For years, I thought the biggest constraint in our orthopedic practice was capacity. I was wrong. Imagine it’s Sunday afternoon, and you’re sitting in the ER with your mother, who fell walking down the stairs. The physician tells you she…
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By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have 39,600 cardiology physicians available to meet a demand of 46,600, leaving a shortfall of about 7,000 physicians nationwide, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and…
There has been a flurry of leadership appointments across medical specialties this year at both academic and non-academic health systems, hospitals and outpatient groups. Here are the most recent leadership appointments across five medical specialties, as reported by Becker’s: Cardiology…
Dental supply company Henry Schein has opened a training facility for dental-medical integration that includes an ASC site. The Dallas Discovery Center in Southlake, Texas, also includes areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, laboratories, a dental equipment showroom…
In an article posted March 4, the National Law Review outlined the last year of shifts in national policy regulating noncompete agreements in employee contacts. Here’s a timeline of recent updates regarding the national noncompete ban and other state regulations: …
The North Carolina Court of Appeals rejected AdventHealth Hendersonville’s (N.C.) challenge of regulators’ decision to award Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health a certificate-of-need approval to develop a free-standing emergency department in Candler, Carolina Coast Online reported March 5. Appellate judges ruled…
The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $373 million in funding to ophthalmology departments at universities and schools of medicine in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The mean funding…
Private equity investment in healthcare surged in 2025, an estimated $191 billion, and the way investors are deploying capital is shifting, according to a recent report from VMG Health. For ASCs and physician groups, that means new opportunities and risks…
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a national study aimed at improving how patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer communicate news of possible genetic risks to their relatives. The trial, backed by the National Cancer Institute, will enroll…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has acquired Pennsylvania Gastroenterology in Camp Hill, Pa. The practice, now known as UPMC Gastroenterology Associates of Central Pa., will benefit from enhanced resources and new technologies, according to a March 2 news release from UPMC. Providers at…