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Texas hospital gets $1.6M grant for ASC site prep

Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health has secured a $1.6 million grant that will help prepare the site for its $44 million surgical center, Jam Broadcasting reported recently. 

Hospitals seek 15% pay bump from insurers — what should ASCs ask for?

Hospitals across the U.S. are seeing labor and supply costs rise with inflation and are clashing with insurers about raising contracted rates, according to The Wall Street Journal.

10 ASCs leaders on positive signs for the industry

With low infection rates and fast turnarounds, ASCs are increasingly viewed as ideal sites of outpatient services.

Gastro Health taps new COO

Gastro Health selected Alan Oliver as the platform’s new COO, South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report reported May 9.

7 newly approved, cleared GI drugs, technologies

Here are seven gastroenterology drugs and technologies that have been approved or cleared by the FDA in the past five months:

How physicians across 4 specialities approach private equity

Private equity investment has planted roots in the healthcare space, buying private practices and growing consolidated platforms.

5 cardiology industry updates

Here are five recent cardiology updates to know:

Massachusetts ASC performs 1st outpatient total knee replacement 

The Surgery Center of Merrimack Valley performed its first outpatient total knee replacement, Shields Health Care Group said May 5. 

ASCs’ time-saving abilities will drive success, administrator says 

For Dianna Reed, administrator of Templeton, Calif.-based Sani Eye Surgery Center, ASCs’ bright future hinges on their ability to save patients and physicians time. 

Where AI stands in gastroenterology today

The buzz about artificial intelligence in gastroenterology has yet to settle. Here’s a pulse check on where AI stands in the GI industry today.