Category: Becker’s ASC Review

5 cardiology devices to know

Here are five devices in the cardiology space that Becker’s reported on last year to keep tabs on in 2025:

'Personalized' care and anesthesia: 7 things to know

A Medscape report released Jan. 8 indicated that personalized interventions may “significantly” reduce preoperative anxiety in patients. 

The 10 states with the lowest employee burnout rates

Alaska had the lowest levels of employee burnout in 2024, with a burnout score of 30.04 out of 100.

The 10 states with the highest employee burnout rates

Wyoming had the highest levels of employee burnout in 2024, with a burnout score of 86.29 out of 100.

5 numbers scaring GIs in 2025

As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring gastroenterologists right now: 

Surgery Ventures, physician partners open Missouri surgery center

Real estate development company Hammes has recently completed the Surgery Center of Lee’s Summit (Mo.) on behalf of Surgery Ventures, powered by HCA Healthcare, and 16 physician partners. 

Illinois multispecialty group inks $18.6M deal with imaging vendor

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care, one of the largest multispecialty groups in the Midwest, has finalized an $18.6 million deal with Visage Imaging, a radiology vendor. 

Grandview Medical Center building $15M ASC

Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center has begun construction on a $15 million urology surgery center, according to a Jan. 7 report from the Birmingham Business Journal.

Endoscopy group plans $6M New York ASC

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Endoscopy Center of WNY plans to open a $6 million, 8,600-square-foot ASC also in Buffalo, according to a Jan. 8 report from Buffalo Business First.

Who gets hurt when physician reimbursements decline?

On Nov. 1, CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut for its 2025 Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ASC payment system, marking the fifth consecutive year of cuts to physician reimbursements.