On July 15, CMS issued its proposed rule for its 2026 physician fee schedule, that included a 3.6% bump to physician payments. The overall reimbursement for cardiovascular services is projected to ...

As hospitals, health systems, private equity and other investment platforms shift their interest towards outpatient development, ASC leaders are developing their own carefully crafted criteria for ...

Robotic-assisted surgery is emerging as a viable and increasingly adopted option for emergency colorectal procedures, according to a July 23 study published in the Journal of the American College of ...

As the migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs accelerates, some health systems are struggling to accept what many leaders already see as the inevitable shift outpatient. With lower costs, ...

Here are 24 numbers that illustrate the scope of Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s healthcare services arm that includes ASC chain SCA Health: 1. As of July 17, UnitedHealth directly employs or contracts ...

Michael Gainey, MD, a physician in Cynthia, Ky., was sentenced to 80 months in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances.  Practicing as a family medicine specialist, Dr. Gainey treated ...

The CEO and medical director of Fast Lab Technologies have been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a $500 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare and other insurers by billing for ...

A new heart age calculator developed by researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., shows many Americans have hearts significantly older than their actual age, according to a study ...

Gastroenterology Consultants of South Texas provided notice of a cybersecurity incident and data breach, according to a July 29 report from The HIPAA Journal. An unauthorized third party gained access ...

Here are five recent anesthesia studies Becker’s has reported on in the last 60 days: 1. Many CRNAs support updating discharge policies to allow patients post-anesthesia to leave with rideshare ...

Here’s a breakdown of the five biggest anesthesia group practices by number of physicians and their recent activity, based on the most recently available information: 1. Northwell Health Physician ...

Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth broke ground on what will become the system’s largest outpatient facility.  The 150,000-square-foot healthcare complex in Millsboro, Del., will have a staff of 350 to ...