Here are seven new cardiology practice openings and expansions since July 1, 2025: 1. UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute in Lexington, Ky., opened a new heart catheterization lab for adults with congenital heart disease and children at Kentucky…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released its v44 Standards, the latest update to its accreditation and certification handbooks, according to a news release shared with Becker’s Aug. 18. Here’s five things to know about the updated standards:…
Here is a timeline of the No Surprises Act and the challenges it faced since it was signed into law: Dec. 31, 2020: The No Surprises Act is signed into law. The rules are set to take effect in January…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville has received $3 million to expand its nurse anesthetists program, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Aug. 18. The Alice L. Walker Foundation contributed $2 million, and the nearby…
The continuous escalation of staffing challenges and the financial complexities of anesthesia care are squeezing ASCs’ bottom lines. Labor costs While staffing and retention are often cited as significant workforce challenges for ASCs, the cost of maintaining fair compensation for…
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Women First PC in Winchester, Va., will close in September, according to a public notice posted by the Winchester Star Aug. 18. Heather Reese, MD, will be closing her practice due to long term health issues. The last day of…
Two cardiology groups have positioned heart failure as a preventable condition, Medscape reported Aug. 14. Here are seven takeaways from the report: 1. Through their announcement, the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Society of Preventive Cardiology are…
Daniel O’Hair, MD, has been appointed as the new chief physician executive of the Lee Health Heart Institute in Fort Myers, Fla., South Florida Hospital News reported Aug. 14. Dr. O’Hair has more than 25 years of experience and specializes…
From new educational pathways to clinical developments, here are three milestones in anesthesia so far in 2025: 1. Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has begun using surgical robotics to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer in a single…
The No Surprises Act took effect in January 2022 with the goal of preventing surprise billing by implementing an independent dispute resolution process for payment disputes between payers and out-of-network providers. Despite the law’s intention, some anesthesia providers say that…