West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has progressed on the construction of a $39.8 million surgery center at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa Messenger News reported Nov. 18. In a ceremony, leaders of the…
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Jay Singleton, MD, an ophthalmologist and owner of Singleton Vision Center in New Bern, North Carolina, is returning to court this week in a lawsuit that claims the state’s CON laws are unconstitutional, North Carolina Health News reported Nov. 17. …
As the ASC industry continues to expand, diversify and become more competitive, smaller practices are exploring new methods of partnership in order to sustainably grow while maintaining autonomy. EJ Ledesma, CEO of Sarasota, Fla.-based 360 Orthopedics, recently joined Becker’s for…
As more procedures shift to the ASC setting, leaders are evaluating which specialties or service lines will be the best positioned for development in the coming years — and how this can be done safely and efficiently. Here are three…
Fort Myers, Fla.-Millennium Physician Group has partnered with veriMED and verMED Health Group, South Florida Hospital News reported Nov. 14. The partnership will expand Millennium’s reach across Central and Western Florida. It aims to strengthen its “full-risk Medicare Advantage and…
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Academic health centers are eyeing ASCs as potential investments as patient preferences and payer policy increasingly align with outpatient growth. Michael Lewis, MD, the chair of anesthesiology, pain management and perioperative medicine at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health recently joined Becker’s…
A recently proposed Medicare Administrative Contractors policy aims to restrict coverage for peripheral nerve blocks and related procedures used to treat chronic pain, but anesthesiologists and pain medicine physicians are concerned about potential consequences of the policy. Under the proposed…
In a Nov. 7 episode of Becker’s Spine and Orthopedic Podcast, Earl Kilbride, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Austin (Texas) Orthopedic Institute, discussed the issues shaping healthcare and ASCs in 2025. Here are three key trends identified during the discussion:…
As cardiology continues to grow its presence in the outpatient market, ASC leaders are formulating their strategies for safely and sustainably expanding new service lines. Thomas Hutchinson, administrator of the Surgery Center of Central Florida in Ocala, recently joined Becker’s…
Health systems, physician groups and payers are merging into increasingly large and complex corporate structures, KFF Health News reported Nov. 10. This has been a significant factor in the ever-increasing price of healthcare for consumers and created an “era of…