Spokane, Wash.-based Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has temporarily paused its heart transplant program due to a staffing shortage. Providence is helping patients transition to other transplant centers, ensuring they retain their accrued time on the donor waitlist. Patients in…
Author: Sophie Eydis
ASC leaders across the country say 2026 will bring escalating financial and operational pressure, from anesthesia provider shortages and stagnant reimbursement to rising supply costs and tightening payer contracts. To stay competitive, they are doubling down on efficiency, alignment and…
Chicago-based GE HealthCare is to acquire Intelerad, a medical imaging software company with a strong outpatient and ambulatory presence, for $2.3 billion in cash. The deal will expand GE HealthCare’s enterprise imaging footprint beyond hospitals and academic centers into high-growth…
Dallas offers the highest pay in the country for gastroenterologists with 29 to 35 years of experience, according to Medscape’s salary explorer. The elevated compensation comes as the specialty faces growing strain. The U.S. is on track to fall short…
Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic, which serves Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida, is teaming up with Commure to introduce the healthcare technology company’s enterprise AI platform throughout its orthopedic network. The partnership will bring a suite of AI-driven capabilities to the…
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Several cardiology leaders joined Becker’s Oct. 16 at the 31st Annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss how health systems and independent groups can recruit and retain top cardiovascular talent — and what cultural, regulatory and…
As case complexities rise, payer policies evolve and the demand for outpatient procedures accelerates, ASC leaders are assessing where to invest as they head into 2026. For its “ASC Leader Expectations for 2026″ survey, VMG Health asked 97 leaders which…
As screening guidelines evolve and GI care increasingly shifts to outpatient settings, ASCs are seeing significant growth in colonoscopy volume. Here are ten developments shaping that trend: “Decreased reimbursements put a squeeze on the money needed to cover staff and…
As staffing pressures, reimbursement shifts and rising case complexity reshape anesthesia nationwide, ASCs are rethinking how to structure their anesthesia coverage heading into 2026. In its “ASC Leader Expectations for 2026” survey, VMG Health outlined which anesthesia models are most…
As cardiology accelerates its shift into the outpatient setting, ASCs are confronting new opportunities alongside mounting business, reimbursement and operational pressures. Here are five advances reshaping the specialty, and what they mean for the ASC landscape: 1. CMS continues expanding…