For many ASC leaders, the pressure to perform has never been higher amid reimbursement headwinds, growing competition for physicians, and the ongoing shift of complex procedures into the outpatient setting. This growing storm has made operational excellence into a critical…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Montana has claimed the top spot on personal finance website WalletHub’s annual ranking of the best states for physicians every year since 2023, cementing its status as the nation’s most physician-friendly state. Midwestern states continue to dominate the list year…
ASCs are absorbing a growing wave of higher-acuity patients, but some ASC leaders warn the infrastructure, staffing and financial systems needed to support that surge are dangerously behind. The outpatient shift is accelerating. In its annual report to Congress released…
Optum is recalibrating as it sheds providers, tightens its network and doubles down on AI and ASCs. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new with Optum and SCA Health. Scaling back to move forward In a recent Becker’s Healthcare podcast, Optum’s…
An OB-GYN practice in Watertown, N.Y, affiliated with the financially troubled North Star Health Alliance will close April 10, WWNY reported March 25. Comprehensive Women’s Health Services is owned by Carthage Area Hospital and operated by North Star. The practice’s…
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In the first study to demonstrate a direct effect on patient care, an NIH-funded study published in Gastroenterology found that a simulation-based mastery learning curriculum significantly improved real-world polypectomy skills in practicing gastroenterologists. The study reviewed more than 340 recorded…
The Advanced Surgery Center in Omaha, Neb., is closing March 30, according to a notice posted on the ASCs’ website. The ASC, a Surgery Partners affiliate, offered procedures including total joint replacement, orthopedics, pain management, podiatry and cataract removal. The…
Greer, S.C.-based Surgery Center at Pelham has become the first ASC in the world to offer Stryker’s Mako Robotic Power System for total knee arthroplasty procedures, according to a March 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Frank Armocida, MD, performed…
An Alabama physician has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and genetic testing, the Justice Department said in a March 20 news release. Between December 2018…
Gastroenterology’s dealmaking landscape is shifting. Five recent transactions reveal an industry moving past aggressive consolidation toward a phase defined by operational efficiency, care quality and strategic alignment. Here’s what each deal signals about where GI is headed: United Digestive, Anthem…