Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has opened an outpatient center in Brea, Calif. The Brea Outpatient Center will expand patient access to ophthalmologists from the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, according to a Jan. 29 news release from UCI Health. …
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Washington state lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would prohibit insurers from denying coverage or capping reimbursement based on the duration of anesthesia used during a procedure, according to a Jan. 29 Columbus Basin Herald report. House Bill 1812, sponsored…
Inpatient care represents a small share of encounters but drives outsized costs, eroding margins and putting pressure on both patients and health systems. By empowering physicians with in-workflow decision support and a shared framework for clinical value, the organization drove…
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A former Indiana physician has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations by the Department of Justice that he submitted fraudulent claims to the state Medicaid program, Fox 59 (WXIN-TV) reported Jan. 28. Don Wagoner, MD, allegedly filed over…
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in Harvey, Ill., expanded its women’s health services with the opening of a new clinic. The clinic, located on the hospital’s main campus, was designed to improve access to specialty OB-GYN care for women with complex…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare doubled down on outpatient growth in 2025 with the addition of about 100 facilities to its outpatient lines, CEO Sam Hazen said in a Jan. 27 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. The 190-hospital system has…
Primary care is entering a pivotal moment of evolution. Persistent workforce shortages, rising costs, and uneven access, felt most acutely in rural and underserved communities continue to be significant challenges driving the need to make a change. According to the…
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The paperwork burden of prior authorization keeps climbing, and for some ASCs, the only way through is to treat it like a daily fight. Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and vice president of the…
Coding accuracy sits at the center of both financial performance and clinical efficiency but staffing and resources are not keeping pace for many ASC and orthopedic practices. As pressures increase, practices are turning to AI-powered support to keep pace and…
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- Mark Herzog, Principal Solutions Specialist, Veradigm
- Kyle Swarts, President, aiHealth
Academic medical centers face intense perioperative staffing demands, and manual coordination can make it even harder to respond efficiently across large, complex surgical operations. Oregon Health & Science University encountered that challenge across 53 operating rooms, where leaders were managing…
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- Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS, Vice President, Perioperative & Multi-specialty Procedural Services, OHSU
- Kristen Lund, RN, Director of OR/MSPU Scheduling & Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic, OHSU
- Rayna Tuski, Director of Adult Perioperative Services, OHSU
- Shane Stubbs, Senior Manager, Client Success, LeanTaaS