In October, CMS announced the launch of a new prior authorization demonstration that would introduce new requirements for select services. This comes just four months after news of an agreement between CMS and Medicare Advantage plans to lessen the use…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Noncompete agreements in physician contracts have been a controversial subject in recent years as several lawsuits and legislative updates have brought their legality and necessity into question. In a Dec. 28 blog post published on physician-focused viewpoint website KevinMD.com, Sharisse…
Anesthesia leaders face a diverse set of challenges in 2026 as the workforce shortage continues to shift across geographies, markets and practice settings. Melissa Croad, CRNA, APRN, president of the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, recently joined Becker’s to discuss…
A North Carolina trial court has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s certificate-of-need laws, rejecting an ophthalmologist’s years-long legal challenge seeking to overturn it, The Carolina Journal reported Dec. 12. Jay Singleton, MD, owner of Singleton Vision Center in New…
Technological advances played a significant role in ASCs’ growth over the last year as the many facilities began making the shift from paper charting to EMRs or adding AI-enabled data analytics to their existing EMR platforms. Here are three innovations…
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Staffing issues persist as one of the top concerns for ASC leaders headed into 2026 as workforce shortages and labor costs continue to put pressure on facilities and administrators. Here are three trends shaping ASC leaders’ recruitment strategies in the…
Cardiology saw significant changes in 2025 as technology and payer incentives shift the way that cardiovascular care is delivered. The specialty also saw numerous disruptions in the last year, TCTMD reported Dec. 26, especially when it came to reimbursement for…
The last year has seen several waves of federal policy updates affecting healthcare as President Donald Trump and his administration took on the first year of his second term in office. Here are eight of the most important policy shifts…
Leaders in anesthesia, especially those in the outpatient setting, are juggling numerous challenges amid workforce shortages, declining reimbursements and costly inefficiencies. Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently joined Becker’s to…
In a new study shared with Becker’s Dec. 19, business law firm Davies & Associates identifies which states offer the most favorable economic, workforce, infrastructure and tax environments for small businesses to operate and grow in 2026. The study incorporated…