New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has named Valarie McPherson, DNP, as vice president of ambulatory operations and clinical services, effective April 27. In the newly created role, Ms. McPherson will oversee systemwide ambulatory operations, including ASCs, outpatient clinics…
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As payers push for site neutrality and surgeons grow restless with hospital inefficiencies, the ASC industry is no longer a peripheral player in healthcare. Health systems are now faced with a choice to either embrace the ASC model or watch…
Royal Philips has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Spectral CT Verida system, bringing the company’s AI-powered spectral CT technology to the U.S. The system combines always-on spectral imaging with AI-based reconstruction to support clinical decision-making across applications, including cardiac…
Previously shuttered Crozer-Chester (Pa.) Medical Center is being redeveloped with a focus on outpatient care, with primary care services expected to open within six to nine months. The 424-bed hospital will be “right-sized,” with the inpatient facility reopening at one-tenth…
Surgeons at Coral Terrace, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute successfully performed Florida’s first partial heart transplant on an 11-year-old patient. The patient had two heart surgeries as a baby prior to coming to Nicklaus Children’s, according to an April…
ASCs pride themselves on efficiency, but industry leaders say a surprising amount of margin is quietly slipping away in the form of wasted minutes, underutilized block time and idle operating rooms. “A surprising amount of ASC margin is left on…
Thomas Park Investments has acquired two on-campus medical office buildings totaling 127,868 square feet on the MedStar Montgomery Medical Campus in Olney, Md. The portfolio, known as the Olney 2-Pack, was purchased from Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health through a newly…
Ten physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss whether the independent model is breaking or just changing form. The answers were more nuanced than a simple obituary, but most agree the bar has become increasingly higher. Editor’s note: Responses have been…
Operational efficiency is one of, if not the most important aspects for physicians in a potential ASC partnership. Without it, centers can fall apart before they get off the ground. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners takes a physician-first approach to…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in Los Angeles, the most populated city in the West, earns $1,044,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Here are the salaries of the highest paid gastroenterologists in the 10 most populated cities in the…