More than two-thirds of the counties in the U.S. do not have a practicing gastroenterologist, according to a Nov. 14 report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. Here are nine more notes on the GI ...

Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., will close immediately after being denied $25 million in funding, according to a Nov. 17 report from roi-nj.com. The hospital, which also includes an ...

Jay Singleton, MD, an ophthalmologist and owner of Singleton Vision Center in New Bern, North Carolina, is returning to court this week in a lawsuit that claims the state’s CON laws are ...

With nearly 30 years of development behind it, ASC management company NueHealth has positioned itself as an agile, physician-centric organization built for the next phase of outpatient care. The ...

The gastroenterology field is evolving quickly, driven by new treatments, private equity and shifting policies. Here are 15 trends and statistics showcasing how the GI field is evolving: 1. The ...

ASCs across the country are struggling to maintain margins as operating costs continue to climb, and there appears to be no relief in sight. Healthcare costs for commercial payers are projected to ...

Here are nine updates from Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 1: 1. The company plans to lay off 572 employees and shut down clinics in the ...

Several physician associations are urging Elevance Health to abandon its new policy that penalizes hospitals and contracted facilities for using care providers who are not in-network with its Anthem ...

As the ASC industry continues to expand, diversify and become more competitive, smaller practices are exploring new methods of partnership in order to sustainably grow while maintaining autonomy. EJ ...

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Medical Group has appointed Babak Firoozi, MD, to serve as medical director of gastroenterology. In the role, he will lead initiatives to improve care ...

As more procedures shift to the ASC setting, leaders are evaluating which specialties or service lines will be the best positioned for development in the coming years — and how this can be done safely ...

Several leaders joined Becker’s on an Oct. 16 panel at the 31st Annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss how ASCs can evaluate private equity interest and how to ...