Becker’s ASC

Becker’s has reported on two hospital closures in the last month, which could mean an influx in ASC patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or HOPDs.  Here are the two hospitals: 1. Rock Regional Hospital…

More than one-third of all nurse practitioners and physician assistants will swap their specialties at some point in their careers, according to a Jan. 12 survey published by the American Medical Association.  Here are eight things to know:

Fatade Health & Medical Center in Martinsville, Va., will close April 29 after nearly two decades of operation, according to a message sent to patients and obtained by Rbs News Now in a Jan. 11 report. The clinic is led…

Bariatric surgery is a key offering for many ASCs and gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure.  Here are five things to know about the recent clinical, legal and payer-related developments in bariatric surgery and GLP-1…

Staffing issues have been top of mind for ASC leaders for the last several years — and they’re not going away anytime soon. Amid the turbulence caused by labor shortages across healthcare, ASC leaders have a challenging task at hand:…

California’s 2nd Appellate District court declined to order a retrial and affirmed the defense verdict for Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Surgery Center and spine surgeon Kapil Moza, MD, USA Herald reported Jan. 10.  What happened? Becker’s has reached out to TOSC…

Dallas-based VMG Health has named Wes Champion as CEO. According to a Jan. 13 news release, Mr. Champion brings more than 35 years of healthcare consulting and technology leadership experience to the role. He previously served as CEO of Kaufman…

A growing number of patients undergoing major surgery are receiving medication for opioid use disorder, highlighting the need for modernized pain management strategies, according to a forthcoming study in Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The…

ASC leaders head into 2026 with many of the same financial pressures, but their priorities are diverging as organizations balance the basics of protecting margins with the investments needed to expand capacity and capture new growth opportunities. Four leaders joined…

In November, CMS finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, which included the addition of 573 codes to the ASC Covered Procedures List.  The update represented a significant advocacy win for…