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The uncertain future of colonoscopies
Recently, U.S cancer screening costs hit $43.2 billion annually. Screening colonoscopies accounted for $23.7 billion, or 55%, of that cost. All other colorectal cancer screening methods, such as stool and blood tests, accounted for only $3.8 billion.&n…
'There is no price tag for the emotional toll': What happens to physicians when hospitals cut services
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiologist at the New Haven-based Yale School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how these shuttering services are affecting physicians
Physicians beware: The Stark law issues raising alarms
Physicians are eyeing Stark law as the Department of Justice doubles down on enforcement, with an uptick in complaints-in-intervention and Stark-related settlements.
Tenet, Ascension, HCA & more pivot to ASCs to propel growth
Large health systems are forming partnerships and joint ventures for the development or management of ASCs as care continues to shift from inpatient to outpatient settings.
Hospital bankruptcies ease after 5-year high: What ASCs need to know
Healthcare bankruptcies have slowed since a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy, according to a report published Aug. 14 by Gibbins Advisors, a healthcare restructuring consulting firm.
Texas A&M students innovate NFL officiating with ophthalmology tech
Students at Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine are combining sports and ophthalmology to create new developments in officiating for the National Football League, MedicalXpress reported Aug. 15.
Meet the leaders of the 7 best hospitals in Texas for outpatient joint replacements
Healthgrades released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for outpatient joint replacements, including seven in Texas.
Texas ASC earns Optum recognition
Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has earned the Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence designation from the Clinical Sciences Institute.
US appeals court won't block FTC's case against Texas anesthesia group
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Aug. 15 that it would not take up an appeal by U.S. Anesthesia Partners’ to block the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against them, according to Reuters.
Commonwealth Pain and Spine breaks ground on ASC
Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in New Albany, Ind., according to an Aug. 12 report from Louisville Business First.
