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Here are three ASC closures and bankruptcies that Becker's reported on in the third financial quarter:

Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rate declines. 

From clinic closures to false claims settlements, here are four updates from retail giant Walgreens since Sept. 4:

According to Health Care Without Harm's 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally. 

Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker's: 

Here are five transactions, legislative updates and other private equity updates in the ASC space from third quarter of 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Physicians working in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction compared to those in physician-owned practices, according to consulting firm Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, highlighted in an October blog post. 

Physician training in shared decision-making did not increase the proportion of older adults receiving their preferred CRC screening, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 3. 

From Stark law violations to the overturning legal precedents, several significant legal developments occurred within healthcare fraud enforcement in the third quarter of 2024. 

Cincinnati Children's has been named the top facility for pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report.