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When CMS first made joint replacement bundles mandatory, it tested the model in about 800 acute care hospitals. Starting Jan. 1, 2028, CMS’ Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model — known as CJR-X — will hold more than 2,200…

Nearly 7,000 ASCs now deliver surgery at lower cost, with high patient satisfaction and almost no infections. By William Prentice’s account, the industry is still fighting uphill. The obstacle isn’t the case for ASCs, Mr. Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory…

Anthem has not paid 74% of the No Surprises Act arbitration awards it lost since 2024, the highest nonpayment rate among major insurers, The New York Times reported Nov. 3. The figure comes from medical billing firm HaloMD’s data on…

Clarksville, Tenn.-based Premier Medical Group will pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Tricare for services that nonphysician practitioners provided, using physicians’ National Provider Identifier numbers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…

From new staffing agreements to academic affiliations, here are five recent partnerships shaping the anesthesia space:  1. Sound Anesthesia, the anesthesia division of Sound Physicians, named Emil Engels, MD, as chief physician officer on Oct. 28, 2026. The new role…

An entity tied to Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical Real Estate acquired St. Cloud (Minn.) Surgical Center for $16.9 million, Finance & Commerce reported. The 43,512-square-foot ambulatory surgery center recently finished a $7.9 million renovation and expansion that took it to…

Seven orthopedic surgeons and a table full of surgical instruments helped Michael Meneghini, MD, establish one of the most important rules at Indiana Orthopedic Institute: Not everyone gets to do things their own way. As the physician-led organization developed its…

Nearly every hospital and health system leader says having an ASC helps recruit surgeons, and a growing share say recruits expect one. Ninety-seven percent of respondents to the 7th Hospital Leadership ASC Survey from Avanza + MedHQ, conducted with HealthLeaders…

Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.