Atlanta-based United Digestive is planning an ASC in Watkinsville, Ga., focusing on organic growth to expand its network. The newly-constructed, three-room ASC is expected to open later this year. The new facility builds upon the momentum from the organization’s opening…
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Ohio has become the 45th state to update its laws governing the relationship between CRNAs and physicians, replacing a physician supervision requirement with a collaborative framework, according to a March news release from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. Gov.…
At least 25 ASCs have closed over the past five years, a pattern of attrition driven by financial strain, staffing shortages, low procedure volumes and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closures have hit facilities of all sizes…
For many rural populations, accessing care is still defined by distance, limited resources and fragmented coordination. Transportation has long been recognized as a barrier — but too often, it is treated as an external issue rather than a core component…
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- Cristal Gary, Plan President & CEO, Meridian Health Plan of Illinois
- Jordan Turetsky, MPH, Chief Engagement Officer, CenCal Health
- Sufian Chowdhury, Co-Founder and CEO, Kinetik
- Joseph Leach, Market President, Oscar Health
As the ASC industry continues to grow alongside new waves of surgical innovation, patient preferences and shifts to value-based care, real estate markets tied to outpatient facilities have also seen significant shifts in recent years. Here are 10 things for…
An upcoming change to federal policy surrounding student loan limits for various degree programs may threaten existed nursing shortages in Texas, Houston Public Media reported April 6. The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule going into effect in July would…
A physician advocacy group is calling on CMS to include safeguards for small independent practices as the agency ramps up its fraud, waste and abuse enforcement efforts, according to an April 6 news release from the Physicians Advocacy Institute shared…
As demand continues to outstrip the supply of cardiologists across the U.S., sonography has emerged as a specialty area of heightened shortage that further threatens cardiovascular care, especially at ASCs and outpatient sites. While the number of U.S. sonography graduates…
Surgical robotics company ForSight Robotics’ platform has been used to complete the world’s first fully robot-assisted cataract surgery performed on a human patient. Dr. Alexey Rapoport performed the surgery with the JASPER Platform, which provides surgeons with advanced imaging, precision…
Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System has opened a 1,000-square-foot cardiovascular operating room. Surgeons can perform procedures including coronary artery bypass surgery, aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement in the new facility, according to an April 6 news release from…