Prior authorization has been consistently identified by clinicians and administrators alike as a significant burden to surgical care and ASC workflows. Ninety-three percent of physicians reported that PA can cause care delays at least some of the time, according to…
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Portland-based Oath Surgical has completed the first robotic prostatectomy performed at an outpatient surgery center in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, according to a July 21 news release. The procedure was performed at Oath’s Beaverton, Ore. surgery center by David Jiang,…
Physician autonomy — both in clinical and organizational decision-making — has become a flashpoint across healthcare as the system becomes more consolidated, politicized and influenced by non-clinical stakeholders. Sixty-five percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy was very important to them…
Cardinal Health named Nathan Walcker, MBA, president of The Specialty Alliance, the Dublin, Ohio-based company’s physician-led management services organization spanning gastroenterology and urology, effective Aug. 3, 2026. Mr. Walcker joins from Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, where he served…
Loyola Medicine has named Matthew Eggert, DPT, vice president of ambulatory operations, the Maywood, Ill.-based health system said in a July 17 news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Eggert brings nearly two decades of experience at Loyola Medicine, where he rose…
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Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health has named Joe Vichot president of ECU Health SurgiCenter, the health system announced in a July 21 LinkedIn post. Mr. Vichot succeeds Steve Tripp, who is stepping down after more than four decades of leadership at…
On July 14 CMS issued a proposed rule outlining Medicare Part B payment policy changes for physicians and other practitioners under the calendar year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule, including a 1.68% decrease in the proposed conversion factor for non-qualifying alternative…
Here are nine recent leadership appointments in the ambulatory and surgical space, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Matthew Eggert, DPT, was named vice president of ambulatory operations for Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola Medicine, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. …
ASCs that wait on downside risk aren’t just falling behind, according to Dan Tasset — they’re pricing themselves out of the healthcare delivery system entirely. Mr. Tasset returned this month as CEO of Leawood, Kan.-based NueHealth, the ASC company he…
The shift of higher-acuity, more complex procedures out of the hospital and into ambulatory surgery centers keeps accelerating, driven by advances in minimally invasive technique, anesthesia and robotics. But leaders say that growth is only sustainable if reimbursement, workforce and…