ASCs and anesthesia groups that use the federal independent dispute resolution process to challenge out-of-network underpayments are about to see a significant reduction in the cost of doing so. HHS, ...

The operating room minute is often thought of as the most expensive unit in healthcare (link), and ongoing workforce shortages in anesthesia have pushed OR-staffing and coordination issues to the ...

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is planning to open a gastrointestinal endoscopy center that was originally approved in 2019, according to a May 22 report from Triangle Business Journal.  The project, ...

Ochsner Baton Rouge (La.), part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, has added Adaku Adebamiji, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Adebamiji is a pediatric gastroenterologist who diagnoses and treats ...

Seventy-two percent of gastroenterologists say they qualify for an incentive bonus, according to Medscape’s “Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2026,” published May 27. Medscape surveyed 5,916 ...

From fighting new state legislation in court to defending itself against hospital lawsuits, CVS Health is navigating a turbulent stretch. Here’s a look at what’s happening: Tennessee pharmacy law ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include additional blood- and stool-based screening options, while reaffirming that average-risk adults should begin ...

Hoskinson Health and Wellness, a rural clinic in Gillette, Wyo., will close July 31, three years after opening, citing financial unsustainability, the Gillette News Record reported May 25. The clinic, ...

Management services organizations have become one of the most talked-about structures in independent physician practice, but few people can explain what one actually does on the ground. Basheer ...

Optum Primary Care in Franklin, Ind., will close and its providers will move to different locations, the Daily Journal reported May 25. A clinic physician, two physician assistants, a respiratory ...

Researchers at Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute identified a developmental genetic pattern tied to colorectal cancer growth, aggressiveness ...