Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health has launched a telecardiology program in Edenton, N.C., to expand access to care.  The program connects in-person patients at the ECU Health Chowan Hospital’s ...

Independent ASCs in the United States face daunting financial challenges as they seek to remain autonomous and resist being acquired by health systems or private equity-backed entities. Most ...

A $25.6 million malpractice lawsuit against orthopedic surgeon Richard Edelson, MD, is now underway, NBC affiliate KGW8 reported March 11. The lawsuit was filed by former Portland (Ore.) Timbers ...

Coeur D’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health and Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System have partnered to open a new medical campus in Post Falls, Idaho. The 30-acre Prairie Medical Campus will ...

As more high-acuity procedures become available in the ASC setting, less-invasive procedures, like cataract surgery and hand procedures, have begun shifting to office-based settings. Kayla Carey, COO ...

A physician, several home health agencies and a laboratory have been indicted for their role in a $7.8 million fraud and kickback scheme scheme. Mohammad Afreedi, MD, was indicted for allegedly ...

ASC management organization AmSurg has introduced a series of new company values that will guide care at its partner ASCs, of which there are more than 250. The four new values include care deeply, ...

As ASCs continue to grow in popularity, they face increasing competition from hospital outpatient departments. Alejandro Badia, MD, founder and CMO at Miami-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center, joined ...

Gastroenterologists are facing increasing financial strain as reimbursement rates continue to decline. A study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology found that between 2007 and 2022, ...

From staffing challenges to shifting reimbursement policies, the anesthesia industry has faced a flurry of changes in the last year. Cory Koenig, DO, vice president of operations at Providence ...

The White House has rescinded its nomination of former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon, MD, to serve as CDC director, according to a March 13 report from CNBC. Here are six things to know: 1. The White House ...

Arkansas has become the sixth state to ban noncompete agreements for physicians. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the bill into law on March 4. It is expected to go into effect in mid-July 2025. But ...