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The anesthesia workforce shortage is nothing new in healthcare — especially not for ASC leaders, who have cited the ongoing crisis as one of their top concerns in the year ahead. There are, however, new data, technology, clinical and policy…

Denials, audits and delayed payments are accelerating across ASC, and leaders say payer behavior has become more aggressive, automated and less collaborative over the past year.  Five ASC executives joined Becker’s to discuss how they’re adapting, from tightening documentation and…

Relationships across the ASC ecosystem are under growing strain, but ASC leaders say payers are the clear pressure point.  Five executives joined Becker’s to discuss how denials, shifting policies and reimbursement pressure are reshaping how ASCs work with insurers, health…

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Chicago, the most populated city in the Midwest, earns $896,900 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool.  Anesthesiologists earn an average of $432,490 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Here…

AdventHealth Medical Group has added four cardiologists to its staff.  The organization has a network of nearly 500 physicians and advanced practitioners, according to a Jan. 22 news release from AdventHealth.  Here are the new physicians who joined AdventHealth locations:

Here are three physicians making headlines for clinical breakthroughs and notable firsts in surgical care: 1. Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has become the first health system in the state to treat a patient using histotripsy, a noninvasive ultrasound-based therapy for…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is calling on Congress to hold health insurers accountable for policies that raise costs and limit access to surgical care, according to a statement submitted during two Jan. 22 hearings. The House Ways and Means…

As employers push patients to lower-cost sites of care and regulators nudge providers toward downside risk, value-based care is moving from theory to reality, and it is coming at “lightning speed,” according to Dan Tasset, founder and chairman of Leawood,…

NueHealth’s latest expansion isn’t about entering new markets, it’s about finding partners prepared for healthcare’s next phase. The Leawood, Kan.-based ASC company announced four new partnerships across Missouri and New Jersey on Jan. 21, adding Hackensack (N.J.) Musculoskeletal Surgery Center,…