Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett is the first hospital in Georgia, and the first in the U.S. outside a clinical trial, to use Emboline’s embolic protection catheter during a left-sided intracardiac thrombectomy. The one-time emergency use was authorized by the…
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Revolve Surgical has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its surgical robot platform. According to a March 17 press release, the Canada-based company develops a zero-footprint surgical platform that provides robotic assistance to augment surgeons performing soft tissue procedures. The electromechanically…
Montana was ranked as the best state for physicians in 2026 by personal finance website Wallethub, earning a score of 66.15 out of 100. The study gave all 50 states and Washington, D.C., a score based on 19 metrics, including…
California and Florida led the nation in top-rated ASCs for colonoscopy and endoscopy, according to U.S. News’ “2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” published March 17. The 2026 U.S. News ratings for ASCs are based on Medicare fee-for-service claims data from…
Two Florida medical offices have sold for $12.85 million in the Tampa Bay area, Tampa Bay Business and Wealth reported March 16. The first sale involves a 18,677-square-foot medical office building in St. Petersburg that sold for $8.25 million. A…
U.S. News & World Report released its third annual “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list and more than 200 orthopedic ASCs were included. U.S. News evaluated 4,421 ASCs across four specialties: colonoscopy and endoscopy, ophthalmology, orthopedics and Spine, and urology. Patients…
CMS plans to transition to an independent dispute resolution “gateway” during the second half of 2026, according to a March 16 email shared with Becker’s. The federal agency will move away from single-use web forms, instead relying on “a secure, centralized…
Payment integrity teams are being asked to do more with more complexity, more data and less room for error. The opportunity is not to replace existing workflows. It is to make them smarter. AI can help health plans act earlier,…
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Mercy Hospital Washington in Washington, Mo., has opened an expanded cardiovascular catheterization lab as part of a $10 million project first announced in January 2024. The expansion added a third procedure suite, additional pre- and post-procedure rooms and upgrades to…
Organizational issues such as missing equipment, heavy workloads and anesthesia-related delays were among factors surgeons said negatively affect relationships with anesthesiologists, according to a recent study published in Cureus. Differences between surgeons’ and anesthesiologists’ clinical priorities, organizational hurdles and hierarchical…