Author: Patsy Newitt

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus will begin construction on a $154 million orthopedic and surgery center later this year.

ASCs have long struggled to secure reimbursements — with CMS' proposal to remove 258 procedures from the ASC payable list, leaders are concerned that securing payment could become even more challenging. 

Surgical robots are driving ASC growth — with the global market projected to reach $14.4 billion by 2026, up from about $6.4 billion in 2021. 

The Albert Lea (Minn.) Healthcare Coalition completed construction on a full-service primary care clinic that will be staffed by Mason City-based MercyOne North Iowa. 

Virginia Pediatric Eye Center’s Chesapeake office was sold for $1.3 million, Inside Business reported July 26. 

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is building a musculoskeletal institute that features a surgery center. 

For the family-run Shields Health Care Group, treating patients like family is embedded in every step of their total joint program. 

Mark Reinford predicts consolidation amongst big payers and consolidation in fee schedules in the payer market in the next five years. 

OptumCare added more than 5,000 physicians in the first half of 2021. 

ASCs often can struggle to leverage payer contracts in comparison to larger hospitals and health systems.