The Pennsylvania Medical Society is hosting its first-ever Independent Practice Summit in Harrisburg, Pa., on June 19, bringing together independent physicians from across the state for a day focused on building sustainable models of physician-led care. The summit comes as…
ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit against Thomas Health System, rejecting allegations that the West Virginia health system’s physician compensation arrangements violated the Stark law and Anti-Kickback Statute. The U.S. Court of…
Physician medical groups captured a record 46% share of first-quarter 2026 healthcare deal volume, up from 37% in the first quarter of 2025, according to PwC’s Health Services US Deals 2026 Midyear Outlook published June 17. Physician practice’s year-over-year deal…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems has launched SIS Scribe, an AI-powered transcription tool designed to help ASCs complete operative notes faster and reduce delays in the billing cycle, according to a June 17 news release. The tool uses AI to…
When Optum acquired Surgical Care Affiliates in 2017 for $2.3 billion, it was a bet that the future of healthcare was outpatient. Nearly a decade later, that bet has produced the country’s largest ASC operator and a network of roughly…
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As ASCs and outpatient care shift towards the center of organizational growth strategies, joint ventures and partnerships between hospitals, health systems, ASCs, physicians and management groups are becoming more common. Here are three outpatient joint ventures or partnerships shaping the…
Chicago-based Singlepoint Healthcare has acquired Healix, a Sugar Land, Texas-based national infusion services provider supporting more than 220 physician-owned and ambulatory infusion centers across the U.S., according to a June 16 news release. The acquisition is Singlepoint’s third in the…
A medical office building portfolio in Toms River, N.J., that includes a surgery center has been sold for $13.6 million, according to a June 15 report from NJ Biz. The Holiday City Medical Portfolio, which has two buildings totaling 55,680…
Financial distress in healthcare has not peaked, it has broadened. Hospital filings have come down from their 2023 high, but physician practices, senior care and health technology companies are accelerating in the other direction. Here are seven numbers behind the…
From California’s Proposition 56 cuts threatening a $1.7 million annual operating deficit to hospital networks quietly rerouting referrals away from independent facilities, ASC leaders nationwide say financial pressure is closing in from every direction. Three ASC leaders joined Becker’s to…