Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. 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.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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.

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  1. 3 ASCs getting major upgrades

    Here are three ASCs that are receiving upgrades that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 5:
  2. 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. 
  3. Stryker recalls 143 knee implants and 9 more supply chain updates

    Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.
  4. 8 things to know about colonoscopies and ASCs

    Here are eight things about ASC-based colonoscopies that leaders should know:

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  1. 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.
  2. 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. 
  3. 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. 
  4. 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 .

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  1. 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. 
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. '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. 
  5. Northern Arizona Healthcare to build new ASC

    Northern Arizona Healthcare is building an outpatient surgery in Flagstaff, Ariz., the health system said March 11.
  6. 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.
  7. 9 things to know about endoscopic spine surgery and ASCs

    As spine surgery continues to shift to the outpatient setting, here are 9 things to know about endoscopic spine surgery and ASCs: 
  8. Healthcare cut 3,805 jobs in February

    U.S.-based employers cut 84,638 jobs in February — 3,805 of which were in the healthcare industry, according to a March 7 report from job market research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 
  9. 5 things worrying ASC leaders

    Twenty-five ASC leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the trends they are monitoring in 2024. 

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