Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Meet the power players in outpatient cardiology

As cardiology continues its outpatient migration, several organizations have made notable acquisitions and developments in their cardiology focus.  HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.) HCA continues to invest capital into the cardiology sector, as it saw growth from both inpatient and outpatient cardiac surgeries during the first quarter of 2025. The company’s outpatient expansion, including in catheterization […]

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Trump administration moves on price transparency: 5 updates

The Trump administration recently issued a request for information seeking input on how to improve drug price transparency, alongside other initiatives aimed at increasing price transparency in healthcare.  Here are five updates on price transparency:  1. HHS, the Labor Department and the Treasury Department issued their request for information seeking public input on how to […]

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ASCs now drive 50% of Tenet profits

As care has shifted rapidly to the outpatient setting over the last 10 years, major healthcare systems are starting to take notice.  For Dallas-based Tenet, a growing amount of revenue and EBITDA now come from its outpatient care arm.  In 2018, Tenet acquired a 95% interest in United Surgical Partners International, which leads the company’s […]

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ChristianaCare to acquire Crozer outpatient centers for $50.3M after system collapse

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare will acquire five outpatient centers from Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health. The five centers are all located in Pennsylvania — two facilities in Glen Mills, one in Havertown, one in Broomall and one in Media —,according to a May 28 news release. They were put up for auction after the planned closure of […]

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What’s shaping the anesthesia space? 5 updates

Anesthesia faces a whirlwind of potential policy changes that could shift the industry, from practice authority for certified registered nurse anesthetists to anesthesia time limits.  1. Six months after a major insurance company withdrew plans for a policy that would have allowed health insurers to place time limits on anesthesia care, a New York State […]

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USPI sued for alleged discriminatory insurance surcharges

A former employee of United Surgical Partners International filed a class-action lawsuit on May 22, alleging the ASC company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by unlawfully imposing a tobacco surcharge on employees’ health insurance premiums, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s.  What happened?  Becker’s reached out to USPI and will update this […]

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The average wait to see a cardiologist is more than a month: Report

Patients in the U.S. have to wait an average of 32.7 days to see a cardiologist, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare.  The wait time is an increase of 23% since 2022, when the average wait time was 26.6 days. In 2004, the average wait time to see a cardiologist was 18.8 days. […]

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Dr. Lawrence Kim begins term as AGA Institute president

Lawrence Kim, MD, has begun his term as 120th president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Kim is a partner at South Denver Gastroenterology, a 27-physician independent GI practice, according to a May 28 news release sent to Becker’s.  During his time with South Denver Gastroenterology, Dr. Kim has developed a part-time partnership model […]

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Surgeon salaries thrive in outpatient settings: Report

Surgeon salaries in private practice and outpatient settings surpass those in hospital settings, according to a report published May 13 in the Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons. Analyzing data from over 213,000 medical practices from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report contradicts the popular narrative […]

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The cost of nurse turnover: 5 things ASCs need to know 

The average cost of turnover for a single staff registered nurse increased to $61,110 over the course of 2024, according to the 2025 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report.  The report surveyed 450 hospitals in 37 states on registered nurse turnover, retention, vacancy rates, recruitment metrics and staffing strategies.  Here are five […]

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