Today's Top 20 Stories
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San Jose medical office building up for city approval
A real estate firm is seeking approval from city planning directors for a medical office building in San Jose, Calif., according to a March 12 report from The Mercury News. -
Biden's $7.3 trillion budget: Key notes for ASCs
The White House released its proposed $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025, which included several healthcare investments. -
Optum looks to fast-track controversial acquisition of physician-owned clinic
Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health and the country's largest employer of physicians, is aiming to fast-track its proposed purchase of the physician-owned Corvallis (Ore.) Clinic.
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Rhode Island medical office building sells for $8.1M
A medical office building in Warwick, R.I., has sold for $8.1 million, according to a March 12 report from Providence Business Journal. -
Are anesthesia shortages the next care disruptor?
Four anesthesiologists joined Becker's to discuss how they expect the anesthesia provider shortage will disrupt care in the next five years. -
What's next for physician payments?
Medicare's pay for physicians decreased 3.4% in 2024 after dropping 2% in 2023, and while a new spending package offers some relief, physicians say it's not enough. -
3 ASCs getting major upgrades
Here are three ASCs that are receiving upgrades that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 5:
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Healthcare's best jobs for work-life balance
Several of U.S. News & World Report's best jobs for work-life balance are healthcare related, according to the publication's Feb. 22 ranking. -
Stryker recalls 143 knee implants and 9 more supply chain updates
Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week. -
8 things to know about colonoscopies and ASCs
Here are eight things about ASC-based colonoscopies that leaders should know: -
Capital Digestive Care launches GI disorder prediction tool
Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care, the largest private GI practice in the Mid-Atlantic, has launched LGI-Flag, an AI-driven algorithm used to flag individuals at risk for lower GI disorders that warrant further evaluation.
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Mercy Health, Frederick Gastroenterology Associates enter care partnership
Digestive health, liver, obesity and GI cancer specialists with Mercy Health Services/Mercy Medical Center will begin seeing patients in collaboration with Frederick (Md.) Gastroenterology Associates. -
New Hampshire hospital opens GI department
Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital opened its first gastroenterology department, according to a March 11 report from The Keene Sentinel. -
Nemours Children’s Health opens 5th pediatric ASC
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health has opened its fifth outpatient care center in Southeastern Pennsylvania, according to a March 11 report from the Philadelphia Business Journal . -
Physician to pay $95K to resolve fraud allegations
A physician in Philadelphia will pay $95,000 to resolve allegations he ordered medically unnecessary genetic testing for Medicare beneficiaries. -
Sanford Health offers AI-assisted colonoscopies
A Sanford Health location in Fargo, N.D., has added Medtronic's GI Genius for artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies, Valley News Live reported March 11. -
New York ASC to expand facility
The Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York in New York City will expand its facility with the addition of two new operating rooms. -
'The model is a disaster': Why anesthesia reimbursements aren't working
William Joseph Martin, DO, who is employed by NorthStar Anesthesia as the medical director of anesthesiology at Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Health, joined Becker's to discuss why the anesthesia reimbursement model is broken. -
Northern Arizona Healthcare to build new ASC
Northern Arizona Healthcare is building an outpatient surgery in Flagstaff, Ariz., the health system said March 11. -
Private equity activity is slowing: What ASCs need to know
Private equity's presence in healthcare is changing, and ASCs can benefit from knowing how the financial players operate.
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