Author: Francesca Mathewes

As both the ASC industry and the physician workforce overall become increasingly consolidated, some companies are pioneering alternative business models that offer financial and operational support while maintaining their independent practice. 

Private equity ownership of medical groups likely connects to higher rates of physician turnover according to a study published in JAMA Feb. 14. 

The California Legislature has introduced a bill that would increase scrutiny over private equity transactions in healthcare after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year, according to a Feb. 17 article from the Polsinelli law firm published by…

From artificial intelligence to developments in robotic surgery, technology continues to reshape the ASC industry in new and dynamic ways.

Economic pressures such as inflation, staffing shortages and supply chain issues have given way to consolidation throughout the healthcare industry. Now, 77% of physicians have moved away from independent practices, opting for employment by hospitals or health systems. 

Here are three instances of physicians or groups of physicians suing their former employers or the federal government, as reported by Becker's since Feb. 4.

The Mississippi House has passed a bill that will allow advanced practice nurses to treat patients outside of a collaboration agreement with a physician after accruing 8,000 hours of experience, the Magnolia Tribune reported Feb. 18.

A man from Slatington, Pa., has pleaded no contest to posing as a medical professional to give care to patients and file reimbursements through Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance programs. 

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, owned by Sutter Health, has implemented the Da Vinci 5 system for robotic surgeries at its Foothill Surgery Center, KEYT reported Feb. 14. 

In a recent column published in Hurricane Breeze Newspaper, state delegate Scot Heckert argued that West Virginia's certificate-of-need laws are necessary to protect rural healthcare services.