As younger physicians weigh the burdens of ownership against the safety of employment, ASCs face a growing challenge: how to sustain physician engagement while maintaining financial stability. Shobhit ...

Anesthesia providers face a number of insurance-related challenges from both CMS and commercial payers. Reimbursement declines from both CMS and private payers remain a pressing issue for anesthesia ...

After several months of delays, Bad Axe, Mich.-based McLaren Thumb Region — part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care — has opened its newly expanded cardiology center, The Herald Review ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance shareholders have approved the company’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners during a special meeting held July 11. Here are four more notes to ...

California and North Carolina have seen the highest ASC activity so far in 2025, each with eight new centers opened or announced, as reported by Becker’s. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of the new ...

The percentage of payer-operated physician practices has grown significantly since 2016, according to a study published in July in Health Affairs Scholar. The study used corporate filings, mergers and ...

ASC leaders across the U.S. are facing an escalating series of headwinds, from anesthesia shortages to skyrocketing supply costs and stubborn staffing woes. And they’re getting creative to stay ahead.

Private equity-backed consolidation is rapidly reshaping gastroenterology. Nearly 10% of U.S. gastroenterologists now work in PE-owned practices, and from 2019 to 2023, at least 108 GI practices were ...

Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute has added Dilpat Kumar, MD, to its cardiology staff, according to a July 10 report from Citizen Tribune. Dr. Kumar provides cardiology services including management ...

A Wilmington, Del.-based physician has been accused of submitting false Medicare claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests, the Justice Department said in a July 7 news release. What happened?

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln has launched a new bariatric surgery program at Lincoln Hospital, located in New York City. According to a July 10 news release, the new program will offer a range of ...

A former nurse at the Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene was sentenced to one year of federal supervision for stealing nearly 300 vials of fentanyl from her employer. According to court documents, ...