Author: Francesca Mathewes

Here's are recent updates to the No Surprises Act and changes expected in 2025: 

CMS has been phasing in new hospital price transparency requirements throughout 2024, with more changes set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Gastroenterology practices are faced with a spate of exciting innovations and consistent challenges. 

A neurosurgeon was among four charged in connection with a scheme involving nearly $100 million in fraudulent workers' compensation charges, The Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 13. 

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health has opened an outpatient surgery center in Greenville, the Greenville Journal reported Oct. 14.  

Beginning in January 2025, the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems will be mandatory for ASCs and HOPDs. The new survey from CMS will gauge patient satisfaction in Medicare-certified HOPDs and ASCs, focusing on communication,…

Healthcare has been a focus of private-equity investment for years, driving consolidation throughout the industry.

Inflation has had serious effects across all aspects of the U.S. economy, and healthcare is no different. 

While AI enhances certain predictive analytics, the risk of over-reliance on the technology could lead to incorrect diagnosis and the erosion of the physician-patient relationship, according to Sarah Worthy, CEO of DoorSpace, a healthcare-oriented human resources consulting firm, in a…

San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physician Medical Group is expanding its physician network by partnering with Kentfield, Calif.-based Marin Health and University of California San Francisco Health, The Press Democrat reported Oct. 14.