Here are five states that could be promising locations for ASC growth based on recent development trends, and political and economic policy shifts.
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From Stark law to certificates of need, Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of Atlas Surgical Group in St. Louis, joined Becker's to discuss the legislation potentially stifling ASC development.
New York City-based Sapient Health, a new ASC management company, has partnered with physicians to develop four new ASCs.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has issued a letter calling on newly confirmed Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins to grant CRNAs full practice authority.
ASC development and management company Regent Surgical has added two new members to its C-Suite. Kendall Hagood will serve as chief commercial officer, while Riley Orr will serve as chief operating officer.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched an initiative to mail stool-based screening kits for colorectal cancer directly to patient's homes.
Demand for gastroenterology and endoscopy services is high as the U.S. population ages and the recently lowered clinical guidelines recommend colorectal cancer screenings at age 45.
A single or multiple esophagogastroduodenoscopy biopsy is one of the fastest-growing ASC procedures, according to VMG Health's "ASCs in 2024: A Year in Review" report.
Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of Atlas Surgical Group in St. Louis, joined Becker's to discuss how hospital lobbying and other obstacles are stifling ASC development.
Boone (N.C.) Health will close its bariatric clinic and reallocate services following a reduced demand for services, KOMU 8 reported Feb. 12.