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Medtech company Johnson & Johnson and ACCESS, a physician-led management services organization, have signed a multiyear preferred portfolio agreement to expand adoption of advanced cardiac electrophysiology technologies in ASCs. Through the agreement, ACCESS-affiliated ASCs will be able to use a…

DISC Surgery Center at Walnut Creek (Calif.), formerly known as Pinnacle Surgery Center, has permanently closed as of Aug. 1, according to a notice posted on the facility’s website. No reason for the closure was provided. Patients seeking copies of…

Medicare’s push toward site-neutral payment is no longer a future problem.  CMS’ latest hospital outpatient rule, finalized in November 2025, cut payment for certain drug administration services delivered in grandfathered off-campus hospital outpatient departments to 40% of the standard outpatient…

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is planning to create a CRNA program, which would be the fourth in the state.  The university’s College of Nursing new dean, Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, MSN, said that the college is collaborating with…