Fairfield Healthcare Professionals Cardiology has expanded by adding Steven Mould, MD, as well as opening a new office suite. Dr. Mould is a preventive cardiologist and manages heart health by identifying and addressing risk factors to help prevent major cardiac…
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Here are five new ASCs and outpatient centers that have opened or are being planned in the Northeast, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 4:
A second lawsuit against the shuttered Sturm Cosmetic Surgery Center in Ames, Iowa, and its physician-owner, Lindsay Sturm, DO, has been dismissed, the Ames Tribune reported Sept. 11. The lawsuit was filed by Joseph Kaissi, a resident of the United…
Federal and state regulators are turning up the heat, especially in Medicaid and Medicare Advantage. From heightened audit activity to stricter diagnosis coding rules, payers are under growing pressure to get documentation, chart reviews and claims submission right the first…
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Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Payal Nanavati
Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health System is closing an ASC that has been in operation for more than 35 years, Buffalo News reported Sept. 11. According to the report, the system plans to close the Millard Fillmore Surgery Center Oct. 1.…
Cardiology’s migration to the ASC setting continues, but reimbursement is the barrier cited most often by physicians and administrators. Here are five distinct hurdles: 1. CMS physician pay cuts: The 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule implemented a 2.83% cut to…
A cardiovascular risk prediction tool developed by Chicago based-Northwestern Medicine scientists may help identify which patients would most benefit from statins, according to a study published Aug. 20 in JAMA Cardiology. The tool, called the PREVENT (Predicting Risk of cardiovascular…
Fengate Asset Management acquired 24 medical outpatient facilities from a major U.S. nonprofit health system under a sale-leaseback agreement, adding more than 900,000 square feet of medical space across two states, according to a Sept. 11 news release, from the…
Becker’s has reported on two current and former physicians who are suing or have sued their former employers over retaliation or defamation since June 13, 2025. 1. A federal jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found Drexel University and…
Cardiology continues to emerge as one of the fastest-growing service lines in the ASC space. CMS approvals, procedural migration and new outpatient heart centers are driving momentum — but operators still face reimbursement, staffing and regulatory barriers. Here are five…