux after the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference, according to an Aug. 21 report from VMG Health. 

While New York has the highest number of practicing surgeons according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Dakota has the most practicing surgeons per capita. 

Stark law prohibits a hospital from billing Medicare for services referred by a physician with whom the hospital has an improper compensation relationship. 

Physician pay went up across specialties in 2023, according to the 2024 "Physician Report" from Medical Economics. 

Malpractice premiums spiked in 2023, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report. 

Increased demand for colonoscopies has prompted healthcare leaders to hone preventive screening, service delivery and innovation strategies in recent years.1

On Aug. 16, Vice President Kamala Harris presented an economic platform for her first 100 days in office should she be elected president. 

A prevalent issue in healthcare for several years has been increased strain on physicians, hospitals and other healthcare workers — and ASCs may be the solution.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released an updated toolkit to combat the high incidence of medication errors in ambulatory care settings. 

While California has the most ASCs of any state, with 848 Medicare-certified facilities, West Virginia has the largest number of ASCs when compared to population size. 

A patient has been sued by a collection agency after refusing to pay a bill from Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center of Bellingham (Wash.), according to an Aug. 19 report from NPR. 

A physician who was practicing in Salt Lake City has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone outside of medical practice in what the Justice Department called a "sex for scripts" scheme. 

A Pennsylvania physician has agreed to pay $8,000 to resolve allegations he dispensed and distributed Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances without an effective prescription or a legitimate medical purpose.

The FTC's ban on noncompete agreements was struck down by a Texas federal judge Aug. 20, according to The Wall Street Journal.