Physicians are being sued less often than at any point in the last decade, but medical liability premiums rose for the seventh straight year in 2025. Insurers say larger payouts are driving the increases. Here are 20 malpractice stats to…
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Colonoscopy accounts for 13.4% of all ASC procedure volume nationally, making it one of the most consequential lines in an ASC’s Medicare revenue. CMS’ proposed 2027 payment rules would trim what Medicare pays for the procedure on both the facility…
For most of 2026, the read on the expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits has been that hospitals take the hit while ASCs, with their commercial- and Medicare-heavy payer mix, stay insulated. Third-quarter results from Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare…
Naperville, Ill.-based Fox Valley Imaging has been acquired by Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care, according to an Oct. 27 news release. The independent imaging center has served Naperville and surrounding communities for more than 30 years. It offers…
California has seven hospitals on Healthgrades’ list of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Prostate Care, the most of any state. Florida and Texas follow with five each, and New York has four. Sixteen hospitals have made the list three…
UT Health Austin’s specialty practice and ASC now operate as UT Dell Medicine, according to an Oct. 27 news release. The practice provides specialty care in orthopedics, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, pulmonology and urology, plus primary care. Under the new name, those…
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two certificate-of-need cases in which AdventHealth is challenging state decisions involving Mission Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, CarolinaCoastOnline reported Oct. 26. One of the…
Physician independence in orthopedics isn’t dying, but it is being redefined. For surgeons, it no longer means a solo practice and a handful of insurance contracts. It means owning the facility, controlling the decisions and building the scale to survive.…
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two AdventHealth challenges to certificates of need that state regulators awarded to Asheville-based Mission Health, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. The court allowed two petitions for discretionary review from Fletcher…
Two New York state senators have introduced a bill that would bar employers from requiring noncompete agreements from licensed healthcare professionals. Sens. Michelle Hinchey and Patricia Fahy introduced the Senate bill Oct. 16, and it has been referred to the…