Sunrise, Fla.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has partnered with Brooks-TLC Hospital in Dunkirk, N.Y., an affiliate of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health. The acute care community hospital is transitioning into a newly constructed facility and selected NAPA as its new…
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Picture the OR board on a typical Monday — blocks held but underused, cases running late, add-ons pushing the schedule past prime time. Many hospitals recognize the pattern. Few have made durable changes to break it. The physician executives in…
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Inpatient care is disappearing from several hospitals across the country as the long-term shift toward outpatient services accelerates. Total inpatient stays dropped from 9.2 million in 2019 to 6.9 million in 2024, according to MedPAC data published in March —…
GLP-1 utilization is climbing and so are the costs. For payers and employers, the instinct is to restrict access, layer on prior authorizations and focus narrowly on pharmacy spend. The problem with that approach is it often backfires. Members discontinue…
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Two physician lawmakers introduced legislation to replace the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, a Republican from Iowa, and Herb Conaway Jr., MD, a Democrat from New Jersey, introduced the Medicare Physician Data-Driven Performance Payment System Act, which…
Two Georgia men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to submit more than $522 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for medically unnecessary genetic tests, the Justice Department said in a May 5…
As CMS expands its coverage of cardiovascular procedures performed at ASCs and new technologies redefine what is possible in the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are paying close attention to the growth and sustainability of cardiology service lines. Three ASC leaders…
Miami-based Pediatrica Health Group has acquired a long-established pediatric practice in Westchester, Fla., according to a May 5 news release. The acquired practice is led by Juan Ruiz-Unger, MD, who has provided pediatric care in the Westchester area for more…
Healthcare organizations are investing heavily in AI and digital innovation — yet many are discovering that legacy systems, redundant applications and fragmented infrastructure are slowing progress. Before scaling AI or advanced analytics, many healthcare IT, digital and compliance leaders are…
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York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is planning a new ASC and medical office building in Carlisle, Pa. The ASC will include four operating rooms and provide outpatient services including hernia repairs, tumor removals and biopsies, on‑site imaging and laboratory services, according…