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Illinois surgery center expands, remodels

Springfield (Ill.) Clinic’s Peoria Surgery Center has plans to open later in 2023, the Peoria Journal Star reported Sept. 14. 

The world's best cardiology specialty hospitals

Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) has been named the top hospital in the world for cardiology in 2024 by Newsweek.

The world's best gastroenterology specialty hospitals

Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) has been named the top hospital in the world for gastroenterology in 2024 by Newsweek.

Optum's layoffs: 5 things to know

In August, former Optum employees took to social media about a number of layoffs that allegedly occurred across the company.

The best healthcare companies in the world, per Time 

Eight healthcare and health insurance organizations made Time and Statista’s list of the 750 “best” companies. 

6 years of rising costs: How ASCs, HOPDs compare for colonoscopy

The average colonoscopy screening costs $925 at an ASC versus $1,224 in a hospital outpatient setting, up from $859 and $1,045 in 2017, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Blue Health Intelligence’s “Rising Prices for Hospital Outpatient Care…

Here's what's next for DISC Sports and Spine's ASCs

Jim Becker, CEO of TriasMD, and Karen Reiter, vice president of operations and payer management, are optimistic about the future of spine ASCs. 

Ohio physician sentenced, ordered to pay $260K+ for kickback scheme 

Former Youngstown, Ohio-based OB-GYN Samir Wahib, MD, was sentenced for his role in a kickback scheme, WKBN reported Sept. 14. 

Ohio physician sentenced, ordered to pay $260K+ for kickback scheme 

Former Youngstown, Ohio-based OB-GYN Samir Wahib, MD, was sentenced for his role in a kickback scheme, WKBN reported Sept. 14. 

What's on the horizon for value-based care in ASCs?

Value-based care has become one of the most-used buzzwords in healthcare. But how does it apply to ASCs?