Cardiology’s shift to the outpatient setting has accelerated in recent years, thanks in part to increased support from CMS and sustained advancements in surgical technology. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of single-specialty cardiology ASCs grew from 55 to 221,…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
The Department of Justice announced Jan. 12 that False Claims Act settlements in 2025 exceeded $6.8 billion—the highest annual total in the history of the statute. In a Jan. 26 report, JD Supra outlines four other key takeaways from the…
Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare has opened a new ASC in Gaylord, Mich., ABC affiliate Up North 5 reported Jan. 26. The ASC will offer procedures in orthopedics and urology, according to the report. The ASC will open to patients…
Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System has added Carolina Specialty Care to its network, effective Jan. 26, Carolina Free News reported Jan. 26. The practice, now operating as Iredell Carolina Specialty, includes four specialties and eight providers. It joins the Iredell…
The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication called for major changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Medpage Today reported Jan. 26. The coalition of physicians, scientists and…
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Certificate-of-need laws are regulatory laws that aim to control the number of healthcare resources in a specific geographic area. CON laws can vary greatly by state, with several states actively reviewing legislation that could shift CON in the 2026 legislative…
Reimbursement issues, staffing shortages and rising costs are just a few of the challenges facing ASC leadership teams in 2026. Here are 20 statistics demonstrating the scale and scope of the ASC industry’s biggest challenges in 2026: Reimbursement 1. CMS…
Legislators in New Jersey are likely to re-introduce legislation that would ban most noncompete agreements in the state, according to an article published Jan. 23 by JD Supra. The legislation — Assembly Bill 5708 and Senate Bill 4385 — would…
Cardiology has been shifting to the outpatient setting for years — a transition recently accelerated by technology and payer incentive alignment toward ASCs. In its 2026 final rule published Nov. 21, CMS approved four cardiovascular codes for electrophysiology studies and…
Brian August, MD, a physician in El Paso, Texas, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. According to a…