Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are the gastroenterologists leading the GI departments for U.S. News & World Report's top five hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery in 2021-22.

Shifting routine outpatient procedures to ASCs can save commercially insured patients $684 on average per procedure, according to a Sept. 8 report from UnitedHealth Group. 

Cervical disc arthroplasty and minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion are the most influential techniques at the Surgical Center at Columbia (Mo.) Orthopedic Group. 

Brian Dooreck, MD, gastroenterologist at Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers in Pembroke Pines, Fla., spoke with Becker's ASC Review on the surgical technique shaping his practice. 

The U.S. is expected to reach a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, and while some ASC leaders think this could be an advantage for physicians, many are concerned that it could be detrimental to the provision of…

Envision Healthcare is requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. 

Here are eight gastroenterologists joining healthcare providers:

Cigna and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of United Surgical Partners International, inked a multiyear contract building on their continued relationship. 

The Beloit, Wis., city council took no action on the proposed zoning amendment tied to ASC development after a Sept. 7 public hearing that drew "passionate" debate, according to Beloit Daily News. 

Atlanta-based Grady Health System's planned surgery center will now cost $205.3 million, after the hospital incurred a $31.6 million cost overrun, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Sept. 7.