EHRs are no longer just systems of record — they’re becoming engines of automation, clinical insight and patient engagement. But meaningful transformation takes more than technology alone. Health systems like Tufts Medicine, Houston Methodist, Jupiter Medical Center and Rush University…
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Static credentialing can no longer keep up with regulatory complexity. As workforce and vendor access expand, periodic checks are no longer enough and hospitals are increasingly exposed. In 2026, credentialing won’t be a checkbox. It will be a board-level issue,…
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Private equity-backed “roll-up” strategies in ASCs have helped create some of the country’s largest platforms, often through a series of smaller acquisitions that may not individually trigger federal antitrust reporting requirements, according to a recent report from the Private Equity…
Malpractice awards of over $10 million are being doled out more frequently in recent years, the American Medical Association reported Jan. 2. Here are six takeaways from the report: 1. According to an AMA report released in February 2025, there…
All ASCs and hospitals within Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will temporarily limit patient visitations due to a significant increase in respiratory illness in the area, the Mooresville Tribune reported Jan. 2. Beginning Jan. 6., daytime visitors to ASCs…
A recently passed law in Arkansas will require insurers to cover bariatric surgery beginning Dec. 2, THV 11 reported Jan. 1. Act 628 will also require insurers to cover pre-operative care, including psychological screening and dietary counseling, as well as…
Thirteen of Baptist Health’s ASCs have earned recognition from The Leapfrog Group, a designation that signals strong performance on patient safety and quality measures at a time when ASCs are caring for increasingly complex patients. Mandy Gerlach, COO of Coral…
Here are two hospital and health system layoffs that happened in December, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will lay off 296 employees as a result of H.R. 1-related funding cuts. Affected employees will be notified…
For ASCs and ambulatory providers, recoupments can be devastating. A single payer takeback can wipe out weeks of margin, strain small billing teams and trigger rework that outpatient workflows aren’t built to handle. Yet recoupments — also called takebacks or…
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Here are 12 new ASC developments since Dec. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Epic announced a collaboration with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine to develop a “technology-enhanced” multispecialty clinic. 2. Hughston Clinic of Valdosta (Ga.) has opened an orthopedic surgical…
