Author: Francesca Mathewes

Here are 10 things to know about Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's ASC arm, United Surgical Partners International, in 2024:

About 77% of physicians have moved away from independent settings and into employment by hospital or health systems. But recent developments indicate that some may be reconsidering their independence. 

With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise across healthcare, lawmakers in three states are proposing steps to regulate the technology:

The last year has been marked by numerous studies, developments and notable "firsts" in the gastroenterology and endoscopy space. 

Here are five new anesthesia groups, partnerships and acquisitions for ASC leaders and physicians to know: 

The effect of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health's sale to a private equity firm on a physician's student loan forgiveness is the subject of a recent lawsuit filed by a former employee of the health system, Signal Akron reported Dec. 9. 

The majority of U.S. adults say it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage, according to a recent Gallup poll. 

HonorHealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Shea Medical Center recently became the first non-clinical trial site in the state to use the Edwards Evoque system to perform a tricuspid heart valve replacement.

The University of Colorado in Aurora has received a $46 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to research a method of curing blindness through human eye transplants, Colorado Public Radio reported Dec. 9. 

Here are 26 moves by payers for ASC leaders and physicians to know in 2024: