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Cardiology is rapidly gaining momentum as an outpatient specialty. As CMS continues expanding its list of approved ASC procedures and technology makes more complex interventions possible in lower-acuity settings, more cardiovascular care is moving beyond the hospital. The shift is…

Cardiologists’ pay has continued on a solidly upward trajectory in recent years. But as pay has risen, so have the pressures placed on cardiologists in their day-to-day practice, TCTMD reported Oct. 30.  According to MedAxiom’s “2025 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation &…

Optum Health is rolling back parts of its rapid expansion to refocus on its core value-based care model after what executives described as a drift from the company’s original mission, according to an Oct. 29 earnings call from parent company…

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is doubling down on its ASC growth strategy, continuing to “prioritize capital investments” in its ASC arm, United Surgical Partners International, through a robust mergers and acquisitions pipeline, executives said during an earnings call transcribed by Seeking…

Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer of Southfield, Mich.-based MiOrtho Surgery Center and a member of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s education and quality committees, joined Becker’s to discuss the key performance indicators his ASC uses to track efficiency, quality and…

ASC leaders face a near impossible situation as anesthesia reimbursement rates stagnate and decline, all while other pressures, including staffing issues and operational costs weigh on profitability.  Two leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss their strategies for surviving the anesthesia…

As more procedures become available in the ASC and patient preferences skew increasingly toward outpatient settings, ASC leaders are weighing which specialties or service lines will be the best positioned for development in the coming years.  Two ASC leaders recently…