Data breaches and ransomware attacks are costing the healthcare industry billions every year. Despite growing attention to this area, health systems have a significant gap in their potential cyberattack surface: network-connectable medical devices. These assets are already prevalent in clinical…
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ASCs and outpatient facilities are becoming more populated with orthopedic surgeons and procedures and thus far has been beneficial for all parties involved. Orthopedic surgeons and patients alike have been overall happy with the move to ASCs, and surgeons and…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has partnered with Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health to jointly own a 16-bed hospital in Bryan, Texas. The two organizations will jointly own The Physicians Centre Hospital with the physicians at the facility, according to…
This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Network at Prisma Health. This is the first installment. In the orchestration of an efficient orthopedic program, healthcare insurers, patient health status and surgeon scheduling-facility…
Anesthesia staffing shortages and rising cost pressures are forcing ASCs to compete harder for providers and rethink how to keep teams stable over the long term. At SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm, leaders say retention is driven by a focused…
The average salary for CRNAs in the U.S. ranges between $220,000 and more than $350,000 based on a recent report from BagMask.com. The report, “CRNA Salary by State for 2025 Q4,” is based on advertised compensation ranges for CRNA positions. …
As colonoscopy demand rises, driven in part by more diagnostic referrals for patients under 55, GI leaders are also seeing patients trend older and more medically complex. Omar Khokhar, MD, a gastroenterologist and managing partner at Illinois GastroHealth in Bloomington,…
When a prospective patient searches for dental care, outdated SEO tactics and disjointed online listings can send the wrong signal — or no signal at all. AI-powered search engines now weigh factors beyond keywords. They’re looking at trust signals like…
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Many independent specialty groups are heading into 2026 under mounting margin pressure. Dr. Geogy Vennikandam, chief operating officer of GI Partners of Illinois, said his organization is responding by treating margin compression as an operational problem that can be engineered…
ASCs faced a mix of momentum and pressure throughout 2025. Procedure migration accelerated, technological innovation improved efficiency and new partnerships reshaped ASC growth strategies. Yet rising operating costs, payer friction and staffing shortages, especially in anesthesia, continue to challenge profitability…
