GLP-1 use was associated with 11% lower odds of major cardiovascular complications and 8% lower odds of infections after surgery, according to a study of more than 2 million adults presented at the ...

CMS made 22 surgical procedure codes newly payable in ASCs through its 2026 quarterly updates, according to an analysis of the agency’s April, July and October ASC payment updates. The agency also ...

UnitedHealth Group is made up of 2,807 entities, according to the latest edition of the Sunlight Report. That includes 376 entities identified since the 2025 report. The report uses publicly available ...

The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches, an orthopedic and spine practice, has suffered a data breach, according to an Oct. 19 report from Claim Depot. The timeline and method of the ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has opened a new outpatient center on the Northwestern Medicine Huntley (Ill.) Hospital ...

The Court of Appeals of Georgia on Oct. 14 upheld the dismissal of a medical malpractice contribution lawsuit that Atlanta spine surgeon James Chappuis, MD, filed against Emory Healthcare and ...

Hospital leaders managing anesthesia economics should track a short list of paired operating and revenue cycle metrics rather than reviewing cost and collections separately, according to a white paper ...

Patients who smoke or vape cannabis may require higher doses of propofol during upper endoscopy than nonusers or patients who consume cannabis edibles, according to research presented at the American ...

There were 105 transactions in the physician medical group sector during the third quarter of 2026, according to an Oct. 19 news release from Levin Associates.  Here are six things to know: ...

ASCs that rely solely on anesthesiologists report better access to anesthesia services than centers using the more common care team model, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s ...

Nearly one-third of ASCs offer financial assistance in their contracts with anesthesia providers or groups, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s third-quarter 2026 60-Second Survey ...

Anesthesia stipends, once limited to a small share of surgery centers and hard-to-staff hospitals, have become a routine line item across much of the surgical market. The pressure is coming from ...