Author: Francesca Mathewes

Cardiology is gaining significant momentum as an outpatient specialty as ASCs as more cardiovascular procedures become approved for the outpatient setting by CMS and advancements in clinical technology open up access to outpatient procedures.  Outpatient catheterization labs  Standalone and Medicare-certified…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health added 90 ambulatory care sites over the past two fiscal years, including 34 across nine states in 2025.  “A CommonSpirit CEO Wright Lassiter III said on an Oct. 1 investor call that the system has dropped its…

As the ASC industry heats up with competition between hospitals, health systems, corporate entities and independent practices, smaller and mid-sized practices are getting creative in their approach to practice growth and consolidation.  Three-way or hybrid joint ventures This development model…

Overland, Kan.-based Head and Neck Surgery of Kansas City is expanding into its fourth location as it takes over the office of Parker Thornton, MD, at his office in Shawnee Mission, Kan. According to a Sept. 24 news release, Dr.…

Anesthesiologists are facing rising malpractice insurance costs, largely driven by high-risk procedures and sometimes limited access to standard coverage. According to data released Oct. 6 by Homewood Insurance Group, a Naples, Fla.-based medical insurance group, anesthesiologists pay average annual malpractice…

Here are 10 closures of hospital service lines or departments in September, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Greenville, Texas-based Hunt Regional Healthcare plans to close its emergency departments in Commerce and Quinlan, both in Texas, due to financial losses.  2.…

In an investigative report published Sept. 30, KFF Health News outlined a growing national trend of lawsuits filed by patients against cosmetic surgery chains — a growing industry that is attracting patients by promising “minimally invasive” and aesthetically transformative procedures.…

John Glascock, MD, a bariatric surgeon, is suing Waverly (Iowa) Health Center and its CEO, Jodi Geerts, alleging the hospital has put patients at risk, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 1.  Dr. Glascock was employed by the hospital from July…

CMS has announced the agency activities that will and won’t proceed during the federal government shutdown. The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over the federal budget.  Here are 10 things that…

1. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners announced that Harrison Bane, national group president, will resign Oct. 3. Mr. Bane notified the Board of Directors of his decision Sept. 11. 2. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners appointed Chris Fromme as its new…