AI holds major promise for healthcare — particularly for independent ASCs and physician practices whose smaller teams may face significant administrative and regulatory burdens in their day-to-day.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group are opening an outpatient facility in Santa Clara, Calif.  The Sutter East Santa Clara Care Center will open in multiple ...

Three former leaders and three physicians at Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health are being sued for alleged retaliation and fraud in a lawsuit filed Oct. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western ...

ASCs face numerous challenges when it comes to anesthesia costs and management as reimbursement cuts and payer pushback add pressure to existing staffing and economic issues. Reimbursement rates on a ...

The vast majority of U.S. clinicians and office administrators trust artificial intelligence to handle prior authorization, according to a survey conducted by Cohere Health, a healthcare technology ...

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, the nation’s top-ranked orthopedic hospital, is partnering with global growth investor General Atlantic to launch a new, independently operated ...

Median total cash compensation for physicians — including base salary and incentives — rose more sharply this year than at any point in the past decade, according to SullivanCotter’s 2025 Physician ...

CVS Pharmacy has finalized its acquisition of 63 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, the company said in an Oct. 15 news release. Here are four more things to ...

Oath Surgical raised $24 million in Series A funding to expand its network of surgeon-owned, AI-powered ASCs.  The round was led by FPV Ventures with participation from McKesson Ventures and brings ...

While anesthesiologists play a vital role in ASC operations, they are rarely at the helm. Christina Menor, MD, president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists, joined Becker’s to discuss the ...

Chris Gill, PhD, CRNA, chief credentialing officer of the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, the credentialing organization for CRNAs, joined Becker’s to ...

Here are the gastroenterologists leading the GI departments for U.S. News & World Report‘s top five hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery in 2025-26. 1. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)Darrell ...