Here are five recent leadership moves for ASCs to know: 1. Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of Optum Rx, was named CEO of Optum, the healthcare services arm of UnitedHealth Group and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health. 2. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners named Mark Langston as its new chief development officer. 3. CVS […]
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Studies presented at Digestive Disease Week included some focused on the quality and empathy of AI responses versus those from physicians related to patient questions about gastrointestinal cancers, Medpage Today reported May 6. Here are five things to know about the studies: 1. The studies measured responses to questions about the stigmatizing terms used in […]
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House Republicans have recently backtracked on two major proposals to cut Medicaid funding in their budget reconciliation efforts. Here’s what ASC leaders need to know: 1. Speaker Mike Johnson announced May 6 that proposals to reduce the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Medicaid expansion states and to implement per capita caps on Medicaid funding have […]
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Around 40.6% of practicing healthcare providers in the U.S. currently are nonphysicians, according to Kaufman Hall’s quarterly “Physician Flash Report.” The report draws on data from more than 1,300 hospitals and 200,000 providers, according to a May 7 news release sent to Becker’s. Surgical and primary care roles are facing shortages in the U.S., and […]
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Here are three major hospital deals and mergers announced or finalized since May 1 that ASCs need to know: 1. OCH Regional Medical Center explores sale to Baptist Memorial Health Care OCH Regional Medical Center, a 96-bed facility in Starkville, Miss., is moving toward a potential sale to Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care. On […]
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Alaska saw the largest increase in the average annual wage for nurse practitioners from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average pay for nurse practitioners increased $3,510 from 2023 to 2024, reaching $132,000. Here are the five states with the largest jumps in nurse practitioner […]
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GI Alliance has partnered with IKS Health, whose platform supports clinicians, staff and patients to reduce administrative and operational burden. IKS Health will deploy its AI-enabled technology to build a revenue cycle management process focused on GI providers, according to a May 7 news release. The partnership will leverage IKS’ clinical optimization features to enable […]
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Here are six new ASCs, outpatient centers and medical office buildings that have opened, broken ground or been planned in the Northeast, as reported by Becker’s since April 10:
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Anesthesia plays a critical role in ASCs, particularly as anesthesia challenges continue to rise across the healthcare ecosystem. Here are the top five mistakes in ASC and anesthesia partnerships, according to leaders: 1. View anesthesia as a service, not a partner A common and costly error is treating anesthesia as a “plug-and-play” service rather than […]
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Several physician leaders told Becker’s that if they could change one thing to improve their professional lives, it would be the current payer landscape. James McLoughlin, MD, a spine surgeon at Ivy Spine & Orthopedic Specialists in Panama City, Fla., said he envisions a radical realignment of insurers’ priorities. “I would like to see an […]
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