Anesthesia reimbursement faces mounting threats, with new and proposed payer policies that could reduce pay for physicians and CRNAs in 2025 and beyond. The changes span commercial and government payers, targeting modifiers, time-based payments and risk adjustments — policies that…
Author: Sophie Eydis
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has broken ground on the $16 million Robert Sonneborn Family WVU Medicine Children’s Outpatient Center at Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital, according to an Aug.12 WTOV 9 report. The 17,000-square-foot facility will combine wellness care, specialty visits, imaging,…
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has joined forces with Manassas, Va.-based Carient Heart & Vascular and Woodbridge, Va.-based Polaris Heart & Vascular Clinic to launch the Northern Virginia Heart & Vascular Center — the region’s first outpatient cardiovascular facility, according to…
North Liberty, Iowa-based Steindler Surgery Center has performed its first three hip replacement surgeries using the anterior approach, according to an Aug.11 Corridor Business Journal report. Joint replacement specialist Derek Breder, MD, led the procedures, which the center said can…
UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health, both based in Sacramento, Calif., have partnered to expand heart failure care for high-risk patients through new community-based clinics, according to an Aug. 11 system release. The collaboration began with the launch of a…
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Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific’s new Endura Weight Loss Solutions offers minimally invasive procedures for patients who want alternatives to diet, medication and bariatric surgery. “Lifestyle changes and surgery can be effective, but they have limitations — and fewer than 1%…
University of California San Diego topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of the best universities for gastroenterology and hepatology in the U.S. The ranking was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities,” which…
Anesthesiologists are in a position to help reduce high complication, readmission and emergency department visit rates among patients experiencing homelessness, according to an Aug. 11 review published in Cureus. The study analyzed 22 peer-reviewed papers published between 2010 and April…
Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital has performed Oneida County’s first patent foramen ovale closure, a minimally invasive heart procedure that can reduce stroke risk, according to an Aug. 11 WKTV report. The Aug. 6 procedure, led by Colin Wright, MD, of…
Columbus-based OhioHealth will open its new $31 million Canal Winchester (Ohio) Health Center on Aug. 12, bringing expanded care options to one of central Ohio’s fastest-growing communities, according to an Aug. 11 system release. The three-story, 40,000-square-foot facility will offer…