Today's Top 20 Stories
  1. Physician practice bankruptcies surge to 6-year high

    Physician practice bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high in 2024, according to a report on Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors. 
  2. USPI acquires physician-owned Texas ASC 

    Choice Care Surgery Center, a physician-owned ASC in Midland, Texas, has joined United Surgical Partners International, according to a Jan. 29 news release from Physician Transaction Advisors, which advised the ASC on the transaction.
  3. How certificate-of-need laws are impacting HCA's ASC growth 

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare faces challenges expanding its ASC network in states with certificate-of-need laws, CFO Mike Marks said during the health system's Jan. 24 earnings call.
  1. 3 hospitals closures so far in 2025 

    Becker's has reported on three hospital closures so far in 2025. For ASCs, this might result in an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or outpatient departments.
  2. Nurses union urges Senate to reject Robert Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary

    On Jan. 29, the Senate conducted a hearing to determine whether Robert F. Kennedy would be the next HHS secretary. 
  3. ASCs poised to thrive as physician dissatisfaction grows

    Physician satisfaction is on the decline, with only 65% of physicians reporting they are satisfied or very satisfied with their profession.
  4. Medicaid portals restored after federal aid freeze: 10 things to know

    Multiple state Medicaid programs have regained access to reimbursement portals after what the White House described as an "outage" on Jan. 28 that potentially affected more than 79 million Americans across Medicaid and CHIP.
  1. New York hospital to close pain management center 

    Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health will close its pain management center Feb. 28, according to a news release from the health system. 
  2. Jury sides with physicians in neurosurgery malpractice suit

    A Missouri jury has sided with two Springfield, Mo.-based physicians and their employers in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by the widow of a man who died in 2022 from metastatic melanoma in his brain, Missouri Lawyers Media reported Jan. 28. 
  3. California physician group launches advanced CRC screening platform

    Los Angeles-based Unio Specialty Care has partnered with Cambridge, Mass.-based Iterative Health to implement Iterative's Skout AI technology at ASCs across California to enhance colonoscopy and CRC screenings. 
  4. As VA shutters DEI, exempts 300,000 employees from hiring freeze: 5 things to know

    The Department of Veterans Affairs affirmed that more than 300,000 employees are exempt from President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze as the organization places almost 60 employees on administrative leave in compliance with the President's executive order on diversity, equity and inclusion. 
  1. New Jersey hospital to build endoscopy center

    Riverview Health announced plans to build an endoscopy center located in its Westfield (N.J.) Hospital, the Hamilton County Reporter reported Jan. 27. 
  2. 3 anesthesiologists in the headlines

    Becker's has three anesthesiologists reported on in the last two weeks: 
  3. 5 numbers making cardiologists nervous

    From declining reimbursements to physician burn out, here are five numbers making cardiologists nervous:
  4. Private equity eyes physician practice deals in 2025

    After several years of "lackluster" deal activity, bankers and private equity advisors recently told The Wall Street Journal that physician practice deals are showing more promise, possibly making space for more PE firms to exit their holdings. 
  5. Private equity firm bids to buy out Surgery Partners: 7 things to know

    Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners received a proposal from Bain Capital Private Equity to acquire all of Surgery Partners' outstanding shares, according to a Jan. 28 news release from the healthcare services company. 
  6. HCA confident of ASC plan amid site-neutral discussion

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's CEO Sam Hazen said the company is unconcerned about the potential effects of site-neutral payment policies on its ASC development strategy.
  7. Trump orders removal of AI barriers: 3 things to know

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 23 aimed at eliminating AI policies from the Biden administration, with the goal of enhancing the U.S.'s position as a leader in AI.
  8. Walgreen's private equity sale likely abandoned: 5 things ASCs need to know

    Walgreens Boots Alliance's prospective sale to a private equity firm is "mostly dead," sources told CNBC's David Faber, according to a Jan. 27 report from The Wall Street Journal.
  9. Lab owner sentenced to prison, to pay $2.2M for physician kickback scheme

    A former Milwaukee-area lab owner has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution for his role in a kickback scheme.

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