Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has opened a new cardiovascular center, The Tennessean reported Feb. 6. The Structural Heart and Valve Center will expand access to structural heart care in the region, according to the report. The center is…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Jesse Platt, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine in gastroenterology and hepatology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, has been awarded the Young Physician-Scientist award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation. According to a Feb. 5 news…
Gastroenterology is a rapidly changing specialty as physicians find new ways to utilize emerging technology and clinical developments to improve patient access and outcomes. Here are four physicians on who are pushing innovation and clinical advancement in GI: 1. Amiko…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has re-opened its North Coast Surgery Center in Oceanside, Calif., the Times Standard reported Feb. 5. The revamped facility includes an expansion of outpatient endoscopy services, according to the report, offering colonoscopies and other gastrointestinal procedures. About…
Affordability and access are two of the biggest concerns among healthcare leaders in 2026, and cardiology falls directly into these priorities. A 2024 study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that almost half of all U.S.…
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Kansas City University has welcomed its first class of students to its Master of Health Science in Anesthesiologist Assistant program at its Joplin, Mo., campus. According to a Feb. 5 news release, the program’s inaugural class includes 24 students. The…
As the ASC industry continues to grow, ASCs have increasingly become sites of innovation and important points of access for surgical care. Here are three notable ‘firsts’ in the ASC industry so far in 2026: 1. Ortho Rhode Island began…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by a former neurosurgeon. What happened? What’s next?
Last year, CMS approved more than 500 procedures for the outpatient setting, representing a huge win for the leaders and physicians in the ASC industry who have advocated for an expanded ASC covered procedures list for years. The win came…
ASCs have shifted to the center of conversations around growth in hospitals, health systems and physician groups as they prove to be an efficient way to expand healthcare access and bring down costs. As large organizations look to quickly increase…