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…
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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…
Here are five anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks: 1. The Washington State Medical Association has inaugurated Bridget Bush, MD, as its president. Dr. Bush is a practicing anesthesiologist at Optum Care Washington in Everett. In…
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…
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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…
As anesthesiologist shortages continue across the U.S., some ASCs are rethinking their anesthesia care delivery. One emerging solution is the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only model. While still uncommon, a growing number of centers are finding it both viable and sustainable.…
Nearly six in 10 physicians said they experienced inappropriate feelings of anger, tearfulness, or anxiety over the past year, a rate consistent with 2021 and 2022, according to The State of America’s Physicians report from the Physicians Foundation. Here are…
Overall transaction activity in the healthcare services sector ticked up slightly in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the prior quarter, though dealmaking still trails the robust levels seen in recent years, according to a blog post from consulting…
St. Louis-based Ascension, which signed a definitive agreement on June 17 to acquire ASC operator AmSurg, reported a fiscal 2025 operating loss of $490.9 million (a -1.6% operating margin), a significant improvement from its $1.8 billion loss (-6.3% margin) the…