Author: Patsy Newitt

Private equity has an increasing interest in healthcare, particularly cardiology, EHR companies and physician groups:

ASCs are not the only entities that struggle to strike deals with payers. 

ASC chains are growing as the industry increasingly consolidates. Here are 10 key statistics on the state of ASC chains:

Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023. 

Almost 30 million U.S. workers have noncompete provisions in their contract, according to an Oct. 4 report from U.S. News & World Report.

Annalee Knowles, a physician assistant employed by Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System, has been removed from her shifts after health officials found she shared confidential patient information, the Naples Daily News reported Oct. 5. 

Maryland employers are barred from noncompete provisions for certain employees, according to an Oct. 3 article about state and local employment developments published in JDSupra and written by law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath. 

Understanding physician arrangements and Stark law is critical to ensure patient care while complying with legal policy, according to an Oct. 4 article published in JDSupra and written by the Health Care Compliance Association. 

Optum has inked three major deals in the last month. 

Healthgrades has named the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2023.