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With nearly 2,000 ASCs under a partnership by a national operator, up from about 1,300 centers in 2011, the consolidation of ASCs has taken on a new path over the past decade and a half.  According to VMG Health’s 2025…

Much of the GI community has anchored its view of AI to adenoma detection rates, but Neil Parikh, MD, a gastroenterologist with Farmington-based Connecticut GI, says the bigger disruption will come from predictive analytics and chronic disease management. “We’re really…

Leadership shifts across cardiology are shaping strategy at health systems, academic centers and national societies. These recent appointments signal who will be influencing clinical innovation, workforce priorities and policy conversations in 2026. Here are 15 cardiology leadership appointments to know,…

Physician consolidation has defined much of the past two decades in healthcare. Independent practices have folded into hospital systems, private equity firms have accelerated acquisitions and employment has replaced ownership for a growing share of physicians. In 2024, 42.2% of…

A federal appeals court has handed a win to Cigna, affirming the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged the insurer’s exclusion of weight loss drug coverage amounted to disability discrimination against members with obesity. The U.S. Court of…

CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule moves Medicare further toward site-neutral payment, as part of an effort to narrow long-standing payment gaps between hospital outpatient departments and ASCs. According to a Health Affairs analysis, the payment rule not…

Revenue cycle performance has always been central to ASC financial health. What’s changing is the level of complexity surrounding it. Rising case acuity, tighter payer scrutiny, and expanding administrative requirements are placing new pressure on business offices that were originally…

From community health systems to large physician networks, organizations nationwide are actively recruiting gastroenterologists to expand digestive care services and meet growing patient demand. Here are 10 organizations hiring gastroenterologists: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were…

Field Willingham, MD, will join the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth, University of Miami health system as chief of the division of digestive health and liver diseases, effective June 29. Dr. Willingham was previously a professor…