Here are three updates on the cardiology industry, as reported by Becker's since June 10:
The Latest
Noncompete clauses have been a divisive issue in healthcare, particularly since the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban the practice earlier this year.
Independent ASCs are facing major obstacles amid increasing healthcare consolidation and shifting payer behavior.
Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health opened a new ASC in the city.
Grappling with rising practice costs, inflation and staffing shortages has created an increasingly competitive market for health systems, practices and ASCs. Dealing with these financial headwinds has forced some care sites to lay off staff.
CMS has updated its coverage requirements for ASCs, The Joint Commission said in a June 26 news release.
Increased demand for colonoscopies paired with declining reimbursements are pushing many gastroenterology physicians to shift strategies.
Humble, Texas-based Modern Heart and Vascular Institute has broken ground on a 100,000-square-foot facility in Humble, according to a June 27 report from the Houston Business Journal.
A former emergency department physician at Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center was sentenced to 364 days in jail for the sexual assault of six patients, Radio Pacific reported June 25.
Stamford (Conn.) Hospital's corporate parent, Stamford Health, has signed a lease for a 65,667-square-foot medical office building, according to a June 26 report from the Stamford Advocate.