ASCs are facing a convergence of forces — from artificial intelligence and payer pressure to anesthesia shortages and shifting physician employment models — that could fundamentally reshape how they ...

Certificate-of-need laws are regulatory laws that aim to control the number of healthcare resources in a specific geographic area. CON laws can vary greatly by state, with several states actively ...

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has purchased an 85,448-square-foot facility in Joplin to grow outpatient care.  The building is intended to support future outpatient and diagnostic services, ...

Reimbursement issues, staffing shortages and rising costs are just a few of the challenges facing ASC leadership teams in 2026. Here are 20 statistics demonstrating the scale and scope of the ASC ...

Legislators in New Jersey are likely to re-introduce legislation that would ban most noncompete agreements in the state, according to an article published Jan. 23 by JD Supra. The legislation — ...

The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication called for major changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Medpage Today ...

Intuitive Surgical has received FDA clearance for cardiac procedures using the da Vinci 5 surgical robot, according to a Jan. 26 report from Mass Device. The new cardiac clearances cover mitral valve ...

Brian August, MD, a physician in El Paso, Texas, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act and the Texas Health Care ...

Cardiology has been shifting to the outpatient setting for years — a transition recently accelerated by technology and payer incentive alignment toward ASCs. In its 2026 final rule published Nov. 21, ...

Medical malpractice verdicts topping $10 million — often dubbed “nuclear” awards — are becoming more common as juries hand down eye-popping damages for catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths.

University Medical Center has opened a new Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.  The center provides specialized care for patients with IBD and related colorectal conditions and is staffed by a ...

As payer prior authorization requirements grow more complex, ASCs are increasingly caught in what one administrator describes as a “game of chicken” between patient care and financial survival. Elisa ...