Optum has clarified its payment policy for anesthesia services provided during electroconvulsive therapy, confirming that such services are eligible for separate reimbursement under certain conditions ...

Certified anesthesiologist assistants are more specialized than certified registered nurse anesthetists, less expensive than physician anesthesiologists and increasingly sought after as health systems ...

The success of the ASC model relies heavily on patient selection, from both a safety and operational efficiency perspective. But a convergence of factors — from CMS policy to technological ...

When Optum acquired Surgical Care Affiliates in 2017 for $2.3 billion, it was a bet that the future of healthcare was outpatient. Nearly a decade later, that bet has produced the country’s largest ASC ...

Orthopedic surgeons spend years learning how to perform complex operations. Patients often remember something else. How long it took to get an appointment. Whether someone returned a phone call. How ...

Chicago-based Singlepoint Healthcare has acquired Healix, a Sugar Land, Texas-based national infusion services provider supporting more than 220 physician-owned and ambulatory infusion centers across ...

West Tennessee Medical Group Gastroenterology, part of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare, will close July 1. The organization did not provide a reason for the closure, and encouraged patients ...

As ASCs and outpatient care shift towards the center of organizational growth strategies, joint ventures and partnerships between hospitals, health systems, ASCs, physicians and management groups are ...

A federal judge in Chicago has denied class certification in an antitrust lawsuit brought by former employees of SCA Health, DaVita and United Surgical Partners International alleging a no-poach ...

Women physicians earn less than men in every medical specialty without exception, according to compensation data from Medscape and Doximity. The size of the gap varies by specialty, but its direction ...

The No Surprises Act was designed to protect patients from unexpected medical bills, but it has also created a complex administrative network that some leaders believe burdens independent practices.

Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Medical Group has relocated and expanded its Mid-South Gastroenterology practice on the campus of Maury Regional Medical Center. The practice moved to a new suite ...