A two-paragraph provision in North Carolina’s new state budget has left oral health advocates uncertain about its implications for Medicaid coverage of dental procedures performed at ASCs, North ...

An operation can go exactly as planned and still become a bad surgical episode. The patient leaves the hospital, then falls at home. Pain or swelling sends them to the emergency department. A ...

More than 63% of physicians are already working in locum tenens or considering taking on a locum tenens role within the next five years, according to a report from Doximity. The “Physician ...

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the U.S. government $4,657,463.18 to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to its ophthalmic drug DEXYCU. According to a July 17 news release by the ...

After exhausting the standard playbook of renegotiating contracts and tightening inventory, the next layer of ASC savings may be hiding in plain sight. Maximizing workflow efficiencies and available ...

CMS on July 14 issued a proposed rule outlining Medicare Part B payment policy changes for physicians and other practitioners under the calendar year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule, with changes proposed ...

Roughly a third of the nation’s rural hospitals — 720 in all — are at risk of closing, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. The findings begs a familiar ...

Private equity-backed groups have been highly active in the ASC space over the last several years as outpatient care becomes a strategic imperative for healthcare organizations. Between 2019 and 2023, ...

Washington has the highest annual median wage for anesthesiologists of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In total, there were eight states where the median wage for ...

About half of physicians are experiencing burnout, and some specialties are burning out at a much higher rate, according to Medscape’s Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2024. Having too many ...