Flexible staffing can enhance agility, but without the right design, it can strain teams and budgets. In today’s healthcare environment, leaders are increasingly pairing per diem staffing with centralized float pools and technology to optimize coverage, reduce administrative burden and…
Presented by:
Erin Shadbolt
CEO, Ascension Living
Liz Cunningham
SVP and leader of WorkWise, Workforce Solutions, AMN Healthcare
ASCs continue to face workforce shortages, particularly in roles like surgical techs and nurses. While staffing challenges persist across the U.S., labor conditions vary by geography — and some cities may offer more favorable employment environments than others. WalletHub released…
Here are 11 ASCs, outpatient centers and surgical facilities in the West that opened in 2025, as reported by Becker’s. Note: This list is not exhaustive.
Anesthesia leaders say a convergence of workforce instability, reimbursement pressure and cultural strain is pushing the specialty toward an inflection point. From staffing models and pay inequities to workplace culture, safety and care team alignment, these are the long-standing challenges…
From three-way joint ventures to system-scale acquisitions, here are five transactions from the last year that show where the industry could be headed. 1. Surgery Partners + Baylor Scott & White In December, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners partnered with Dallas-based…
The Gray (Maine) Family Health Center will close March 6, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. After March 6, patients can continue seeing their primary care provider at a new location or establish care with a different…
CMS has approved electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, marking a major advancement for outpatient cardiology and potentially accelerating the specialization of cardiac ASCs. Medicare historically covered EP ablations only in hospital outpatient departments, driven by concerns about whether…
The Department of Veterans Affairs will open a new outpatient clinic at a former golf course in Virginia Beach, Va., WAVY Morning News reported Jan. 5. The facility will provide outpatient preventive and primary care, mental healthcare and social services. …
UnitedHealthcare is updating its reimbursement policy for radiology services billed with evaluation and management services for dates of service on or after April 1. Beginning April 1, when the same provider bills both an E/M service and a global radiology…
Birmingham-based Alabama Cardiovascular Group has agreed to a $2.23 million settlement in a data privacy class action lawsuit, according to a Jan. 6 report from Claim Depot. The organization experienced a data security incident in July 2024, with unauthorized parties…
