Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, Pa., part of Jonestown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System, unveiled its newest gastrointestinal endoscopy suite during a July 1 open house, according to a WTAJ news report. The suite allows physicians to perform a…
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Historically dominated by independent physician-owned models, The ASC industry is shifting towards hybrid ownership structures involving hospitals, private equity firms and corporate healthcare platforms. Despite growing consolidation, the shift remains gradual. Independently owned ASCs made up 67% of the market…
Healthcare consulting group Sg2, a Vizient company, released its “2025 Impact of Change Forecast” on June 23, laying out several growth trends that will impact ASCs over the next 10 years. Here are 10 takeaways from the report: 1. The…
The UCI Health Physician Network has added SoCal Eye as a founding affiliate of its network. SoCal Eye is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Long Beach and Los Alamitos, Calif., providing eye care services including cataract surgery, LASIK, glaucoma…
New Jersey and California have had the most new ASCs and outpatient centers open through the first six months of 2025. There have been four new openings in New Jersey, with three in California. Here are the new openings that…
Winter Haven, Fla.-based Bond Clinic, a 90-provider physician group, has been acquired by AdventHealth. Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth purchased the group’s 28-specialty assets and care sites located throughout Polk County. “We are excited to welcome the providers and team members…
A University of Washington resident physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital has been accused of diverting fentanyl and other controlled substances while treating children. According to a July 1 news release by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Andrew Voegel-Podadera, MD, an anesthesia…
As certified registered nurse anesthetists gain broader legal authority to practice independently in many states and as the anesthesia workforce shortage deepens, many leaders are seeing ASCs adopting CRNA-only anesthesia models. A white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions found that…
The future is live: How trailblazing health systems are revolutionizing primary care with agentic AI
“Don’t worry about what AI will do to clinicians – focus on what it can do for us. We won’t be replaced. We become superheroes with AI’s help.” AI agents validated with clinical rigor and embedded in the EHR aren’t hypothetical…
Jul 22, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Darren Shafer, D.O., President, Presbyterian Medical Group
- Keith Fisher, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Adventist Healthcare, Fort Washington Medical Center
- Deepthi Bathina, Founder & CEO, RhythmX AI | Former CPO of Humana, and former COO of Wolters Kluwer - Health UpToDate and Nuance Healthcare
Gastroenterology has been ranked the highest-paid medical specialty in the AMGA’s 2025 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey, which analyzed data from over 184,000 providers across 500 medical groups nationwide. According to the survey, median annual compensation for gastroenterologists reached…