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ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Physicians approaching hospitals or seeking to sell their practices is the most common reason for physician practice acquisitions, according to Trend Watch: Physician Practice acquisitions released by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.

In markets where favorable managed care contracts are difficult to secure, ASCs have turned to an out-of-network primary billing strategy over the past decade. While an out-of-network strategy may be a lucrative alternative to less preferable contract reimbursement rates for…

Ophthalmology is one to the top three ambulatory surgery center key specialties at 17 percent of total case volume, according to VMG Health's Intellimarker Survey 2011. Here are seven eye surgery-driven centers that planned, expanded or announced an achievement.

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Though overall healthcare merger and acquisition activity decreased 9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to an Irving Levin Associates report, there were a number of ambulatory surgery center acquisitions and partnerships within the past month.

Overall healthcare merger and acquisition volume decreased 9 percent year-over-year to 281 deals in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a report from Irving Levin Associates.

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