Patsy Newitt

A recent survey by patient safety watchdog group Leapfrog shows patients prefer ASCs to hospital outpatient departments. 

From declining Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to complex CPT code requirements, CMS policies present a major challenge to gastroenterology practices. Here, five of the specialists discuss the policies that are hitting them the hardest. 

Gastroenterology is one of the many physician specialties experiencing more consolidation in the last decade. 

In four lawsuits since December, physicians have collected $60.1 million in lawsuits filed against device companies, physician groups and staffing firms. 

CMS recently answered questions about requirements of the No Surprises Act and about giving good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay patients.

ASCs are feeling the effects of the nurse shortage as they compete with the deep pockets of hospitals, medical centers and even Amazon to recruit. 

JLL Income Property Trust has acquired the Sugar Land (Texas) Medical Plaza for $18.4 million, the company said April 12. 

Cleveland Clinic diagnosed the most irritable bowel syndrome cases in 2021, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

Adding high acuity procedures, such as spine surgeries, to an ASC requires preparation to ensure a safe migration of these procedures to the outpatient setting. 

As the migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs increases, anesthesia providers are left with questions about how they fit in, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post.