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Certificate-of-need laws: Where they stand and where they're headed
Certificate-of-need laws, which govern where providers can build facilities, have been an obstacle to ASC growth for years, but many leaders are hopeful about the policy changes made in 2023.
Optum's earnings in 2023: A breakdown
Optum’s ASC operator branch, SCA Health, now has more than 320 surgical facilities and 9,200 physicians.
The new cardiology ASCs making waves in 2023
Cardiology is rapidly gaining ASC interest as procedures continue to move to the outpatient setting.
5 need-to-know Cigna updates in 2023
Between layoffs, acquisitions, leadership changes and other moves, Cigna, the fourth-largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, has had an eventful year.
The market trends crucial to ASC success in 2024
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker’s to discuss market trends affecting success in ASCs, particularly independent organizations.
Another health system shutters clinic: 3 things to know
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will close one of its clinics Dec. 15.
The GI companies to watch in 2024
Here are six gastroenterology groups to keep an eye on 2024:
Low reimbursements a thorn in the side of physicians
As operating costs continue to rise, low reimbursements weigh heavily on physicians.
Compensation report: The top 5 earners of 2023
Physician salaries have been on the rise across the board in 2023, with five specialists taking the top slots as the “highest earners” of the year, according to data from Medscape’s 2023 compensation reports.
COVID-19 pandemic lowered satisfaction for majority of nurses: Survey
Nurse specialists experienced lower rates of career satisfaction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Nurse Career Satisfaction Report,” published Dec. 12, with registered nurses and nursing managers experiencing the high…
