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As case complexities rise, payer policies evolve and the demand for outpatient procedures accelerates, ASC leaders are assessing where to invest  as they head into 2026. For its “ASC Leader Expectations for 2026″ survey, VMG Health asked 97 leaders  which…

Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy is planning a pediatric outpatient facility in Springfield, Mo.  The 40,000-square-foot center will house Mercy Primary Pediatrics and Children’s Mercy pediatric specialists, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Children’s Mercy.  The system will…

Here are 10 trends and statistics showcasing how the anesthesia field is evolving: 1. Only 9% of ASC leaders said they plan to staff anesthesia through a traditional employment agreement in 2026. Forty-four percent said they expected to use an…

The daily tasks and routines of running an anesthesia practice are now becoming a full-time job on its own outside of the operating room, according to physicians.  From shifting cases between different operating rooms and sites, cross-training staff to fix…

Emeryville, Calif.-based Vituity, a physician-owned multispecialty partnership, has expanded into radiology with the addition of Focus Medical Imaging.  With the addition, Vituity will provide both diagnostic and interventional radiology, according to a Nov. 11 news release from the company.  Focus…

Reimbursement policy changes have the potential to shift more procedures to ASCs, and with that comes a need for new approaches in ASC quality measurements, Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, said. Dr. Nathan, an associate professor of surgery at the University…

Certificate-of-need laws were designed to regulate the development of new healthcare facilities, equipment purchase, and to avoid repeated or unnecessary services from saturating markets. However, many healthcare leaders have criticized the laws, arguing that they restrict competition and place an…