The American Gastroenterological Association has awarded $2.4 million in research grants to 74 recipients. In addition, the AGA is awarding 10 pilot grants totaling $400,000 for 2026, according to an April 22 news release. The grants were awarded through the…
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Two bills that would have expanded practice autonomy for registered nurses and certified registered nurse anesthetists in Mississippi have died during the state’s most recent legislative session, according to an April 21 report from the American Medial Association. House Bill…
Here are five numbers on the presence of private equity in healthcare in the last year: Seven — The number of states who have introduced bills to increase scrutiny over private equity deals in the healthcare industry, California being the…
The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Palm Beach County in Boynton Beach, Fla., has tackled multiple process improvements in the last year to make a big impact on the center’s financial success. The most impactful changes include: The financial impact is…
One-third of the Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S., or about 2,110 centers, are part of larger multi-site operators, according to VMG Health. VMG released its 2025 Healthcare M&A Report April 22 outlining the merger and acquisition landscape over the last…
Here are five updates to know on UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on in 2025:
Physician assistants in California, the state where PAs have the highest average annual salary, earn $68,100 more than PAs in Arkansas, the state where PAs have the lowest annual salary. In California, PAs earn over $6,000 more per year than…
Alabama Ophthalmology Associates recently suffered a data breach affecting the personal information of 131,576 individuals. The organization said that on Jan. 30 it became aware of unusual activity within its network environment. An investigation determined that certain personal and protected…
Here are three healthcare organizations that have been gaining momentum in the ASC acquisition and development space since Jan. 1, as reported by Becker’s. 1. AmSurg: Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg recently acquired Pinnacle Surgery Center in Covington, La. The 8,787-square-foot center…
As total joint replacements shift increasingly to the outpatient setting, physicians are taking a new, “multimodal” approach to pain management. According to a recent study published in he Journal of Arthroplasty, reported out by MedPage Today, physicians who perform TJR…