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Two weeks ago, I assumed the position of president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, an organization and specialty of which I am immensely proud. More than 60,000 ASA members work every day to provide the safest, highest-quality care for…
Here 10 statistics highlighting shifting consolidation trends among ASCs: 1. Nearly 2,000 ASCs were under partnership by a national operator in 2023 — up from approximately 1,339 centers in 2011. 2. ASC chains control about 33.5% of freestanding ASCs, with…
Cardiology is rapidly gaining momentum as an outpatient specialty. As CMS continues expanding its list of approved ASC procedures and technology makes more complex interventions possible in lower-acuity settings, more cardiovascular care is moving beyond the hospital. The shift is…
Cardiologists’ pay has continued on a solidly upward trajectory in recent years. But as pay has risen, so have the pressures placed on cardiologists in their day-to-day practice, TCTMD reported Oct. 30. According to MedAxiom’s “2025 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation &…
Optum Health is rolling back parts of its rapid expansion to refocus on its core value-based care model after what executives described as a drift from the company’s original mission, according to an Oct. 29 earnings call from parent company…
Hospitals and health systems are losing patients, revenue and community confidence to months-long behavioral health waitlists. Children’s Wisconsin reduced a 600-patient child psychiatry waitlist to zero by expanding access to subspecialists without capital buildouts or year-long recruitment cycles. This report…
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Operating rooms power hospital margins, yet preventable cancellations and administrative bottlenecks create costly idle time. In this Becker’s Perioperative Summit session, three leaders discuss how AI-driven automation is improving readiness, OR utilization and patient experience. Today’s perioperative teams face manual…
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- Farzad Massoudi, MD, Board-certified Neurosurgeon, Orange County Neurological Associates
- Sunil Patel, Regional Chief Medical Officer at Prime Healthcare
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is doubling down on its ASC growth strategy, continuing to “prioritize capital investments” in its ASC arm, United Surgical Partners International, through a robust mergers and acquisitions pipeline, executives said during an earnings call transcribed by Seeking…