Smith+Nephew has formed a partnership with medical device company Karl Storz to deliver integrated surgical and visualization solutions for orthopedic procedures, including sports medicine. The collaboration combines Smith+Nephew’s joint repair, biologics and resection technologies with Karl Storz’s imaging, 3D visualization…
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In the $1.2 trillion government funding package passed Feb. 3, Congress approved HHS appropriations report language recognizing the full colorectal cancer screening continuum, including surveillance colonoscopy, according to a blog post from the American College of Gastroenterology. Here are six…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has approved plans for a multi-year facility expansion in Wilmington, N.C., including a second outpatient heart and vascular building and upgrades to surgical and endoscopy services. The plans include an 80,000-square-foot heart and vascular medical office…
The Charlottesville-based University of Virginia School of Medicine has appointed Michael Mazzeffi, MD, as permanent chair of its department of anesthesiology, effective immediately. Dr. Mazzeffi has served as interim chair since January 2025 and joined UVA in 2022 as a…
Atlanta-based Arthritis & Rheumatology Center and its owner, Jatin Patel, MD, will pay $2.18 million to resolve allegations that the practice used medical assistants to perform infusion services in violation of Georgia law and the submitted Medicare claims, according to…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s revenue topped $21.3 billion in 2025 — with $16.1 billion coming from its hospital business and $5.2 billion from its ambulatory division — as the for-profit system continues its strong track record of revenue growth. The financial…
Ken Takenaka, M.Ed., ATC, OTC, BCS-O, is director of operations at Orthopedic + Fracture Specialists (Portland, Ore.). In this Q&A, Ken shares how his team rebuilt their surgery scheduling process, improved visibility into their backlog and bottlenecks, and increased throughput,…
Today’s Medicare Advantage payers are navigating rising enrollment, changing HCC models and heightened audit scrutiny from CMS. At the same time, quality standards continue to tighten, putting Star Ratings and revenue at risk when documentation and coding fall short. This…
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As payers intensify efforts to steer cases to lower-cost settings, ASCs are increasingly becoming a focal point in contracting. More payers are tying network participation and reimbursement to measures like site-of-care optimization, quality outcomes, patient experience and physician alignment, pushing…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has become the sole owner of the Surgery Center of Lancaster (Pa.). According to a Feb. 11 news release, Penn State took over the ASC Jan. 1. Previously the health system held 60% majority ownership…