Author: Patsy Newitt

A Georgia man was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $7.2 million in restitution for a scheme involving illegal physician kickbacks to get Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests, the Justice Department…

CMS is moving a major share of complex procedures out of the inpatient-only bucket and into outpatient settings, a shift ASC leaders say could accelerate industry growth, especially in spine, orthopedics and cardiology. In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment…

ASCs are more likely to open in counties with stronger healthcare infrastructure and higher socioeconomic advantage, according to a study published in Health Affairs Scholar in October. The cross-sectional study used 2019 county data and a standard measure of local…

More than half of physicians say the pace of healthcare mergers and acquisitions has increased over the last two years, according to Medscape’s “Doctors on Healthcare M&A Report” released Dec. 2.  Medscape surveyed 1,007 physicians across 29 specialties between May…

As Congress considers legislation that would ease restrictions on physician-owned hospitals, a new report from Dobson | DaVanzo warns that new POHs could significantly erode the financial stability of rural community hospitals. The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality…

Many ASCs are facing a physician recruitment crunch, and some leaders say the hardest part isn’t finding interest in ASCs, but finding partners who can make the economics and efficiency work.  Sixty-one ASCs said recruiting new surgeons is their biggest…

Michael Sheerin, CEO of ASC management company NueHealth and former senior vice president of Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopedics, joined Becker’s to discuss how his time at Rothman prepared him to lead surgery centers. Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly for…

Creating the right ASC team isn’t about staffing alone, according to John Petroni, managing owner of Las Vegas-based Silver State Surgery Centers.  Mr. Petroni joined Becker’s to discuss the benefit of his team’s collaborative culture, hands-on leadership and daily check-ins.…

Arizona is the worst state for physicians to reach financial independence, drawn from factors including average salary, state taxes, cost of living and malpractice environment, according to a recent blog post from Marit Health. Here’s a breakdown of the 10…

Health system and hospital interest in ASCs has shifted from cautious, hospital-based outpatient strategies to a more urgent push to follow surgeons into lower-cost settings.  Hospital and health system ownership of ASCs has nearly doubled in five years, according to…