Demand for behavioral health services is rising rapidly, but workforce capacity is not keeping pace. Health systems are seeing the downstream effects: strained emergency departments, fragmented care and patients falling through gaps during critical transitions. Traditional, episodic models are no…
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St. Louis-based Ascension is poised to become one of the country’s biggest ASC operators, following its June 2025 bid to acquire ASC company AmSurg in a deal reportedly valued at approximately $3.9 billion. The system said it is “strengthening its…
As care delivery expands beyond the hospital into outpatient, home and community settings, financial performance increasingly depends on how well executive leaders align. Health systems can no longer manage non-acute expansion in silos. Scaling care across sites now requires the…
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As orthopedic care continues its shift away from hospitals, ASCs are emerging as a critical growth engine for the specialty, offering lower costs, greater efficiency and a better patient experience. Leading surgeons and executives are not only moving more complex…
Certificate-of-need laws, which vary significantly state-to-state, have come under recent scrutiny as states look to expand market competition and meet new requirements for federal funding. Here are three recent CON debates and what their outcome could mean for the ASC…
Compass Capital Investments has purchased a medical office property in San Diego for $18.2 million, according to an April 27 report from REBusiness Online. The 71,971-square-foot property spans two buildings and its current tenant mix includes dermatology, urology, pain management…
Behavioral health claims have long operated outside the scope of traditional payment integrity programs. As volume increases, and error rates can approach 50 percent, this gap is becoming harder to ignore. At the same time, parity enforcement is intensifying, creating…
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A newly published Brookings Institution databook tracking outcomes under the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process reveals that providers are winning big in arbitration — and that the law may be pushing reimbursement up, not down. The publication analyzes…
A Florida nursing assistant has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in an $11.4 million healthcare fraud conspiracy involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in an April 14 news release. Christian Cruz, of…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched a pilot program to expand access to cardiovascular care for rural patients through a collaboration with Marshall, Ark.-based Boston Mountain Rural Health Center. The initiative connects patients in Northwest Arkansas with Mercy cardiologists via virtual…
