CMS is adding prior authorization requirements for certain fee-for-service procedures under traditional Medicare as part of its new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. A total of 17 ...

Private equity may bring capital, scale and infrastructure to physician groups, but it can’t replace physician control. Without buy-in from physicians, even the most well-funded deal can unravel.

Two cardiologists joined Becker’s to discuss the things they find most exciting in the specialty, from emerging technology to new business developments. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly ...

Here are five new cardiology partnerships since April 14, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Lynnwood, Wash.-based independent cardiology practice CardioNow partnered with CardioOne to expand cardiovascular ...

Physician pay jumped 4.9% in the last year, according to AMGA’s 2025 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. The organization gathered data from more than 184,000 providers in 500 medical ...

Radiology Associates, which shuttered following a cyberattack earlier this year, has sold its property to its longtime partner FirstHealth of the Carolinas for $5.75 million, according to a June 2 ...

From sprawling hospital systems to the growing influence of private equity, the physician landscape is shifting rapidly. Here are the top five players driving change — and controversy — in physician ...

Becker’s has reported on 71 ASCs opened or announced so far in 2025: 1. Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care earned a certificate of need to expand its ASC in Westmont, Ill. The ASC offers ...

In what the federal government called the “largest Justice Department healthcare fraud takedown in history,” 324 individuals — including 96 medical providers — have been arrested in connection with ...

Cardiologists at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Harrisburg, Pa., are now offering renal denervation, a new treatment option for patients with hard-to-treat high blood pressure.  The catheter ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released a new pain management ambulatory surgery care toolkit, a resource designed to help healthcare professionals address safe and ...

George Eapen, MD, a cardiologist at VCU Health, is set to retire after five decades in the field.  Dr. Eapen has spent the majority of his cardiology career providing care at VCU Health Pauley Health ...