Author: Francesca Mathewes

Screening colonoscopies in the U.S. cost a total of $23.7 billion in 2021, the most recent available data for nationwide cancer screening costs. 

Assembly bill 3129 was passed by the California Legislature in August, and would give the attorney general authority to review and approve or deny transactions between independent physician practices and private equity firms. 

Chicago-based Oak Street Health, owned by CVS Health since 2023, agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it was involved in a kickback scheme that violated the False Claims Act. 

Consolidation has been on the rise across healthcare, and cardiology is no different. 

Consolidation is on the rise across healthcare, and ASCs are no different. But how does consolidation impact the future and function of ASCs? 

A patient at the University of Chicago became the first person to receive a recently FDA-approved treatment for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to a Sept. 17 news release by the university. 

CommonSpirit Vascular Surgery Penrose, a clinic located inside Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., was forced to close after an "abrupt departure of all medical providers," The Denver Gazette reported Sept. 18. 

On Aug. 21, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published guidance concerning best practices for event logging of security concerns in order to fight cyberthreats. 

Here are two recent certificate-of-need applications that were first denied and later awarded on appeal:

Here are five states that have passed, or are considering, colonoscopy or colorectal cancer screening legislation, according to the American College of Gastroenterology: