Atlanta-based Grady Health System will open its ninth community-based outpatient clinic Dec. 3 in DeKalb County, Ga., to expand care access in underserved areas of metro Atlanta. The new clinic will offer cardiology, nephrology, obstetrics and social work services, as…
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UAB Selma Family Medicine Center, like many practices, struggled to balance care delivery and financial stability. A small billing team faced mounting denials, and accounts receivable days ballooned to 164. Staff were burned out. Revenue was stuck. And leaders couldn’t…
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Gastroenterology has experienced a complex mix of momentum and headwinds throughout 2025. Demand for GI services remains high, procedure volumes continue to shift into lower-cost outpatient settings and new partnerships are reshaping practice economics. But rising operating expenses, reimbursement pressure…
A physician in River Forest, Ill., has been charged with stealing more than $1 million in payments from Medicaid and Medicare. Mohammad Khamis, MD, received Medicaid and Medicare payments totaling over $1 million for prescriptions he did not render to…
More than 60% of cardiologists believe that the professional climate in the U.S. is inclusive, according to a recent survey conducted by the American College of Cardiology. Here are eight things to know from the survey, which was published in…
Health system and hospital interest in ASCs has shifted from cautious, hospital-based outpatient strategies to a more urgent push to follow surgeons into lower-cost settings. Hospital and health system ownership of ASCs has nearly doubled in five years, according to…
The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the first installment. Having been involved in the ASC industry for a quarter of a century, I have seen the…
Vijay Yanamadala, MD, of Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare has leveled up his spine practice over the last five years, especially with refining awake spine surgery. Dr. Yanamadala said he refined his anesthesia protocols, widened the age range of patients and increased…
Federal payment updates, insurer reimbursement cuts and a wave of acquisitions are reshaping the ASC landscape heading into 2026. Here are 10 major policy moves and market developments from 2025: CMS bumps ASC pay In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective…
Hospitals are under pressure to move patients through the system faster without compromising care. AdventHealth reengineered post-acute placement and aligned teams around transparent, tech-enabled workflows to reduce length of stay by 9%, halved post-acute placement times and unlocked $71M in…
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