A car crashed into a medical office building in East Greenwich, R.I., on Oct. 1, according to an report from NBC affiliate WJAR.

Investor firm  Bain Capital and real estate operator Evergreen Medical Properties have acquired a 60,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Portland, Ore. 

Heather Cianfrocco, CEO of Optum, was named on Fortune's "Most Powerful Women" list.

Saqib Naseer, MD, partner at Manchester, Conn.-based New England Cardiology Associates, who has been caring for patients at Manchester Memorial Hospital, claims he and three other area practices have been waiting for months to get paid by the hospital’s owner, private-equity firm Prospect Medical Holdings, according to an Oct. 4 report from The Connecticut Mirror. 

In May, the University of Vermont Medical Center sought approval to build a $129 million outpatient surgery center in South Burlington, Vt., but construction on the planned facility has now been paused due to budget constraints, according to an Oct. 4 report from NBC 5.

Medical office building space in Jacksonville, Fla., is rapidly shrinking in comparison to tenant needs, according to a Sept. 30 report from the Jacksonville Business Journal. 

There are several proactive strategies physicians can take to safeguard from the rise in malpractice suits, Medical Economics reported Oct. 1. 

Here are five payer moves in September for ASCs to know, as reported by Becker's:

Here are the five most expensive MOBs in September, as reported by Becker's:

The sister of a patient who died following a failed heart transplant at Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center is suing the hospital and the cardiologist claiming negligence. 

Becker's reported on 10 hospital closures in the third financial quarter of this year, and this shift may lead to an increase in volume for ASCs, as patients seek alternatives after losing access to services previously offered at hospitals. 

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit accusing a medical practice of inflating Medicare reimbursements, citing constitutional concerns over the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions, law.com reported Oct. 4. 

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is planning to acquire four medical clinics from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, according to an Oct. 3 report from The Columbian.

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is seeking approval for a $50 million expansion at its O'Fallon, Ill.-based medical campus, according to an Oct. 4 report from the Belleville News-Democrat.

The FDA has approved the Cologuard Plus test, a next-generation, multitarget stool DNA test approved for patients at an average risk for colorectal cancer. 

An analysis of past research conducted by the Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health John A. Moran Eye Center found cause for further testing to determine if cataracts might someday be reversed with eye drops. 

The number of physicians running independent practices is steadily declining amid a growing gap between reimbursements and the escalating costs of maintaining these practices. 

The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute secured a $10 million gift to build an artificial intelligence center.

A recent study by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that antibiotics use is unlikely to be a factor in the increase in CRC diagnosis in adults under 50. 

A physician who ran an addiction treatment practice in Merrillville, Ind., has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud.