Thirty physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers have shuttered or announced closures in the first half of 2026, a ...

A Pennsylvania physician has agreed to pay $100,000 and enter into a three-year compliance agreement with the DEA to resolve allegations of failing to maintain accurate controlled substance records ...

CMS is proposing new authority to deny or revoke Medicare enrollment for physicians, ASCs and other providers and suppliers, including grounds tied to provider density in a given market, certain ...

Becker’s tracked more than 33 physician practice deals in the first quarter of 2026 — including 15 in January alone, spanning radiology rollups, cardiology acquisitions, retinal specialists and ...

Some surgical assistants are using arbitration provisions in federal billing law to collect far more than the surgeons they assist, according to The New York Times. Surgical assistants are typically ...

A single ICD-10 code, a missing modifier or a misclassified procedure intent can shift a colonoscopy from a fully covered preventive service to a medically necessary diagnostic one, which could change ...

Texas is home to one of the largest ASC markets in the country, with no certificate-of-need law and a fast-growing population driving sustained development. Here are five updates from the last year ...

Gastroenterology is simultaneously one of the highest-paid and most financially frustrated specialties in medicine. Pay has climbed 47% over the last decade but fallen below 2015 levels in ...

CMS proposed a rule July 2 that would revise Medicare payment rates for HOPDs and ASCs starting in 2027. Here are five things ASC leaders need to know. 1. More surgeries will shift to ASCs. The rule ...

Historically, growth in spine care was relatively straightforward. Perform more procedures. Build more operating rooms. Expand access to new technologies. Increase volume. A growing number of spine ...

Gastroenterologists performing colonoscopies in ASC and hospital outpatient settings are absorbing a targeted physician pay ...

The decision to leave hospital employment for independent practice is not just a financial calculation; for many physicians, it is a geographic one. Ahmed Hasan, MD, president of Lehigh (Pa.) ...