Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health’s is set to acquire physician-owned Black Hills Surgical Hospital and Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center — a move poised to reshape the region’s healthcare ...

Physician autonomy — both in clinical and organizational decision-making — has become a flashpoint across healthcare as the system becomes more consolidated, politicized and influenced by non-clinical ...

The first lumbar artificial disc replacement at DISC’s newest surgery center did not feel like a first to Philip Saville, MD. He had already performed the procedure in outpatient settings. The ...

Medtech company EvoEndo has reached 3,000 sedation-free transnasal endoscopy cases with the EvoEndo Endoscopy System. More than 100 practitioners have used the system, and several hospitals have ...

Nationally, pay for certified registered nurse anesthetists has climbed sharply over the last several years. CRNAs in Alaska earned the highest average annual salary in the country, as of the most ...

North Dakota has the highest hourly mean wage for physicians in the U.S., and remains on top when adjusting for cost of living, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are ...

Connecticut has enacted a sweeping overhaul of its certificate-of-need program, shifting regulatory authority from the Office of Health Strategy to a new three-member CON Panel housed within the ...

Before a patient can receive a hip or knee replacement at an ASC, someone must determine whether it is safe for them to go home the same day. The practice must know whether a caregiver will be waiting ...

CMS’ proposed Medicare payment policy includes another 1.68% cut to reimbursements for surgeons. The CMS calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s proposed rule could have an even larger ...

Orthopedic medtech company Smith+Nephew has launched ASC Solutions, an enterprise strategy to help ASCs realize key objectives of cost optimization, quality and performance. The program provides ASCs ...

ASCs have become widely accepted as safe and efficient lower-cost settings for a growing list of surgical procedures. As the industry continues to grow, facility design and architectural innovation ...