As ASC leaders wait for CMS to release its final 2027 outpatient payment rule, expected in the coming weeks, many are focused on whether the agency will change course on reimbursement. The proposed rule, released July 2, includes a 2.4%…
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Harrisonburg, Va.-based Harrisonburg Family Practice has been acquired by Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health, according to an Oct. 15 news release. The seven-physician practice has served the Harrisonburg community for 50 years. It provides family medicine for patients of all ages,…
The debate over the future of physician practices is often framed as a binary: hospital employment or full independence. In cardiology specifically, hospital employment of cardiologists climbed from roughly 26% in 2008 to 63% in 2019, according to an American…
An ASC’s commercial reimbursement can change even when no one has reopened the contract, according to a payer-contracting consultant. At Becker’s Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference 2026 in June, Amy Coletti, a principal at ECG Management Consultants, said…
Among physician associates (PAs) who reported burnout in 2026, 44% said it has lasted more than two years, up from 37% in 2024, according to Medscape’s PA Burnout & Depression Report 2026. The report, published Oct. 9, is based on…
Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology has developed Anesthesia Playground, an AI-enabled simulation website built to give medical students early, consistent exposure to anesthesia care. According to an Oct. 14 news release, Chanseo Lee, a fourth-year Yale medical student,…
Most physicians who aren’t qualifying APM participants face a 1.68% cut to the Medicare conversion factor in 2027 under CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule. Some specialties face much steeper drops once coding and valuation changes are added in. The proposed…
Healthcare has a peculiar talent for embracing operational innovation in principle while resisting the very changes required to achieve it. Too often, the fear of messing up (FOMU) wins out over the fear of missing out (FOMO), signaling that your…
Nov 18, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
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- Aled Miles, OBE, CEO, Intellistack and the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States
- Sarah Galyon, Senior Industry Practice Director, Intellistack
Physician employers got two signals this year that seem to conflict. A federal appeals court said common pay practices aren’t evidence of fraud on their own. Six weeks earlier, HHS’ Office of Inspector General said a clean Stark law analysis…
For ASCs, maximizing capacity doesn’t always mean adding operating rooms or expanding facilities. Sometimes, it means rethinking the processes that determine how existing space is used. At Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Surgery Center Division, that meant moving away from individual…