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5 payer updates shaking up the ASC industry

Here are five moves from payers that are making waves in the ASC space:

Trump selects for 25 cabinet positions: What to know about his picks

Since winning reelection in early November, President-elect Donald Trump has gone to work assembling his cabinet. 

Mass General Brigham names Heart and Vascular Institute leader

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has appointed Patrick Ellinor, MD, PhD, as the inaugural executive director of the system’s Heart and Vascular Institute.

8 GI studies changing the industry

From studies on endoscopy to IBD, the gastroenterology industry has seen several major changes over the past year. 

What CMS' pay cut means for anesthesia

CMS recently finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. 

Alleged nurse impersonator at 2 California hospitals arrested

The Burbank Police Department in California has arrested a woman on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse.

Three-fourths of adults are overweight or have obesity, study estimates

Nearly three-fourths of U.S. adults are overweight or have obesity, with rates projected to increase further by 2050 without significant interventions, according to a large study published Nov. 14 in The Lancet.

Artificial heart saves 4th patient

Surgeons at Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital performed a successful human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, marking the fourth hospital in the U.S. to complete the procedure as part of the FDA’s early feasibility study.

FDA warns of arterial bypass device safety concerns: 5 things to know

The FDA has warned providers of safety concerns and supply issues for Getinge/Maquet’s VasoView HemoPro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems.

FDA warns of arterial bypass device safety concerns: 5 things to know

The FDA has warned providers of safety concerns and supply issues for Getinge/Maquet’s VasoView HemoPro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems.