Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has upsized its previously announced $1.5 billion private senior notes offering to $2 billion, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The health system agreed to issue and sell $2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior…
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Orthopedic surgeons across the U.S. are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership across a wide range of subspecialties. The 20 surgeons featured below represent academic medical centers, health systems and independent practices, with expertise spanning orthopedic…
Colorado Imaging Associates and TRA Medical Imaging launched Affiliated Radiology, a physician-led radiology services organization. Affiliated Radiology will provide partnering organizations with PACS, clinical AI infrastructure, shared radiologist read capacity, and other technology and operational services, according to a Sept.…
The Cardiac PET Alliance launched as a physician-led organization dedicated exclusively to advancing cardiac positron emission tomography imaging, protecting patient access, and educating policymakers, physicians and patients. The alliance represents more than 1,200 cardiologists across 101 cardiovascular group practices operating…
From new implant procedures to notable achievements in robotics, here are five recent surgical ‘firsts’ taking place in the ASC industry in the last four months, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Portland-based Oath Surgical performed the first Genio sleep apnea…
UnitedHealthcare’s acquisition of nearly 300 ASCs over the last decade wasn’t associated with reduced procedure volume, fewer physicians, changes to patient mix or worse quality of care, according to a study published in the September issue of Health Affairs. The…
Tampa, Fla.-based Pulmonary Associates of Brandon has agreed to pay $419,410 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting Medicare claims for evaluation and management services that should have been billed under a lower-paying code, according…
CMS has approved a growing list of procedures for the ASC setting in recent years, particularly in cardiology, and that shift is reshaping which specialty lines ASC operators are betting on for growth. Terry Bohlke, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Keystone…
Administrative barriers, not insurance coverage, pose the biggest obstacle to bariatric surgery access in the U.S., according to a study published Aug. 29, 2026, in the journal Obesity Surgery. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina ran a secret…
Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center has opened a new hybrid cardiac catheterization lab Sept. 10, expanding its capacity for complex minimally invasive heart procedures. The 730-square-foot suite, part of RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart & Vascular Service Line, pairs cardiac catheterization…