Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has continued its network growth with the addition of a practice in LaPlace, La. The eye care-focused MSO partnered with Aslett-Kurica Eye Center, marking its third affiliation in Louisiana and 69th across the U.S., according to a…
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There have been a flurry of CMS policy updates and controversies over the course of the last month that could reshape reimbursement, supply chain and clinical decision-making for ASC leaders and physicians. Here are four CMS updates that ASC leaders…
Gastroenterology has been teeming with new developments in AI-enabled innovation as the field works to meet an increasingly high demand for services—and a new study sought to identify patients’ feelings on the rapid changes. The study was led by researchers…
A Maryland OB-GYN has agreed to pay $507,500 to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to a telemarketing scheme designed to defraud Medicare and TRICARE, the Justice Department said in a March 26 news release. Between November 2014 and January…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has formed a strategic partnership with City of Hope Phoenix Cancer Center. The privately held anesthesia practice management firm will provide operational and clinical support to the center and serve a key role in the facility’s…
Productivity pressures, shrinking training time and a high bar for patient care drove a Northwestern Medicine gastroenterologist to test whether a simulation could fill a growing skills gap. Sri Komanduri, MD, associate chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology…
A Whatcom (Wash.) County judge has dismissed a physician’s lawsuit against the staffing firm he was formerly employed by, Cascadia Daily reported March 25. In 2020, Ming Lin, MD, a former emergency room physician at Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. Joseph…
A Greenville, N.C.-based women’s health clinic will close June 1 after nearly four decades of operation, WITN reported March 25. Physicians East announced the closure of Greenville Women’s Care. Three of the practice’s physicians — Esther Smith, MD, Paige Fisher,…
For many hospitals and academic medical centers, financial performance is balancing on a knife’s edge. Margins remain thin, variability is high, and leaders are under increasing pressure to deliver measurable results faster than ever before. Huron Managed Services is working…
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Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has cut the ribbon on a new outpatient cardiology center. According to a March 25 news release, the 22,000-square-foot facility centralizes outpatient cardiology procedures and diagnostics in one location, aiming to streamline care from…