Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has acquired 13 urgent care clinics and six freestanding emergency departments as it continues its outpatient expansion. HCA’s Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare said Feb. 2 that it has acquired 13 CommunityMed urgent care centers to serve…
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Hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in ASCs not only as a method for expanding surgical volumes, but as a key element of system affordability. “We think about affordability not just being something that we state, but something that…
The future of payer-provider collaboration: Balancing reimbursement pressures & value-based progress
Health system technology leaders are being pulled into the center of payer-provider conflict. Rising denials, growing administrative workloads and tighter reimbursement timelines are forcing organizations to rethink how data, infrastructure and platforms support collaboration. This report promises a clearer view…
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The anesthesia workforce shortage has become a fixture in healthcare at large as hospitals, health systems and ASCs figure out how to balance high surgical demand with a lack of providers. Three leaders in anesthesia recently joined Becker’s to share…
Here are 10 ASC projects that were announced or completed in January, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health opened an outpatient ophthalmology center in Brea, Calif. 2. Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare opened a new ASC in…
Ortho Rhode Island began offering Mako SmartRobotics for reverse shoulder replacements at the Ortho RI Surgery Center, becoming the first in the state to do so, according to a Feb. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. The ASC is one…
Medtronic is exercising its option to acquire CathWorks, an interventional cardiology medical device company. The acquisition follows a strategic partnership between the two companies to co-promote the CathWorks FFRangio System, which provides a physiological assessment of the coronary tree directly…
Many ASCs deliver high-quality care, yet 35% of patients report reluctance to schedule procedures outside of hospital settings. This report examines how accreditation can address those concerns at every stage of the patient’s journey, from the waiting room through post-procedure…
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A Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare by submitting over $52 million in false and fraudulent claims for genetic testing and buying physician’s orders, according to a Jan. 15 press release. What happened?
ASCs will continue to receive separate Medicare reimbursement for certain non-opioid pain management devices in 2026 under the NOPAIN Act. As part of the ruling, CMS confirmed the Game Ready Pro 2.1 cryo-pneumatic compression system was approved for separate payment,…