A wave of payer anesthesia policy changes — capping billable time, cutting CRNA rates and penalizing facilities for using out-of-network clinicians — is intensifying financial pressure on practices already contending with rising overhead. Legislators and physician associations are pushing back,…
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A Florida physician has pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing and durable medical equipment, the Justice Department said in a March 23 news release. Simon Grinshteyn, MD,…
Finding a sustainable case mix is an essential part of ASC financial management and growth strategy as more procedures become approved for outpatient settings and margins become increasingly delicate. Tara Good-Young, CEO of PDI Surgery Center in Windsor, Calif., recently…
Gastroenterology is exploding with new clinical and technological developments as the advancement of GI diseases in the U.S. reaches new highs—creating significant demand for more facilities and enhanced procedures. Here are five positive developments happening in the specialty: The space…
Of the 3,428 billionaires on Forbes‘ record-breaking 2026 list, three built their wealth as physicians, through hospital systems, cancer drug innovation and surgical patents. The list was developed using stock prices and exchange rates from March 1, according to Forbes.…
Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Gastroenterology Associate has partnered with virtual health platform WovenX Health to expand access to colonoscopy screenings. Through the partnership, Peak Gastroenterology Associates will deploy WovenX’s Fast Track Colonoscopy technology platform to streamline pre-procedure intake, reduce consult…
Eight out of ten Americans turn to search engines or general-purpose LLMs at least once a month for medical questions. Yet physician-led evaluations show some AI chatbots deliver unsafe or harmful responses in up to 43% of cases, creating new…
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The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora has named Paul Picton, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology, effective September 1. Dr. Picton will join from the University of Michigan Medical School, where he served as the…
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health and the Minnesota Nurses Association have reached a new labor contract for nurses at the Miller Hill Surgery Center, the Duluth News Tribune reported March 23. The three-year contract covers roughly 23 nurses at the Essentia-owned…
Stockton (Calif.) Cardiology Medical Group experienced a data incident potentially exposing patient information and company records. On Jan. 17, the independent cardiology practice discovered certain information may have been accessed and removed from its system by an unauthorized individual, according…