
Fee-for-service tied to more low-value surgery rates: Study
How surgeons are paid may meaningfully influence how often patients receive low-value outpatient surgery, with fee-for-service environments linked to higher

What’s going on with North Carolina’s CON laws?
A North Carolina trial court has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s certificate-of-need laws, rejecting an ophthalmologists ‘years-long legal challenge

The innovations that made ASCs’ year
Technological advances played a significant role in ASCs’ growth over the last year as the many facilities began making the

The trends shaping ASC recruitment, retention in the year ahead
Staffing issues persist as one of the top concerns for ASC leaders headed into 2026 as workforce shortages and labor

3 things that disrupted cardiology in 2025
Cardiology saw significant changes in 2025 as technology and payer incentives shift the way that cardiovascular care is delivered. The

A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.
Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly