For GI clinics and ASCs, accurate coding and documentation are critical to protecting reimbursement, reducing denials and ...

Kevin Kwaku, MD, PhD, has been appointed president of the Association of Black Cardiologists. Dr. Kwaku serves as director of clinical electrophysiology at Dartmouth Health’s Heart and Vascular Center ...

Phoenix-based Heart and Vascular Center of Arizona has opened a clinic in Tempe, Ariz., its third location.  The practice is led by Cristina Pecci, DO, a cardiologist with clinical interests in ...

Medscape’s “Best and Worst Cities to Practice Medicine,” published Feb. 17, highlights 10 cities it considers the best places for physicians to practice and five it considers the worst. The rankings ...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease and precancerous colorectal lesions face an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer, with risk levels tied to the severity of the lesions, according to ...

Medtronic and Mindray North America expanded their partnership on patient monitoring technology beyond hospitals into ASCs in the United States, according to a Jan. 22 news release. The companies said ...

Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners International remains the largest ASC company in the U.S., with 520 centers in its portfolio, according to VMG Health’s annual ASC industry report published ...

Health systems and hospitals are gearing up to expand their endoscopy capacity as the patient demand for outpatient gastroenterology services continues to grow. Here are four new endoscopy-focused ...

In early February, Ortho Rhode Island began offering Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics for reverse shoulder replacement procedures at the Ortho RI Surgery Center, becoming the first ASC in the state to do ...

Physician assistant compensation varies widely by state, specialty and practice setting, which are some important considerations for health systems and ASCs to consider. Here are ten statistics to kno ...

Austin, Texas-based St. David’s HealthCare, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, acquired Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons Feb. 15. The acquisition brings the cardiothoracic and vascular ...

Madison-based Orthopedic & Spine Centers of Wisconsin plans to cut the ribbon on a new ASC on Feb. 18. The Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Center in Middleton (Wis.) began construction in 2025 and was ...