ASC leaders have been closely monitoring numerous state and federal policy trends that could have significant impact on the industry over the next several years. Meg Stagliano, MSN, president of the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, recently joined…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Leaders in the ASC industry face challenges and demands that can be vastly different from their counterparts in hospitals, health systems and other inpatient settings. Three ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss how ASC leadership differs from that in…
Here are five recent controversies involving UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, as reported by Becker’s: 1. In a complaint filed Aug. 8 in Arizona, UnitedHealthcare alleged that Radiology Partners and its Arizona affiliate have been gaming the No…
A second lawsuit against the shuttered Sturm Cosmetic Surgery Center in Ames, Iowa, and its physician-owner, Lindsay Sturm, DO, has been dismissed, the Ames Tribune reported Sept. 11. The lawsuit was filed by Joseph Kaissi, a resident of the United…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health System is closing an ASC that has been in operation for more than 35 years, Buffalo News reported Sept. 11. According to the report, the system plans to close the Millard Fillmore Surgery Center Oct. 1.…
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Becker’s has reported on two current and former physicians who are suing or have sued their former employers over retaliation or defamation since June 13, 2025. 1. A federal jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found Drexel University and…
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents in Lawton has approved several updates and expansions to programs within its college of nursing. According to a Sept. 9 news release, the updates include the addition of a certified registered nurse anesthetist…
Provo, Utah-based Revere Health, an independent multispecialty physician group, plans to lay off 177 employees, according to a Utah WARN notice. The notice is dated for Nov. 3, and comes after Revere Health moved to partner with Dallas-based IKS Health,…
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to dismiss its appeal in two legal challenges to its 2024 rule banning noncompete agreements. On Sept. 5, the agency dismissed appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC and Properties of the Villages v. FTC…
A one-day strike involving hundreds of healthcare workers across multiple Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California took place Sept. 8. The strike involved more than 600 certified registered nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives across more than 20 hospitals. Their strike…