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ASCs have taken center stage of many hospital and health systems’ growth and development strategies in recent years as they look to expand access and lower costs while aligning with value-based initiatives.  This includes academic health systems, some of which…

The ASC industry faces an array of pressures in the year ahead, from rising costs and payer issues and a struggling physician workforce.  As the demand for surgical services in the U.S. intensifies with an aging population, many ASC leaders…

Germantown, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions plans to open a new ASC in Portland, Ore., in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to a Feb. 6 LinkedIn post by the company. The project, called Portland Orthopedic Surgery Center, is being developed…

The highest-paid cardiologist in Los Angeles, the most populated city in the West, earns $997,400 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool.  Cardiologists earn an average of $432,490 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. …

Rising volumes and strong demand have masked some of the biggest vulnerabilities facing ASCs.  Six ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how the industry may be underestimating risks ranging from reimbursement erosion to anesthesia coverage strain. Editor’s note: Responses have…

What many ASC leaders once viewed as a short-term, post-pandemic workforce disruption now looks like a permanent reset.  Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how shifting expectations around flexibility, pay, predictability and staffing pipelines are redefining how ASCs recruit…

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has opened a new cardiovascular center, The Tennessean reported Feb. 6.  The Structural Heart and Valve Center will expand access to structural heart care in the region, according to the report. The center is…

Artificial intelligence is quickly emerging as the most consequential disruptor of the physician landscape, not just in diagnosis and imaging, but in documentation, billing and the day-to-day business of medicine.  Physicians also say other forces are accelerating change, from site-of-care…

Jesse Platt, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine in gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, has been awarded the Young Physician-Scientist award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation. According to a Feb. 5 news…

Gastroenterology is a rapidly changing specialty as physicians find new ways to utilize emerging technology and clinical developments to improve patient access and outcomes. Here are four physicians on who are pushing innovation and clinical advancement in GI: 1. Amiko…