Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center plans to acquire physician-owned Catalyst Medical Group. The deal, expected to close in late 2025, will bring CMG’s Lewiston Orthopedics and Valley Medical Center under St. Joseph’s umbrella. About 150 CMG employees will…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
ASCs have transformed from niche providers of outpatient procedures into a central pillar of healthcare delivery. Once seen as physician-owned alternatives to hospitals, ASCs are now at the center of payer strategies, health system partnerships and private equity investments. Here…
Davenport, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedics announced it will end its partnership with MercyOne at the end of 2025. Here are five things to know: 1. The decision follows Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health acquired MercyOne Health System in 2022 and rebranded Genesis…
Amazon has been steadily expanding its healthcare footprint, making moves that span employee benefits, retail innovation and partnerships with major health systems. From cutting health insurance costs for its workforce to extending One Medical collaborations, here are six Amazon healthcare…
Controlling costs while delivering high-quality care remains a pressing challenge for many ASCs. From staffing pressures to shifting reimbursement models and rising supply costs, two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the hardest costs to manage. Question: What areas of cost…
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Some leaders feel that Stark law and anti-kickback statutes, once intended to safeguard Medicare dollars, are now having an unintended effect: pushing active physicians out of healthcare leadership. Harry Severance, MD, adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School…
St. Louis-based Ascension is boosting its outpatient strategy, a pivot after years of acute care divestitures and operational realignment. Here are five things to know: 1. Ascension is in advanced talks to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, one of the largest…
Here are three hospitals, health systems and medical groups who have announced plans to shutter clinics in the last three months: 1. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System plans to close six clinics across southeastern Minnesota and transition care to…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, one of the country’s largest independent neurosurgery practices, will officially join Atrium Health on Oct. 1. Nearly 300 employees across seven Charlotte-area clinics will become part of the hospital system. Here are five…
Several health systems have called off or unwound partnerships since Aug. 1, citing financial pressures, regulatory uncertainty and shifting strategic priorities. 1. Bon Secours Mercy Health and Westchester Medical Center Health Network Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and Valhalla, N.Y.-based…