Private equity firm Great Hill Partners has acquired a majority interest in Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, according to an Aug. 13 news release. Here are four more things to know: 1. Blue Cloud ...

Here is a timeline of the No Surprises Act and the challenges it faced since it was signed into law: Dec. 31, 2020: The No Surprises Act is signed into law. The rules are set to take effect in January ...

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing has received approval to launch a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia program, according to an Aug. 18 Kilgore News Herald report. The ...

An Alabama physician has pleaded guilty to his role in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment and genetic testing, the Justice Department announced Aug. 18. What ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville has received $3 million to expand its nurse anesthetists program, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Aug.

ASCs are rapidly becoming the setting of choice for a growing share of surgical procedures, but as patient acuity rises and payment models shift, the anesthesia workforce is grappling with mounting ...

The continuous escalation of staffing challenges and the financial complexities of anesthesia care are squeezing ASCs’ bottom lines. Labor costs While staffing and retention are often cited as ...

Outpatient anesthesia is evolving quickly as new tools, techniques and care models emerge. From artificial intelligence to innovative staffing models, five anesthesia leaders joined Becker’s to ...

Cardiology is rapidly shifting to the outpatient setting, with CMS’ proposed 2026 payment rule adding more than 200 ASC-eligible procedures and paving the way for wider adoption of high-acuity cardiac ...

With more procedures moving to the ASC setting, anesthesia leaders see opportunities to improve recovery and efficiency — but warn that safety readiness and broken reimbursement models could slow ...

A study from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora found that esophageal stiffness could be a key biomarker for monitoring eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) ...

Two people dressed as medical personnel stole checkbooks from Portland-based Pediatric Cardiology Center of Oregon and later cashed forged checks worth thousands of dollars, according to an Aug. 17 ...