The federal physician self-referral law — better known as the Stark law — was enacted in 1989 and aims to curb physician self-referrals that could drive overutilization and higher costs. Decades later, it remains one of healthcare’s most complex compliance…
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Hospital consolidation continued in the past month, with health systems across the U.S. signing and closing merger, acquisition and transfer agreements. Several of the transactions involve financially distressed facilities, nonprofit conversions and strategic regional expansions. Here are eight hospital deals…
As payers continue pushing care into lower-cost settings, ASCs are being held as a solution. But leaders at Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health say some reimbursement policies, particularly those around anesthesia, risk undermining the site-of-care strategy insurers are trying to advance.…
As more cardiovascular procedures move into outpatient settings, new device approvals are expanding what can safely be performed outside the hospital. These three cardiology technologies could influence case mix, capital planning and competitive positioning for ASCs this year. Here are…
A simple cardiology workflow change helped reshape care across five of Novant Health’s ASCs, and played a key role in earning national recognition from The Leapfrog Group. After noticing a pattern in how asymptomatic atrial fibrillation was handled pre-procedure, the…
New York state has approved demolition of a condemned parking garage at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, a step in advancing a planned $1.1 billion campus overhaul that includes building an ASC. The approval follows a June 2025…
Ambient AI is everywhere. Independent validation is not. In this Becker’s webinar, KLAS Research shares findings from its ROI validation study examining real-world results from FMOL Health, McLeod Health and Rush University System for Health. The session will explore how…
Mar 26, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Mac Boyter
KLAS Research
Josh Margulies
VP of Brand Advocacy, Suki AI
Managing recurrent pericarditis often requires more than a single specialty, yet coordination across care teams can be difficult in practice. This on-demand webinar brings together cardiology, pharmacy and advanced practice perspectives from Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern Medicine and University of Utah…
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Mohamed Al-Kazaz, MD
Section Chief, General Cardiology Medical Director, Pericardial Diseases Program Northwestern Medicine of Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Jessica Carey, PharmD, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor U of U Pharmacotherapy Department Cardiovascular Medicine Pharmacist U of U Health
Mary Heine, APRN, MSN, MPH
Pericardial Coordinator Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic
Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC
Director, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Diseases Cleveland Clinic
Tom Wang, MBChB, MD, FRACP, FACC, FESC, FASE
Associate Director and Staff Cardiologist, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Diseases Cleveland Clinic
Cardiologists at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh completed one of the first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacements in Pennsylvania. The procedure was performed by David Lasorda, DO, an interventional cardiologist; Walter McGregor, MD, a cardiac surgeon; and Georgios Lygouris, MD, an…
States are taking healthcare consolidation into their own hands. From banning private equity interference in clinical decisions to expanding attorney general review of mergers and pausing hospital acquisitions, lawmakers across the country are reshaping how deals get done, and who…