Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI VIsion has added Gila Zilkha, MD, to its ophthalmology staff.

A court of appeals has ruled that Indianapolis, Ind.-based Capitol Street Surgery Center was within its rights to fire an interventional radiology technologist, according to court documents accessed by Becker's. 

A shift toward value-based care, the ongoing consolidation of independent ASCs and an increasing role of AI are three things to look out for in 2025 in the ASC space. 

Gastro Concepts has secured FDA clearance for Air Assist, a device designed to prevent air and carbon dioxide from escaping during colonoscopy.

After significant pushback from providers and the general public, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has recently reversed its decision on a controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy update that would have introduced a new reimbursement structure based on CMS physician work time values.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has been approved as a national accreditation organization for ASCs by CMS. 

John Wick, MD, an ophthalmologist in Butler, Pa., died Dec. 10 at age 87, according to an obituary published Dec. 13 by the Butler Eagle. 

ASCs are closely monitoring hospital nurse salaries as they compete with the significant financial resources of larger healthcare providers in their markets to attract and retain staff.

Several health systems are bracing for anticipated tariffs proposed by the second Trump administration. 

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has walked back on an anesthesia pay change that was implemented in Washington state in November. 

A Whitefish, Mo.-based physician was sentenced for his role in a $31 million fraud scheme.

The rising use of GLP-1 medications, such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, for weight loss has driven up patients' visits to their physicians, resulting in more frequent diagnoses of other health issues, Finimize reported Dec. 16. 

Health systems are bracing for increased supply challenges and higher costs heading into 2025 amid a new presidential administration. 

Here are 11 studies, developments and legislative moves that changed the colonoscopy landscape in 2024:

Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Physician Group Cardiology, part of Vitruvian Health, has added Sonny Achtchi, DO, to its staff. 

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has earned a certificate of need for a $25 million multispecialty outpatient surgical center at its eye institute, according to a Dec. 12 report from the Triad Business Journal. 

Medtronic has partnered with the University of Miami Health System to perform the first-ever patient procedure ingestion using the PillCam Genius SB capsule endoscopy kit. 

The Helmsley Charitable Trust issued a $3,035,566 grant to three researchers to explore the effects of GLP-1s, including Ozempic and Wegovy, on patients with Crohn’s disease. 

Schaumbaug, Ill.-based Chicago Cardiology Institute experienced a data privacy event, according to a Dec. 13 news release from the institute. 

Here are three updates on Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners in 2024 as reported by Becker's: