Optum's ASC arm, Deerfiled, Ill.-based SCA Health, quietly purchased at least two cardiovascular providers in 2023, National Cardiovascular Partners and Pivotal Healthcare.
Author: Patsy Newitt
The ambulatory growth of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, is surging, and the company has big plans for the future.
Physician groups are continuing to consolidate, facing increasing pressure to access economies of scale.
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly looking to ASCs for growth — forming partnerships and joint ventures for ASC development as procedures continue to migrate to outpatient settings.
Three bills in the Mississippi legislature that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to practice without physician supervision have been killed, according to a May 16 report from the American Medical Association.
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A Muncie, Ind. physician has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, among other charges, Muncie Star Press reported May 14.
Gastroenterology groups are continuing to get bigger — at least 108 gastroenterology practices consolidated between 2019 and 2023 and more than 12 gastroenterology companies expanded their footprint in 2023.
ASC chain Surgery Partners has inked a deal with New York City-based Gramercy Park Digestive Disease Center.
U.S. News & World Report announced its first ratings of the highest-performing ASCs on May 14.
Kenneth Candido, MD, CEO and president of Chicago Anesthesia Associates:joined Becker's to discuss why physicians are leaving medicine.