The percentage of physicians working in a solo practice setting has consistently decreased since 2014, according to data from the American Medical Association. The organization released its Physician Practice Benchmark Report May 29, which includes data on the distribution of…
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Gunnison (Colo.) Valley Health is considering constructing a medical office building, anticipated to cost between $35 and $50 million, to consolidate its outpatient services, according to a June 11 report from the Gunnison Country Times. If the health system administration…
President Donald Trump has proposed walking back a Medicaid payment policy enacted during his first term — a move that has been met with concern by hospitals that serve high volumes of Medicaid patients. Here are seven things for ASC…
Corporatization has emerged as a common phrase to describe the heightened levels of corporate ownership and consolidation of healthcare practices in the U.S. While there is no one metric to quantify this term, here are 10 new data points, legislative…
A physician in Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent and unnecessary services. Mona Ghosh, MD, owned and operated a medical clinic in Hoffman Estates, Ill., specializing in obstetrics and…
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Cape Coral, Fla.-based Florida Oncology and Hematology has relocated its Goodlette, Fla., clinic to a larger facility in Naples, Fla., The Manila Times reported June 11. The new clinic includes additional exam rooms, an infusion room, in-house lab and pathology…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Covenant Surgical Partners, an operator of single and limited specialty ASCs, experienced a data breach affecting 88,609 individuals, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The data breach was reported May…
North Liberty, Iowa-based Steindler Surgery Center has earned dual accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. With the accreditation, the ASC, which opened its doors March 24, is officially able to serve patients, according to a June 5…
Here are 10 ASCs hiring administrators: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. Practices and health systems are in alphabetical order. 1. Atlas Healthcare Partners is hiring an administrator at Corewell Health Orthopedic…
The share of physicians working in practices with fewer than five doctors has plummeted over the past decade, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. The AMA surveyed 5,000 physicians who have completed residency, provide patient care…