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ASC operating budgets fluctuate as more hit $5M+
There are fewer ASCs at the extreme ends of the operating budget spectrum in 2023 than there were in 2022, according to data from an OR Manager survey.
ASC operating budgets fluctuate as more hit $5M+
There are fewer ASCs at the extreme ends of the operating budget spectrum in 2023 than there were in 2022, according to data from an OR Manager survey.
Springfield Clinic, ASCs back in-network with BCBS of Illinois
Springfield (Ill.) Clinic has reached a new agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to bring members back in the network beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
Springfield Clinic, ASCs back in-network with BCBS of Illinois
Springfield (Ill.) Clinic has reached a new agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to bring members back in the network beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
Private equity linked to poorer hospital outcomes, study says. Does physician ownership help PE-backed ASCs?
Private equity investment can be a boon for healthcare providers struggling with thin margins that want to grow. But a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found PE-backed hospitals may have worse quality of inpatient …
Private equity linked to poorer hospital outcomes, study says. Does physician ownership help PE-backed ASCs?
Private equity investment can be a boon for healthcare providers struggling with thin margins that want to grow. But a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found PE-backed hospitals may have worse quality of inpatient …
Texas clinic earns $9M from the American Rescue Plan Act to open outpatient GI lab
Houston-based Quentin Mease Clinic is set to receive nearly $9 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to open an outpatient gastroenterology lab, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.
Will AI help or hurt ASCs?
Artificial intelligence exploded in healthcare over the last 12 months, and surgery center leaders are watching its impact closely. Will AI make surgery centers more efficient or too complex?
ASCs rethink anesthesia models
The changes in anesthesiologist reimbursement and pay have surgery center leaders rethinking their anesthesia models.
Hospitals close clinics as financial pressures mount
Hospitals continue to face financial headwinds heading into 2024, and some are closing clinics or reducing outpatient services as a result.
