Providers of healthcare in the US have increasingly been pushed aside and commoditized by hospitals and insurers. As such our healthcare payment system is deeply flawed, with high costs, unequal access, and complex reimbursement systems. This paper proposes a three-tiered,…
Author: Sophie Eydis
1. Winborne Macphail. Ms. Macphail is the CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based SCA Health, where she oversees national strategy and operations for a growing network of more than 370 ASCs and specialty practices across 37 states. She has led sustained year-over-year…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, ASCs will receive separate Medicare reimbursement for two electronic infusion pumps used in non-opioid pain management, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Rochester Hills, Mich.-based InfuSystem. The change is part of the final 2026…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners said its subsidiary, Surgery Center Holdings, plans to offer an additional $425 million in senior unsecured notes, due 2032. The notes will carry a 7.25% interest rate and will be issued as part of the same…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a fully leased ASC in Pensacola, Fla. The facility houses The Endoscopy Center and was built for Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola, now part of Miami-based Gastro Health, according to a Dec. 1 news…
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a fully leased ASC in Madison, Ala. The facility includes six operating rooms, six endoscopy procedure rooms and one pain procedure room. It was built in 2004 and expanded in 2023, according to…
Sioux Falls, N.D.-based Sanford Health has received a grant through a joint initiative between Pfizer and the American College of Cardiology to improve early detection and accurate diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Sanford was one of three recipients of the grant,…
ASCs faced a mix of momentum and pressure throughout 2025. Procedure migration accelerated, technological innovation improved efficiency and new partnerships reshaped ASC growth strategies. Yet rising operating costs, payer friction and staffing shortages, especially in anesthesia, continue to challenge profitability…
Anesthesiology saw a year of significant innovation in 2025 as new technologies, techniques and care models redefined what is possible in the perioperative environment. From AI-driven automation to next-generation pain control, five breakthroughs in particular helped shape the specialty. 1.…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has adopted Deep Resolve, an AI-powered MRI software that shortens scan times and reduces anesthesia use. The technology, developed by Siemens Healthineers, was installed at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in April…