Compass Surgical Partners named Sarah Jacobs as chief legal officer, the Raleigh, N.C.-based ASC company said Aug. 21.

Here are five ASCs affiliated with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare from across the U.S. that have posted job listings for administrator roles within the past month:

A physician is being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets, including patient information, after leaving a Milford, Conn.-based practice.

As the pay disparity between hospital outpatient departments and ASCs continues to grow, some leaders are concerned about how the chasm is driving patients to hospitals. 

Optum has shuttered several clinics and terminated its telehealth business in 2024. 

ASCs are facing an increasing disparity between practice costs and reimbursements. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has maintained its position as an industry leader in the ASC sector, boasting a 14.2% jump in revenue in the second quarter of 2024, hitting $762.1 million.

Annual ASC operating budgets ticked up last year, according to a survey from OR Manager.

Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiologist at the New Haven-based Yale School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss how these shuttering services are affecting physicians

Here is what to know about five state ASC organizations, including their leadership and the number of ASCs in each state:

The Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban is in flux amid several divergent court rulings, according to an article by law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath published Aug. 14 in JDSupra. 

Here are 10 numbers making physicians nervous:

The Department of Justice's recent complaint filed against Erlanger Health System and Medical Center for Stark law violations present several compliance concerns, according to an Aug. 14 report in JDSupra. 

ASC leaders reported big earnings growth in the last year with more than three quarters now earning six figures, according to OR Manager.

ASCs are consolidating, albeit at a slower rate than physician groups or hospitals, and some leaders are looking for different solutions that don't involve rescinding independence. 

Five ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends they're concerned about, from private equity to workforce shortages. 

HCA Healthcare is facing mounting pressure to give up control of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, which it acquired in 2019.

The overarching trends in healthcare affect ASCs in unique ways, making monitoring industry developments a key to success at outpatient surgery centers. 

From potential Stark law amendments to a noncompete ban, here are four recent federal moves that are affecting physicians:

Demand for physician specialists is growing, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives," report.