Dignity Health Arizona, a member of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, plans to develop a 300,000-square-foot outpatient medical campus in Phoenix. The project will be part of a planned mixed-use development and future team headquarters of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. The multi-phase…
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ASCs are taking on more cases, expanding service lines and pushing into higher-acuity procedures, but many are hemorrhaging money on the one department that touches every single case on the schedule. The problem, according to anesthesia leaders, is operational. Centers…
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion case volume jumped 116% from 2016 to 2021 in hospital owned ASCs, and the payer mix saw significant shifts among patients, according to an analysis in the June 2026 issue of The Spine Journal. Seven…
Noncompete agreements have become a highly contentious component of physician contracting discussions as many argue that they stifle competition between healthcare organizations and have a disproportionate negative impact on physicians in rural communities. While a national ban on noncompetes at…
Orthopedic surgeons are playing an increasingly influential role in shaping national healthcare policy as debates around physician reimbursement, value-based care, consolidation and access to musculoskeletal services intensify. From Capitol Hill to major medical societies, orthopedic leaders are helping guide policy…
Pacific Sports and Spine has opened a surgery center in Springfield, Ore., focused on treating acute and chronic pain tied to sports and spine injuries, according to a May 15 report by ABC affiliate KEZI. The center will provide…
Plans for an outpatient care center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, are advancing after the project secured $50 million in the state budget, according to a May 18 report by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The outpatient center is part of a partnership announced…
Prior authorization processes continue to produce frustration and a sense of burden among physicians, according to the American Medical Association’s “2025 AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey” released May 13. The AMA’s survey collected responses from 1,000 practicing physicians across a…
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tenn., has hit 50 years in practice. According to a news release shared with Becker’s May 17, the surgical group was founded in 1976 by Phillip Burns, MD, as a two-physician practice and…
The founder of a Florida-based healthcare platform has been convicted by a federal jury for operating a scheme that generated false physicians’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal healthcare programs out of more than $1 billion, the Justice Department…