Ascension has announced that it is acquiring AmSurg and its 250 ambulatory surgery centers across 34 states. The Catholic, nonprofit health system said the transaction will significantly expand its ability to deliver care in community-based settings. WHY THIS MATTERS

A federal court in Massachusetts has struck down the National Institutes of Health‘s decision to cancel grants that fund biomedical research.

One breakthrough that has helped is the ability of ambient AI to document what’s happening in the room, says Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications.  

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, on Monday released the committee’s version of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”  The committee’s text is the final piece of the upper chamber’s version of the bill to be released, and was the most highly anticipated, according to The Hill.

Intraoperative 3D scans can be projected to the surgeon’s eyes to align to pre-op imaging, says Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics.  

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding Medicaid services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities by approving Medicaid State Plan Amendments (SPAs) in several states.  The amendments give the Indian Health Service (IHS) and tribal clinics the Medicaid funding to support care beyond the physical clinic site, such as in homes, schools and […]

The WHO Foundation has launched an emergency campaign to raise $3.6 million for the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (GMRLN) to stop the spread of the infectious disease, says Anil Soni, CEO of The WHO Foundation.  

Providence announced it is cutting 600 mostly administrative jobs in a restructuring to adapt its operations for a new reality of reduced reimbursement and higher costs.

On February 10, new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification rules went into effect that upped the amount of information required by the  Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice before the agencies approved a deal.

The maturity model optimizes scheduling, reduces wait times, lessens administrative burden and looks at patient health indicators, says Sara Meinke and Asad Tariq of Baptist Health.