The growth of the outpatient care market is heating up in certain states, especially in those without certificate-of-need restrictions and with large populations of older Americans, such as the ...

Here are four new ASCs and outpatient centers that are opening or have been planned in California, as reported by Becker’s since Oct. 3: ...

Here are six ASCs or outpatient centers developed or announced by health systems in October, as reported by Becker’s.  1. Denver-based NexCore group partnered with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health to ...

AI has become the center of many conversations among healthcare professionals looking to cut out inefficiencies and lessen administrative burdens for their practitioners. Here are three ways that ...

Anesthesia groups are facing mounting pressure to demonstrate measurable value as reimbursement declines, staffing shortages intensify and hospitals reevaluate contract structures. Once viewed ...

Anesthesia departments are being challenged to deliver the same level of safety and excellence with dwindling resources as hospitals face mounting financial strain. Across the country, anesthesia ...

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health has added James Day, MD, to its cardiothoracic surgery program.  Dr. Day most recently practiced at St. Louis University Division of Cardiac Surgery in Saint ...

UnitedHealthcare pays Optum physicians 17% more than comparable non-Optum physicians, a November study published in Health Affairs found. The study used CMS Payer Price Transparency data, analyzing ...

In its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule, CMS included an “efficiency adjustment” of negative 2.5% work relative value units, sparking an outcry among physicians. Dozens of physician organizations ...

Dinesh Madhok, MD, gastroenterologist CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Borland Groover, joined Becker’s to discuss the three biggest challenges facing gastroenterology practices today. Dr. Madhok was ...

Pearland, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold clinic has been steadily expanding its ASC presence in the Houston area, Fox 26 Houston reported Nov. 5. Currently, Kelsey-Seybold has five ASCs in the state, ...

CMS issued its final policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule Oct. 31, alongside other updates to Medicare policy. ASC leaders had feared that the update may be delayed ...