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Procedure reimbursements are rapidly changing: Here's why 2 leaders are concerned

As procedure reimbursement rates continue to change nationwide, ASC leaders are concerned about maintaining profitability while providing top-level care to patients. Here is why two leaders are concerned about the future of reimbursement rates. 

Iterative Health to debut AI polyp detection tool for colonoscopies

Gastroenterology medicine company Iterative Health has partnered with software provider Provation to develop Skout, an artificial-intelligence polyp detection solution for use in colonoscopies. 

3 ASC chains poised for growth

While ASC giants United Surgical Partners International and SCA Health are seeing huge growth in the last decade, they are not the only companies to keep an eye on. 

HCA Healthcare's top paid execs

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare rounded out 2022 with over $60 billion in revenue. 

OCLI Vision completes triple acquisition in New York

OCLI Vision, an ophthalmology practice chain backed by management services organization Spectrum Vision Partners, has acquired three practices in New York, expanding its reach in the Northeast. 

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy names associate editor

Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, has been named associate editor of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the official journal of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Former Vanderbilt GI director Dr. Raymond Burk dies at 80

Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s former director of the system’s division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, Raymond Burk, MD, died on May 1 at the age of 80, according to a May 3 report from the VUMC Reporter.

3 major gastroenterology moves in 9 days

Here are three big gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since April 25:

Should ASCs invest in cardiology? 7 considerations

As the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and illness continues to grow in the U.S., so does the demand for cardiovascular care. It is estimated that the U.S. cardiovascular market size sits around $50 billion, according to a May 2 report from JD Sup…

Public Health Emergency to end May 11: Here's what will change

The Biden Administration is ending the COVID-19-era Public Health Emergency on May 11 after almost three years. Here are eight changes health leaders and providers can expect following its termination: