When reviewing survey answers from employees, Ann Lewis, CEO of CareSouth Carolina, was surprised to see "purple gets ugly" and multiple other responses saying they were "bored" of their uniforms. 

Here's what's new with healthcare giant Optum in 2024:

Louisiana is the most stressed state while Minnesota is the least stressed, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, is facing a lawsuit filed by eight nurses at Worcester, Mass.-based Saint Vincent Hospital. 

Since joining with United Surgical Partners International in 2015, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has helped propel USPI to prominence in the ASC industry.

Here's what four of the major ASC chains did throughout the first quarter of 2024:

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for surgery care for 2024. 

The minimum wage increased for 22 states at the beginning of the year, giving a pay boost to nearly 10 million workers.

From California to New York, major health systems across the country are making a splash in the ASC market.

On Feb. 21, Change Healthcare reported "enterprise-wide connectivity issues" that turned into a cybersecurity incident that rocked the U.S. health system.

Here are three ASC companies that have been making headlines over the last few months. 

Kirsten Ball, MD, a former physician in Arlington, Va., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally prescribing and distributing more than 1 million oxycodone pills.

Here are five numbers that ASC leaders should pay attention to:

Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C., recently became the first ASC in the U.S. to earn certifications of excellence in all orthopedic subspecialties from DNV Healthcare. 

Derek Steinbacher, MD, DMD, performed the first total joint replacement for the temporomandibular joints in an ASC.

A pain physician from North Carolina, who was assigned to clinics in Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an illegal drug dispensing conspiracy, The Roanoke Times reported March 19. 

Wyoming is the best state for business owners in 2024, according to a list from law firm Schmidt & Clark.

Here are three comparisons illustrating compensation and time demand differences between private practice physicians and their employed counterparts, according to three Medscape surveys published in 2022 and 2023:

Here are six statistics shedding light on the dwindling U.S.-based physician workforce:

Here are seven things to know about the 2024 main residency match, according to Healthgrades: