Bethany Cataldi, DO, Chesterton, Ind., was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to a $50 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a Feb. 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana. What…
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As payer complexity and administrative burdens intensify, ASCs are turning to AI as a way to protect margins and efficiency by using it to manage prior authorizations and appeals, optimize OR performance and explore new clinical applications. For many ASCs,…
There were 148 deals involving outpatient care providers in 2025, including 119 add-on acquisitions, seven leveraged buyouts and 22 growth or expansion investments, according to a report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. Dermatology and eye care led all outpatient…
Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare is building a 42,000-square-foot health campus that will expand outpatient services. The campus, to be located in Georgetown, Del., will provide primary care, specialty care, behavioral health and outpatient care, with eight emergency beds and eight inpatient…
Many healthcare medtech companies see ASCs as a top opportunity, and in recent years they’ve been looking for direct ways to get into the facilities. One are where this is clearest is orthopedics. For total joint procedures, ASCs are a…
Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm, is one of the largest ASC operators in the country and has steadily expanded its footprint through joint ventures with hospitals and health systems. As of late 2024, Optum’s subsidiaries include 423 ASCs,…
ASC leaders say the pressure facing independent centers isn’t limited to reimbursement cuts, and that payer tactics that restrict network access and redirect referrals are gradually shrinking surgical volume. Andrew Lovewell, CEO of Columbia (Mo.) Orthopaedic Group, told Becker’s that…
Surgeons across the U.S. are making headlines for clinical milestones, leadership moves and ventures beyond medicine. From operating on professional athletes to stepping into academic leadership and launching scholarship opportunities, and even entering the political arena, these physicians are shaping…
CMS isn’t just tweaking ASC policies in 2026; it’s remolding the financial and regulatory foundation of outpatient surgery. From a major expansion of procedures allowed in the setting to the phaseout of the Medicare inpatient-only list and rollout of AI-supported…
The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston, S.C., has launched the MUSC Advanced Pediatric Endoscopy Program and Pancreas Center. The program and center is led by Sherif Ibrahim, MD, the director of endoscopy at the hospital, according to a…