Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic cut average greenhouse gas emissions per anesthetic episode by 45% and reduced spending on inhaled anesthetics by nearly 40% after changing routine anesthesia practices, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Anesthesiology…
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ASCs are facing reimbursement pressure on several fronts this fall, from payers slow to pay arbitration awards to a proposed Medicare pay cut CMS is expected to finalize in November. Here are five recent threats to ASC reimbursement: 1. Brentwood,…
Private equity firms acquired 89 U.S. orthopedic practices from 2016 to 2023, and by 2023, 4.8% of the nation’s orthopedic surgeons worked in a private equity-affiliated group, according to an Oct. 15 study published in JBJS Open Access. Researchers from…
Healthcare providers and state lawmakers defended West Virginia’s certificate-of-need law Oct. 20 as Gov. Patrick Morrisey pushes for its repeal, WV News reported Oct. 21. The discussion took place in Morgantown, W.Va., at the annual conference of the West Virginia…
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine has signed employment agreements with 22 cardiologists now affiliated with Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners, according to a statement shared with Becker’s Oct. 21. The physicians will begin practicing as Ellis employees on Jan. 1,…
Kaiser Permanente broke ground Oct. 20 on a 187,000-square-foot comprehensive care center in Folsom, Calif., local NBC affiliate KCRA reported Oct. 20. The outpatient facility will house 60 clinical offices offering primary and specialty care, imaging, lab and pharmacy services.…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Jeffrey Mueller, MD, its president and elected Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, first vice president Oct. 20 at its 2026 annual meeting in San Diego. Dr. Mueller is a staff anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic Hospital in…
The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has sued the California Department of Public Health and the Office of Administrative Law. The suit alleges that state regulations improperly bar certified registered nurse anesthetists from serving on hospital medical staff. CANA filed…
ASC development company Constitution Surgery Alliance has entered the Michigan market through partnerships with Troy, Mich.-based UnaSource Surgery Center and Southfield, Mich.-based MiOrtho Surgery Center. The partnerships will provide both centers access to CSA’s operational resources, data analytics platform and…
The two physicians leading Cardiology Associates of Schenectady (N.Y.) allege in a counterclaim that Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners used noncompete agreements to dismantle Ellis Medicine’s cardiac program ahead of a potential Ellis affiliation with Albany Med, according to…