Physician ownership of ASC has become a highly consequential factor shaping the future of the industry. Reimbursement is tightening, corporate buyers are aggressive and physicians are increasingly ...

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 ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is calling on policymakers to tighten oversight of at-home ketamine prescribing and delivery, warning that patient safety standards have not kept pace with a ...

The headline number in most physician compensation reports is total cash compensation, which is base salary plus bonuses plus ...

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched sedation-free transnasal endoscopy at its Mercy Kids GI program in St. Louis, offering pediatric patients ages 5 and older upper digestive tract evaluations ...

The root of disappearing independent practices is not just reimbursement or referral diversion, according to Ahmed Hasan, MD, president of Lehigh (Pa.) Gastroenterology Associates — it starts in ...

Joseph Woo, MD, recently took over as the 107th president The American Association for Thoracic Surgery for 2026-27, according to a May 15 social media post by the organization. Dr. Woo is a ...

Eye Doctors has opened MED Surgical Suites on Adams Street in Mankato after years of planning, design and collaboration, Mankato Free Press reported June 23. Physician partners Emily Birkholz, MD, and ...

A study published in May 2026 by American Medical Association researchers found the mean age at which physicians left clinical practice was 48.1 years — nine years younger than a comparable cohort ...

Private equity’s footprint in physician practices has expanded sharply over the past decade, but the debate over its ...

CMS finalized a rule June 12 that significantly reshapes how accrediting organizations operate, and the new requirements signal more rigorous, standardized and independent surveys ahead. The rule, ...

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance expands the menu of testing options, the American Gastroenterological Association told Becker’s in an email it’s urging patients and providers not to treat ...