Greer, S.C.-based Surgery Center at Pelham has become the first ASC in the world to offer Stryker’s Mako Robotic Power System for total knee arthroplasty procedures, according to a March 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Frank Armocida, MD, performed…
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An Alabama physician has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and genetic testing, the Justice Department said in a March 20 news release. Between December 2018…
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health and Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare are set to break ground on a medical campus with an ASC, according to a March 24 report from KREM. The Prairie Medical Campus in Post Falls, Idaho, will include a…
Gastroenterology’s dealmaking landscape is shifting. Five recent transactions reveal an industry moving past aggressive consolidation toward a phase defined by operational efficiency, care quality and strategic alignment. Here’s what each deal signals about where GI is headed: United Digestive, Anthem…
Specialty Care At An Inflection Point: How AI And Automation Are Reshaping Ambulatory Practices
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Specialty care is entering a period of rapid transformation driven by shifting care settings, workforce pressures and the growing influence of artificial intelligence and automation. During a Feb. 25 Becker’s Healthcare webinar sponsored by NextGen Healthcare, Sri Velamoor, president and…
Independent and small- to midsize physician practices continued to buckle under financial strain in the first quarter of 2025, with at least 12 closures recorded spanning primary care, OB-GYN, pediatrics and multispecialty groups across the country. The closures reflect many…
A wave of payer anesthesia policy changes — capping billable time, cutting CRNA rates and penalizing facilities for using out-of-network clinicians — is intensifying financial pressure on practices already contending with rising overhead. Legislators and physician associations are pushing back,…
A Florida physician has pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing and durable medical equipment, the Justice Department said in a March 23 news release. Simon Grinshteyn, MD,…
Finding a sustainable case mix is an essential part of ASC financial management and growth strategy as more procedures become approved for outpatient settings and margins become increasingly delicate. Tara Good-Young, CEO of PDI Surgery Center in Windsor, Calif., recently…
Gastroenterology is exploding with new clinical and technological developments as the advancement of GI diseases in the U.S. reaches new highs—creating significant demand for more facilities and enhanced procedures. Here are five positive developments happening in the specialty: The space…