Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has acquired Pinnacle Surgery Center in Covington, La., according to an April 15 press release shared with Becker’s. The 8,787-square-foot center features three operating rooms and one procedure room. The practice employs 17 physicians who specialize in…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
As technological advancements create new opportunities in the ASC space, here’s a look at how three specialties are managing a shift to outpatient care: Cardiology While cardiology is one of the fastest-growing outpatient specialties, a number of roadblocks could be…
Colorectal cancer diagnoses in Puerto Rico dropped significantly during and after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the COVID-19 pandemic, but later rebounded, revealing troubling concerns about the possible connection between natural disasters and CRC-detection rates. An interrupted time series analysis…
West Virginia University’s Heart and Vascular Institute at WVU Medicine’s Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., has launched a new hybrid operating room, The Journal reported April 13. The hybrid operating room is a “state-of-the-art” surgical space that integrates advanced…
From declining reimbursements to prior authorization burdens and concerns about AI, physician practices face an array of disruptions to care delivery and financial sustainability. Seven physicians, practice managers and administrators joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptions to physician practices. …
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The Indiana House has approved a bill that expands the state’s 2023 ban on noncompete agreements for primary care physicians, WVXU News reported April 10. The bill expands the initial ban to include all physicians employed by hospitals and their…
The American College of Cardiology and MedAxiom are collaborating on a cardiovascular care initiative as a part of the ACC’s five-year, strategic, care-improvement plan, with a focus on the development of cardiovascular ASCs. According to an April 10 news release,…
On April 10, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced his vision for the agency, which includes a commitment to President Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and modernizing Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplace. Here’s five things for ASCs and…
Cincinnati is the highest-paying metropolitan area for cardiologists, according to 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The bureau released updated compensation data to reflect May 2024 information, the latest available. Here are the ten highest-paying…
The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction has opened a new facility in Red Bank, N.J. The 14,500-square-foot facility will specialize in complex reconstructive procedures, including cosmetic enhancements, specialized hand surgery, breast health and aesthetic treatments, according to an April 10 news…