West Islip, N.Y.-based Long Island Anesthesiologists has lost its antitrust lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare and MultiPlan after a federal appeals court ruled that steep cuts to out-of-network reimbursement rates do not constitute an antitrust injury, according to court documents reviewed by…
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While the ASC industry remains largely fragmented, consolidation is reshaping the market, and some leaders say the pace is limiting new opportunities. Compass Surgical Partners CEO Mark Langston described the dynamic as “an evaporation effect,” arguing that once independent physicians,…
Representatives in South Dakota are deliberating a bill that would adjust the laws surrounding noncompete agreements for healthcare facilities, Dakota News Now reported Feb. 9. The bill would limit the use of contracts that prohibit use of commercial or residential…
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Fla., has received accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The recognition acknowledges the hospital’s commitment to supporting quality improvement and patient safety efforts for metabolic and bariatric…
Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health will shutter its Ellicott City (Md.) Ambulatory Surgery Center due to low procedure volumes, a spokesperson for the health system said in a Feb. 10 statement shared with Becker’s. The freestanding ASC’s closure will affect 23 employees…
Nurse turnover is draining margins across healthcare organizations, often without being fully measured or understood. While vacancy rates may look manageable on paper, the true impact shows up elsewhere: rising premium pay, missed coverage, longer time to fill roles, and…
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This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Prisma Health. This is the second installment. Incentivizing perioperative surgical teams with additional compensation tied to performance milestones has the potential to improve…
Ambulatory providers are increasingly looking to their EHR vendors for new functionalities and technologies but still rely heavily on third-party companies for tasks like patient engagement and intake and ambient speech, KLAS Research reported Feb. 9. Here are the top…
From device innovation to practice consolidation, cardiology remains as one of the top targets for investment and M&A activity in healthcare. Here are three transactions in the cardiology industry that total more than $600 million, as reported by Becker’s in…
New technologies, procedures and facility investment are driving growth and building momentum in the gastroenterology industry for 2026. Here are three milestones and first happening in the gastroenterology space, as reported by Becker’s so far this year: