A January survey of health system executives by VMG Health found that 60% of leaders were considering pursuing outpatient surgery joint ventures in 2024, the highest area of interest of any potential specialty partnerships. This interest is driven by a…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
An ASC owned by six physicians will soon open in Springfield, Ark., Arkansas Business reported Oct. 13. Lakeside Surgery Center will span 9,000-square-feet and offer ophthalmology and otolaryngology, according to the report. The ASC is set to open in December.…
The federal shutdown reached its third week as Democrats and Republicans continued a stalemate over how to fund the government. In an Oct. 10 podcast, Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, unpacked the impasse and what it…
Several recent updates to reimbursement policies by both CMS and commercial payers could have a significant impact on ASCs and their financial stability UnitedHealthcare cuts CRNA reimbursements On Oct. 1, a UHC policy update went into effect that cuts reimbursements…
Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health, a subsidiary of Optum, plans to acquire Acton Medical Associates, a 45-provider primary care group serving the Boston area, according to a Sept. 25 filing from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Acton comprises 45 providers and…
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1. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health System closed an ASC that has been in operation for more than 35 years. Kaleida cited multiple factors contributing to the closure, including reductions in federal funding — specifically in Medicaid reimbursement. 2. Peoria, Ill.-based…
Becker’s has reported more ASC developments in New York, Arizona and Maine than all other states. New York 1. Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System broke ground on an expansion at Greene Medical Arts in Catskill, N.Y., that will include a…
Several factors — from procedure migration to continued struggles with reimbursement rates – are shaping the business of anesthesia in 2025. Adam Kuz, CRNA, is an executive board member at Dearborn, Mich.-based Specialty Medical Center, recently joined Becker’s to outline…
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new piece of legislation that codifies restrictions on private equity firms and hedge funds from influencing the decision-making of physicians in California, JD Supra reported Oct. 9. Here are five things to know about…
Here are three cardiologists making recent headlines, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Episcopal Health Services in New York City named Dheeraj Khurana, MD, chief of cardiology. Dr. Khurana joined Episcopal Health Services as an attending physician in March after operating…