Ricardo Cigarroa, MD, the Laredo (Texas) Medical Center and its physicians group urged a federal judge Feb. 9 to dismiss a hospital's suit accusing the group of poaching doctors and monopolizing the area's cardiology market, according to a Law360 report.
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Does the future of healthcare hinge on patients, payers or providers? Eight ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the forces shaping healthcare.
Atrium Health will open a $150 million hospital campus, its largest in nearly 40 years, Feb. 23 in Stallings, N.C., according to the Charlotte Observer.
With heightened outpatient migration and new ASCs appearing to pop up daily, some centers are struggling to compete in their markets.
Acquisition of gastroenterology practices by management service organizations accelerated in 2021, with powerhouses like Miami-based Gastro Health and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance expanding their reach nationwide.
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Despite many physicians migrating to hospital employment, investment in ASCs is still a long- term strategy for physicians to maintain financial and operational stake in a surgery center.
Payers UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Anthem reported the largest year-end revenue in 2021.
From investments to expansions, here are seven anesthesia updates to know in 2022:
Four ASC projects in 2022 have cost more than $150 million.
A Pennsylvania ASC and two Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health leaders were awarded the Pennsylvania Safety Authority's 2022 I Am Patient Safety Award, the independent state agency said Feb. 10.