With CMS preparing major policy changes, ASC leaders are weighing in on which moves will most affect the sector’s growth in the coming years. Nine executives and physicians recently weighed in with Becker’s about the CMS policy shifts that could…
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New clinical and technological developments in oncology are revolutionizing patient care, which is driving a possible migration towards outpatient settings within the specialty, according to experts at a session presented by The American Journal of Managed Care June 17. The…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has adopted new rules regarding changes in ownership of healthcare facilities and surprise billing requirements, Chicago-based law firm Husch Blackwell reported in an Aug. 18 legal update. Here are five things to…
Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Surgical Center and the Northwest Physicians Group – Specialty Clinic evacuated around 200 people on Aug. 19 after a broken pipe flooded the facility, according to a news release shared with Becker’s by the Amarillo Fire Department. …
Sacramento-based Sutter Health will close its Sutter Amador Surgery Center in Jackson, Calif., on Oct. 3, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. Here are five things to know: 1. The center, which provides non-emergency procedures such as endoscopies, cataract…
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The continuous escalation of staffing challenges and the financial complexities of anesthesia care are squeezing ASCs’ bottom lines. Labor costs While staffing and retention are often cited as significant workforce challenges for ASCs, the cost of maintaining fair compensation for…
North Liberty, Iowa-based Steindler Surgery Center has performed its first three hip replacement surgeries using the anterior approach, according to an Aug.11 Corridor Business Journal report. Joint replacement specialist Derek Breder, MD, led the procedures, which the center said can…
Here are 12 ASC-related lawsuits Becker’s has reported on since March 1: 1. Henghold Surgery Center in Pensacola, Fla., and owner William Henghold, MD, agreed to pay $847,394 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims. The ASC, which closed in…
Pediatric nephrology is the physician specialty that saw the highest pay jump in the last year, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” Doximity examined data from about 230,000 survey responses over the past six years, including responses from 37,000…
A federal jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found Drexel University and Drexel University School of Medicine not liable in a lawsuit brought by Sharon Griswold, MD, an emergency medicine physician and former Drexel faculty member, The Triangle reported…