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There has been a flurry of state and national policymaking in the last week that could impact the business and operations of ASCs as legislators consider new regulations for physician contracting, new facility development and reimbursements.  Here are five policy…

Geneva (N.Y.) General Cardiology Associates, affiliated with Geneva General Hospital, is now seeing patients at a new location in Seneca Falls, N.Y., FingerLakes1.com reported March 16.  Dr. Rawa Sarji, a fellowship-trained and board-certified cardiologist, is providing care at Lifecare Medical…

Facility fees have become a controversial component of the reimbursement structure for ASCs as some advocates say they disincentivize patients from utilizing lower cost settings for surgical procedures.  “I call it a double whammy,” Kara Newbury, chief advocacy officer for…

At Los Angeles-based UCLA Health, growth in digestive disease care is not being defined by a single building, a single campus or even a single specialty. It is being shaped by a broader idea: that academic medicine works best when…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has named Lloyd Dean as an independent director on its board of directors. Mr. Dean previously served as CEO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., and before that…

Little Rock, Ark., ranked as the most overweight and obese U.S. city in WalletHub’s 2026 analysis of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, while Honolulu ranked lowest. The personal finance website evaluated metropolitan areas across 19 metrics tied to weight-related…

Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital is set to open a gastroenterology clinic, according to a March 7 news release from the hospital. The GI practice will open in April and will begin providing endoscopy services in May.  Patrick Okolo, MD, will…

For patients facing low health literacy and significant social determinants of health challenges, navigating the healthcare system can be difficult even under the best circumstances. But according to Esme Singer, MD, chief medical officer of Philadelphia-based Temple Faculty Physicians at…

A team from Boston-based Harvard Medical School is piloting what may become the ASC industry’s first comprehensive sustainability certification, aiming to demonstrate that environmental initiatives can also generate meaningful cost savings. The program, called the GreenCare ASC Certification, was developed…