Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has opened a new clinic to expand cardiology and pulmonology services in the city’s West End, according to an Aug. 28 system news release. The facility houses specialists from VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and pulmonology…
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As outpatient care accelerates across the U.S., real estate has become a powerful lever for ASCs and health systems alike. Jon Vick, founding partner of ASCs Inc. and ASC Realty Advisors, joined Becker’s to discuss the overlooked financial potential of…
Here are 10 numbers on the CRNA workforce, according to a white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions published May 21. 1. There are an estimated 67,700 CRNAs in the United States, about 200 per 100,000 people. 2. Employment for CRNAs…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health opened its first freestanding endoscopy center in Utah at Alta View Hospital in Sandy, with two additional centers planned near Riverton Hospital and Ogden-based McKay-Dee Hospital, also in Utah. The system also operates three freestanding…
As consolidation pressures mount and insurer contracts squeeze independent practices, some physicians are finding an unlikely ally in employer-built health plans. Carl Schuessler, co-founder and managing principal of Mitigate Partners, joined Becker’s to discuss how these plans could be a…
Seventy-six percent of ASCs now use an EHR system, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s July 2025 60-Second Survey. That figure is up from 64% in 2023 and 55% in 2021, marking a 36% increase in four years. The…
The behavioral health workforce is facing an urgent challenge: a projected 100,000-worker shortfall by 2028. Recruitment alone won’t solve it—state licensing requirements and supervision gaps are creating costly delays that keep qualified clinicians out of the workforce for months or…
Oct 1, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- Rachel Ledbetter, LMFT, CEO and Co-Founder, Motivo
- Dr. Carla Smith, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer, Motivo
- Rebecca Allensworth, JD, M.Phil, Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School
1. A federal judge approved a $2.8 billion settlement resolving antitrust claims brought by healthcare providers against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and its independent entities, ending more than a decade of litigation. The settlement was approved Aug. 19…
As ASC leaders seek to get soaring anesthesia costs under control, they are turning towards several clinical and operational shifts to get the job done. More in-depth collaboration with anesthesia providers ASC leaders have found success in building strong, collaborative…
The federal No Surprises Act has saved individual patients about $567 per year in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published Aug. 27 by The BMJ. Researchers examined data from 17,351 privately insured adults between 2019 and 2024, comparing those…