Jim Freund, managing partner at Physician Transaction Advisors, joined Becker’s to discuss how the biggest surprise he’s seen in the ASC partnership market is from lawmakers and regulators stepping in to block or scrutinize deals he believes are “really for…
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Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare hit an all-time high stock price of $218 on Nov. 25, marking a major milestone in its ongoing portfolio overhaul and accelerating investment in ambulatory care through United Surgical Partners International. As of Dec. 12, Tenet stock…
The Senate has failed to advance two competing partisan bills to address healthcare costs ahead of significant price hikes for more than 20 million Americans who buy healthcare plans through the ACA marketplace, CBS News reported Dec. 11. Here are…
1. Winborne Macphail. Ms. Macphail is the CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based SCA Health, where she oversees national strategy and operations for a growing network of more than 370 ASCs and specialty practices across 37 states. She has led sustained year-over-year…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, ASCs will receive separate Medicare reimbursement for two electronic infusion pumps used in non-opioid pain management, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Rochester Hills, Mich.-based InfuSystem. The change is part of the final 2026…
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Assurance and risk management provider DNV has launched an accreditation service for ASCs. The model provides a three-year accreditation, which is based on annual quality-of-care surveys, according to a Dec. 10 news release from DNV. The program aims to help…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, alongside a coalition of 33 healthcare organizations, published a Dec. 8 letter in opposition to a policy by Elevance Health that would require healthcare facilities to absorb costs associated with utilizing providers not in-network with…
Governor Jeff Landry has appointed Evelyn Griffin, MD, as Louisiana’s next surgeon general, NBC and CBS affiliate KALB reported Dec. 8. The appointment comes after the state’s former surgeon general, Ralph Abraham, MD, was tapped as principal deputy director of…
From expanding procedure capabilities to evolving payment models, these are the accomplishments five ASC leaders told Becker’s they were most proud of over the past year. Question: Looking back at the last year, what’s one thing you would be proud…
In a report released Dec. 3, healthcare solutions company Conexiant ranked the 10 states with the best conditions for surgeons. Here are the 10 best states for surgeons based on salary potential, growth opportunities, malpractice insurance costs and supportive healthcare…