Physicians finishing training this year are weighing where to practice against three separate 2026 data sets — on livability, real pay and physician supply — metrics that don’t always overlap in the ...

The University of Toledo (Ohio) earned full accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia Program. The program continues the nurse anesthesia education previously offered at ...

Becker’s has reported on more than 30 ASC closures in 2026 as outpatient surgery facilities cite consolidation, efficiency and shifting care sites. Here’s a look inside five more recent ASC closures ...

For most of the last decade, ASC quality reporting has been a compliance exercise through data submitted to CMS to avoid a payment penalty. That is changing quickly. In 2026, the Leapfrog Group rolled ...

A Tennessee-based in-home care company has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of submitting false diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage risk scores, the Justice ...

Surgery Center is now operated as an outpatient department of Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, leading to changes in the surgery center’s billing practices, according to an Aug. 21 report from WHEC.

The Leapfrog Group has submitted comments to CMS on the proposed 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, urging the agency to significantly expand quality and safety measures for ambulatory ...

Integrated Dermatology Group has acquired Knuckles Dermatology, a two-location dermatology practice in Corbin and Richmond, Ky., according to an Aug. 19 news release. The practice, led by ...

Physician pay has climbed across nearly every specialty over the past two years, but new compensation data released this year show the gains have not been shared evenly. Gaps between genders, ...

Anesthesia stipends have moved from a rare accommodation to a routine budget item that some ASCs can no longer absorb. The forces behind the shift show up clearly in the data: a shrinking anesthesia ...

Outpatient imaging volumes have been sliding at many hospitals as patients migrate to freestanding imaging centers with lower copays, and radiology practice-management companies have responded by ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology launched Anesthesia Answers on Aug. 22, 2026, a patient education platform built by certified registered nurse anesthetists to help patients understand ...