Richmond-based Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists has opened the state's first freestanding, Medicare-certified outpatient cardiac catheterization lab within VCS' Heart and Vascular Center, an ASC. 

As the landscape of anesthesia continues to shift with new technologies, high demand for services and provider shortages, anesthesia groups are developing new strategies to meet the industry's dynamic needs. 

As Tenet Healthcare Corp. braces for 2025, outpatient investments, including ASCs, will likely be key drivers of the company's financial success in the new year. 

Kevin Do, MD, a physician in Pasadena, Calif., agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the California workers' compensation fund of more than $3 million.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for HSS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has begun meeting with Republican senators on Capitol Hill ahead of his confirmation hearing, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC News.

Connecticut will become the first state to begin paying off resident medical debt, according to a Dec. 17 report from Boston.com.

Mark Mazzare, MD, a physician in Tyler, Texas, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $5.5 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test fraud scheme. 

Here are four data breaches and privacy events affecting cardiology practices in 2024, as reported by Becker's.

In light of the recent controversy surrounding Anthem's reversal of proposed policy changes on anesthesia reimbursement, the conversation around compensation and coverage has taken on renewed urgency. 

The Leapfrog Group has named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, recognizing facilities for safety and recovery standards, fair billing practices, volume and other achievements. 

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute has earned accreditation from the American College of Cardiology, the Adult Congenital Heart Association and The Joint Commission, South Florida Hospital News reported Dec. 16. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has earned a $35 million charitable gift to advance research in interventional cardiology. 

In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the challenges faced by physicians in 2024 have reached a crucial tipping point. 

Philadelphia-based Society Hill Anesthesia Consultants has won a malpractice case after a jury determined that a patient's anesthesia team was not liable for the plaintiffs' injuries, according to a Dec. 16 report from Law.com.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield recently reversed its decision on a controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy that could have deeply impacted gastroenterology services following intense pushback from providers and the general public. 

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has announced plans to open a musculoskeletal center in Brainerd Lakes, Minn., the Mille Lacs Messenger reported Dec. 17. 

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Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health has added 19 advanced practice providers to its network of specialists. 

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care presented the 2024 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards at the organization's recent Achieving Accreditation conference.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of ASCs that were announced, constructed or opened in 2024, as reported by Becker's: