From declining reimbursements to rising costs, many ASCs are facing persistent economic pressures, requiring many centers to rework efficiency strategies. Andrew Weiss, administrator of Summit Surgical Center in Voorhees, N.J., joined Becker’s to discuss how compressing “OR schedules to avoid…
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As cardiology continues its outpatient migration, several organizations have made notable acquisitions and developments in their cardiology focus. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.) HCA continues to invest capital into the cardiology sector, as it saw growth from both inpatient and outpatient…
The Trump administration recently issued a request for information seeking input on how to improve drug price transparency, alongside other initiatives aimed at increasing price transparency in healthcare. Here are five updates on price transparency: 1. HHS, the Labor Department…
As care has shifted rapidly to the outpatient setting over the last 10 years, major healthcare systems are starting to take notice. For Dallas-based Tenet, a growing amount of revenue and EBITDA now come from its outpatient care arm. In…
Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare will acquire five outpatient centers from Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health. The five centers are all located in Pennsylvania — two facilities in Glen Mills, one in Havertown, one in Broomall and one in Media —,according to a…
Anesthesia faces a whirlwind of potential policy changes that could shift the industry, from practice authority for certified registered nurse anesthetists to anesthesia time limits. 1. Six months after a major insurance company withdrew plans for a policy that would…
A former employee of United Surgical Partners International filed a class-action lawsuit on May 22, alleging the ASC company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by unlawfully imposing a tobacco surcharge on employees’ health insurance premiums, according to court…
Patients in the U.S. have to wait an average of 32.7 days to see a cardiologist, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare. The wait time is an increase of 23% since 2022, when the average wait time was…
Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his term as 120th president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, a 27-physician independent GI practice, according to a May 28 news release sent to Becker’s. …
Surgeon salaries in private practice and outpatient settings surpass those in hospital settings, according to a report published May 13 in the Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons. Analyzing data from over 213,000 medical practices from the…