Rep. Mark Green, MD, a Republican from Tennessee, reintroduced a bill to Congress that would reform prior authorization requirements, The Hill reported March 27. “As a survivor of both colon and thyroid cancer, I know how critical it is to…
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Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Orthopedics has partnered with Physicians’ Anesthesia Care of Iowa City at its new ASC, according to a March 31 report from the Corridor Business Journal. The anesthesia group will provide services at the newly opened facility…
Christopher Kramer, MD, has been named president of the American College of Cardiology. Having assumed the role at the end of March, he now leads the cardiovascular organization, which currently has nearly 60,000 members, according to a March 31 press…
Healthcare consultant Gregg Gordon, who launched Surgical Solutions IPA in 2024, recently joined Becker’s to discuss how payers have “historically undervalued the ASC model,” and what it will take to shift that dynamic. Mr. Gordon, who has worked on both…
There has been a rise in hospital closures, with Becker’s reporting on more than 10 in 2025 alone. “America’s hospitals and health systems are grappling with significant challenges, including broken supply chains, workforce shortages, cyber threats and behavioral health issues,”…
A New York federal judge has dismissed a complaint filed by four ASCs against 1199 Service Employees International Union National Benefit Fund. The ASCs were Manalapan Surgery Center, New Horizon Surgical Center, Surgicore of Jersey City and Surgicore Surgical Center,…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer in Houston has broken ground on a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Sugar Land. According to a March 31 news release, the five-story, 470,000-square-foot center is slated to open in 2029 and will be…
Here are eight new cardiology practices, centers and ASCs that launched, broke ground and planned openings, as reported by Becker’s in the first quarter of 2025: Note: This list is not exhaustive.
Here are three updates on policies or court rulings related to malpractice in March, as reported by Becker’s: 1. The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a $40 million judgment against emergency room physician Matthew Womack, MD, marking what is believed…
Nearly half of medical office building leases signed in 2024 were done by health systems, according to a March report from commercial real estate company JLL. As health systems increasingly see the benefit of outpatient care, they have continued to…