Seattle Children’s is building a $103 million ASC in Federal Way, Wash., adding three pediatric operating rooms to its South Sound region, The Daily Journal of Commerce reported Aug. 14. The ...
Anesthesia workforce shortages are driving case cancellations, room closures and lost surgical volume at ASCs nationwide, according to SedAssure’s 2026 Anesthesia Access and Sedation Survey, shared ...
As CMS continues to phase out the inpatient-only list and expand the procedures approved for ASCs, new opportunities are emerging for ASC leaders looking to add or expand specialty service lines.
The highest-paid cardiologist in Kansas City, Mo., earns $994,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $454,940 cardiologists make according ...
ASC leaders facing scheduling gaps, turnover and friction between anesthesia and the surgical team often try to adjust the processes. An Aug. 13 white paper from North American Partners in Anesthesia ...
CMS has proposed a number of changes to the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the ...
Cardiology is following orthopedics, urology and other specialties toward the ASC, but it’s just on a longer timeline. Gary Kirsh, MD, the new CEO of national cardiology platform Cardiovascular ...
There comes a point when health system’s ASC moves stop being a side project and start requiring a more involved strategy, and, according to Atlas Healthcare Partners CEO Aric Burke it’s when revenue ...
Colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer death in adults under 50, according to a 2026 report from the American Cancer Society, and persists as one of the most commonly diagnosed ...
For much of the past decade, the story of physicians’ practice has moved decidedly away from independence. Hospital and corporate employment of physicians climbed from 62% to 78% between 2019 and 2023 ...
Under the recently finalized joint replacement model from CMS, hospitals are financially accountable for every readmission, complication and therapy bill in a 90-day joint replacement episode, even ...
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has focused much of its efforts in 2026 toward optimizing its portfolio. In July, the company signed a definitive agreement to sell its ownership interests in ...