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Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by a former neurosurgeon. What happened? What’s next?

Last year, CMS approved more than 500 procedures for the outpatient setting, representing a huge win for the leaders and physicians in the ASC industry who have advocated for an expanded ASC covered procedures list for years. The win came…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health have finalized a joint venture to operate a health plan and outpatient care delivery system in northern Nevada. Under the agreement, Hometown Health, previously owned by Renown Health, is now jointly…

Lehigh Acres, Fla.-based Premier Cardiology Care has expanded its footprint in Fort Myers, Fla., with the $1.58 million acquisition of four medical office condominiums, according to a Feb. 4 Gulfshore Business report. The transaction closed in early January. Mike Rivera of…

Independent physician practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals and corporate entities accelerate acquisitions across the U.S.  “Physicians’ abandonment of independent practices will continue and probably accelerate over the next decade, despite its undesirable impact on autonomy,” Shadi Jarjous, MD, chief…

ASCs have shifted to the center of conversations around growth in hospitals, health systems and physician groups as they prove to be an efficient way to expand healthcare access and bring down costs. As large organizations look to quickly increase…

Here are five gastroenterology and GI surgery physician additions recently reported by Becker’s:

Shortages of anesthesiologists, certified-registered nurse anesthetists and other anesthesia providers have complicated surgical access over the last decade.  The shortage is generally understood to be a supply-and-demand issue, with surgical demand across the U.S. rising faster than the number of…

Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.

Physician practice bankruptcies climbed to their highest level in recent years in 2024 before dipping again in 2025, highlighting ongoing financial volatility for independent and small-to-mid sized physician groups, according to a report from Gibbins Advisor published Jan. 22.  The…