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Milwaukee-based Hammes, a real estate platform specializing in healthcare investment, development and property management, has named Patrick Hammes as CEO. …
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With 44% of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends and 27 states opted out of federal CRNA supervision, the staffing model a center picks has become a strategic bet. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends rose from…
Plano, Texas-based Heal 360 Urgent Care, Heal 360 Primary Care and their owner, Mohammed Amer Mohiuddin, MD, have agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations that they billed a federal COVID-19 program for office visits that never happened, according…
A patient who isn’t ready on the morning of surgery becomes a cancellation, a no-show or a case that starts late. By then, there are no easy choices left. The cost shows up in places a cancellation report doesn’t track.…
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- Robert Westergan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Hinge Health
- Stephen Lance, Provider Network Development, Hinge Health
Block utilization at 2-OR ASCs fell to 59% in 2025 from 71% in 2024, while centers with 10 to 14 ORs rose to 59% from 50%, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws…
Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.
Steam venting from a sterilizer relief valve prompted a Rocky Hill (Conn.) Fire Department response to a possible structure fire at Orthopedic Associates, on the night of Oct. 5. Firefighters were dispatched at 9:25 p.m, according to an Oct. Facebook…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
Presented by:
- Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
- Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
- Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs
Outpatient visits fell 7.5% in May 2026, matching a seasonal dip seen in May and June of 2024 and 2025, according to Chicago-based Strata Decision Technology’s latest Performance Trends Report. The report looks at hospital financial, operational and encounter data…
ASC leaders have told Becker’s in recent months that dependable anesthesia coverage now decides how many cases a center can take on, and at some facilities, anesthesia access has become the primary rate-limiting factor, ahead of staffing costs or supply…
From Medicare prior authorization to hospital pushback on site of care, ASCs spent 2026 fighting on several policy and payment fronts at once. Here are five battles that shaped the year for surgery center operators and physicians: 1. Medicare prior…
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