Author: Francesca Mathewes

Here are 16 ASC projects that were announced or completed in March, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Richmond (Va.) Heart and Vascular Associates plans to open a new, $4 million 27,000-square-foot office in Chesterfield, Va., in July 2027. 2. Coeur…

In December 2025, HHS, alongside the Labor and Treasury departments, proposed significant updates to healthcare price transparency rules.  Comments for the proposed updates were due by March 2, 2026, and the proposals will take effect 12 months after the rules…

Legislators in Tennessee have delayed a vote on a bill that would loosen the state’s certificate-of-need laws, the TimesNews reported March 30.  The vote was originally set for March 30. Its sponsor, state Representative Johnny Garrett, a Republican from Goodlettsville,…

Employment-based noncompete agreements will become void and unenforceable in Washington by June 30, 2027, the National Law Review reported March 30. The new law will apply retroactively to all noncompete agreements challenged in proceedings that commence on or after June…

Roxana Mehran, MD, assumed the role of president of the American College of Cardiology March 30.  According to a news release, Dr. Mehran, an interventional cardiologist, will serve a one-year term leading the organization, which represents an almost 60,000-member global…

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System opened a new outpatient center in downtown Mishawaka. According to a March 23 news release, the 25,000-square-foot, two-story facility provides imaging, physical therapy, primary care and specialty services, including OB-GYN and noninvasive cardiology. The…

There have been a flurry of CMS policy updates and controversies over the course of the last month that could reshape reimbursement, supply chain and clinical decision-making for ASC leaders and physicians.  Here are four CMS updates that ASC leaders…

Gastroenterology has been teeming with new developments in AI-enabled innovation as the field works to meet an increasingly high demand for services—and a new study sought to identify patients’ feelings on the rapid changes.  The study was led by researchers…

A Whatcom (Wash.) County judge has dismissed a physician’s lawsuit against the staffing firm he was formerly employed by, Cascadia Daily reported March 25.  In 2020, Ming Lin, MD, a former emergency room physician at Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. Joseph…

Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has cut the ribbon on a new outpatient cardiology center.  According to a March 25 news release, the 22,000-square-foot facility centralizes outpatient cardiology procedures and diagnostics in one location, aiming to streamline care from…