Today's Top 20 Stories
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FDA grants clearance to 1st AI software for fetal heart evaluations
Medical devicemaker BrightHeart has earned FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence software designed to transform prenatal ultrasound evaluations of the fetal heart. -
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.
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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. -
New Jersey man sentenced for $4M healthcare fraud scheme
A New Jersey man was sentenced to 87 months in prison for defrauding the New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund of more than $4 million. -
The antifragile ASC blueprint
As ASCs navigate the ever-changing healthcare landscape, building a resilient or even an antifragile business model has become essential.
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Safety ratings at the 10 best hospitals for GI care and surgery
In July, U.S. News & World Reportnamed Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic the top hospital in the U.S. for gastroenterology care and surgery in 2024. -
Gastro Health taps CEO
Management services organization Gastro Health has added Alan Oliver as its new CEO. -
Avera opens new GI clinic
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Gastroenterology will hold a ribbon-cutting for a new clinic on Nov. 20, according to a Nov. 14 report from the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. -
Healthcare ransomware attacks surge in 2024: 5 things to know
Ransomware attacks in the healthcare industry have increased in 2024, according to a SafetyDetectives "Healthcare Under Siege: Ransomware in 2024" report released Nov. 13.
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Arkansas Children’s to open ASC
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s has embarked on an eight-year, $318 million expansion project at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, according to a Nov. 13 report from Arkansas Money & Politics. -
Retired head of gastroenterology dies at 82
William Lipshutz, a Philadelphia gastroenterologist and former chief of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, died Nov. 4 at 82, according to a Nov. 14 obituary published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. -
What ASCs get wrong about anesthesia, and how to fix it
ASCs have been under pressure as the anesthesia shortage persists and anesthesia providers become spread increasingly thin, sometimes resulting in tensions between providers and ASC leaders. -
Ohio GI practice to close facility, relocate
Akron (Ohio) Digestive Disease Consultants is closing its existing office Dec. 13 and relocating to a new facility, according to a Nov. 14 report from Akron.com. -
Physicians per capita in the 10 worst states for healthcare
There are 133.06 physicians for every 100,000 residents in West Virginia, the worst-ranked state for healthcare. -
ASCs battle 'Goliath' hospital, payer power
Hospital consolidation and payer mergers continue to reshape the healthcare landscape, presenting significant challenges for ASCs and smaller practices. -
Physicians twisted 'into pretzels' under Stark law as leaders brace for reform
The future of the Stark law is uncertain following a recent district court decision that a False Claims Act lawsuit against South Charleston, W.Va.-based Thomas Health System could not be resolved without further briefings on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent reversal of the Chevron deference doctrine. -
'The biggest scam in the country': What 5 leaders are saying about Medicare Advantage
All of healthcare has struggled with declining reimbursements, patient care issues and administrative burdens associated with Medicare Advantage plans. -
Private equity-backed medical practice to shutter
Private equity backed healthcare clinic Forward plans to close its doors just a year after raising $100 million in a Series E funding round, according to a Nov. 13 report from Business Insider.
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