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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.  This was a huge win for the Ambulatory…

Outpatient imaging operator Lumexa Imaging Holdings’ recent debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market spotlights growing investor interest in lower-cost imaging outside the hospital setting, according to a recent VMG Health blog post. Here are nine things to know:  1.…

In 2025, Becker’s reported at least 20 hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations seeking or exiting bankruptcy protection. The trend follows a notable warning sign for physicians — physician practice bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high in 2024, according to…

Andover (Mass.) Eye Associates experienced a data security incident that impacted about 1,600 patients, according to a Jan. 12 report from The HIPAA Journal.  An unauthorized actor gained access to two employee email accounts and certain emails on the accounts…

The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the second installment. Over the last few months, I have noticed a subtle but important discussion in the hallways of…

Orthopedic ASCs are scaling quickly as more procedures shift outpatient but the definition of “value” is changing under pressure. With payer reimbursement tightening and operating costs rising, leaders say success increasingly depends on smarter payer alignment, tighter management of supply…

Innovations Surgery Center in Rockville, Md., has begun offering robotic-assisted gynecologic surgery, becoming the first ambulatory surgery center in the Mid-Atlantic region to do so. According to a Jan. 14 news release, the center now performs advanced minimally invasive gynecologic…

A McAllen, Texas-based physician and a clinic employee have been sentenced for their roles in a kickback scheme that resulted in more than $3.1 million in Medicare losses, according to a Jan. 13 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…

As surgical cases continue to shift out of the hospital and into outpatient facilities, physician offices have become increasingly common settings for less-invasive procedures. Here are three recent developments related to the rise in office-based procedures and the regulations surrounding…

Nearly 1 in 5 workers in the U.S. are bound by a noncompete agreement, according to data released Jan. 13 by the Economic Innovation Group. Noncompete agreements are regulated at the state level, with four states currently banning the use…