As anesthesiologist shortages continue across the U.S., some ASCs are rethinking their anesthesia care delivery. One emerging solution is the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only model. While still uncommon, a growing number of centers are finding it both viable and sustainable.…
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High call volumes. Long resolution times. Burned-out agents. For payers, traditional contact center tools aren’t enough to meet today’s member expectations. Generative AI is changing that — and some of the most complex service organizations in the world are already…
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Drug shortages are no longer isolated events. They’re routine, costly — and deeply disruptive to patient care, pharmacy workflows and operating margins. But reacting in real time only goes so far. Without a predictive strategy, emergency buys and missed formulary…
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- Calvin Hunsicker, Founder and Chief Product Officer, SureCost
- Chad O'Connor, Vice President of Acute, SureCost
The Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program has marked its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1955 by a group of local anesthesiologists, the program has trained more than 500 CRNAs who have gone on to serve patients across Central Illinois…
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute is now performing bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closures for newborns. The minimally invasive procedure is done directly in the neonatal intensive care unit, allowing medically fragile infants to remain in their own isolette…
The lifetime risk of heart failure in the U.S. has climbed to 24% — about 1 in 4 people, according to the Heart Failure Society of America’s “HF Stats 2025: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics” report. Moreover, estimates project…
Nearly six in 10 physicians said they experienced inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness, or anxiety over the past year, a rate consistent with 2021 and 2022, according to The State of America’s Physicians report from the Physicians Foundation. Here are…
Operating room efficiency is an essential component of anesthesia service management as staffing shortages, operational costs and a high demand for surgical procedures put significant pressure on physicians and administrators. Two physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the ways they…
Healthcare real estate company Montecito Medical has purchased a 23,000-square-foot medical office building in Midland, Texas. The property is fully occupied and includes Midland Ambulatory Surgery Center and Midland Imaging Center, the city’s only freestanding imaging facility, according to a…
ASCs are already feeling the strain this fall as staffing challenges deepen beyond the well-documented nursing shortage. Rising case complexity, workforce burnout and reimbursement pressures are exposing new vulnerabilities in anesthesia, robotics support and specialized perioperative care. Here are five…