Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Inspira Health opens medical office building in former Dick's Sporting Goods, plans ASC

    Claire Wallace -
    Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health has opened a $50 million outpatient center in a former Dick's Sporting Goods in Deptford, N.J., according to an April 24 report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

  2. 6 CMS wins, losses for ASCs in 2024

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are six recent moves by CMS that may benefit — or burden — ASCs, as reported by Becker's in 2024: 

  3. Dr. Joseph Morris rejoins UnityPoint Surgery and Gastroenterology

    Claire Wallace -
    Specialist Joseph Morris, MD, has rejoined UnityPoint Clinic General Surgery and Gastroenterology in Sioux City, Iowa, according to an April 25 report from the Sioux City Journal. 

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  1. Big wins and losses for ASCs

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are two wins and two losses that ASCs are experiencing:

  2. Why the outpatient colonoscopy market has 'skyrocketed'

    Claire Wallace -
    In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Task Force lowered the recommended age for colonoscopy procedures from 45 to 50, creating a tidal wave of new patients across the industry. 

  3. Illinois hospital buys majority stake in Effingham ASC

    Carly Behm -
    Sarah Bush Lincoln Medical Center in Mattoon, Ill., bought membership shares from USPI and is the majority owner of Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, according to an April 24 Facebook post.

  4. ASCs in 2024: What is getting easier, and harder, per 25 leaders

    Claire Wallace -
    The healthcare industry continues to evolve in 2024, with ASCs facing a growing number of external challenges including anesthesia shortages, prior authorization pushback and consolidation in the marketplace. 

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  1. Groups prepare to sue FTC over noncompete ban

    Claire Wallace -
    On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission officially banned noncompete clauses for the majority of U.S. workers, making it it illegal to include noncompetes in employment contracts and requiring companies with noncompetes to inform workers that they are void.

  2. Medical office building activity heats up in Florida

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three updates on medical office building activity in Florida that Becker's has reported on since April 16:

  3. 5 highest-paid anesthesiologists in Indianapolis

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Indianapolis earns $749,600 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  4. 'This is long overdue': Physicians react to the FTCs' noncompete ban 

    Patsy Newitt -
    After the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompetes for most healthcare workers, eight healthcare leaders and physicians joined Becker's to react to the agency's move. 

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  1. HCA, SCA Health & more organizations selling off ASCs

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are four organizations that have recently inked deals to sell ASCs.

  2. ASCs' reimbursement problem 

    Patsy Newitt -
    ASCs are historically reimbursed at lower levels than hospital outpatient departments, despite being considered by many in healthcare to be a high-quality and low-cost site of care. 

  3. Gyms, superstores and more: 3 medical facilities entering vacated spaces

    Claire Wallace -
    In 2023, 4% of vacant malls became healthcare, hospital or medical facilities, and that trend is continuing into 2024. 

  4. Commonwealth Pain & Spine to open Indiana ASC

    Claire Wallace -
    Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine has partnered with Woodward Development and Construction to open an ASC in Evansville, Ind., according to an April 24 report from the TriState Homepage.

  5. University of Iowa seeks approval to lease 25,000-square-foot medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    The University of Iowa has earned approval from its board of regents to lease a 24,450-square-foot medical office building in Urbandale, Iowa, according to an April 24 report from The Daily Iowan. 

  6. 12 states with the highest layoff rates

    Claire Wallace -
    Montana is the state with the highest layoff rate in the U.S., seeing more layoffs than any other state between October and January, according to research from business company Upflip based on the latest available data on layoffs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

  7. Remembering 8 healthcare leaders who have died in 2024

    Claire Wallace -
    The healthcare community is remembering eight leaders in their fields who have died since Dec. 22. 

  8. AdventHealth to construct $220M medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.) is preparing for a $220 million medical office building expansion just a month after opening a 20,000-square-foot Daytona Beach ASC, according to an April 24 report from the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

  9. New Hampshire physician charged with healthcare fraud

    Riz Hatton -
    A physician from Grantham, N.H., was charged for his alleged scheme to illegally distribute controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud. 

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