ASC administrators and physician partners say that block time is the most avoidable margin drain hiding in plain sight. “Holding onto block time ‘just in case’ hurts the bottom line,” Elisa Auguste, administrator of Precision Care Surgery Center in East…
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An Arkansas pathology laboratory that set up in-office labs at gastroenterology practices nationwide has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of paying illegal kickbacks and ordering medically unnecessary testing, the Justice Department said in a…
Gastroenterologists perform more procedures per physician than nearly any other specialty, and the volume carries risk. Colonoscopy remains the most litigated procedure in GI, but the landscape extends to ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), missed diagnoses and wrong-patient errors. Here are…
Physician medical groups captured a record 46% share of first-quarter 2026 healthcare deal volume, up from 37% in the first quarter of 2025, according to PwC’s Health Services US Deals 2026 Midyear Outlook published June 17. Physician practice’s year-over-year deal…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Borland Groover has opened a new gastroenterology office on Jacksonville’s Northside, expanding its network to 27 locations across Florida, according to a June 16 news release. The new office offers the full range of Borland Groover’s gastroenterology services…
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Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems has launched SIS Scribe, an AI-powered transcription tool designed to help ASCs complete operative notes faster and reduce delays in the billing cycle, according to a June 17 news release. The tool uses AI to…
When Optum acquired Surgical Care Affiliates in 2017 for $2.3 billion, it was a bet that the future of healthcare was outpatient. Nearly a decade later, that bet has produced the country’s largest ASC operator and a network of roughly…
Certified anesthesiologist assistants are increasingly sought after as health systems and ASCs navigate a structural anesthesia shortage. As of April 2026, the average annual salary for anesthesiologist assistants is $247,000, according to Marit Health’s compilation of 170 salaries. Most earn…
Chicago-based Singlepoint Healthcare has acquired Healix, a Sugar Land, Texas-based national infusion services provider supporting more than 220 physician-owned and ambulatory infusion centers across the U.S., according to a June 16 news release. The acquisition is Singlepoint’s third in the…
Women physicians earn less than men in every medical specialty without exception, according to compensation data from Medscape and Doximity. The size of the gap varies by specialty, but its direction does not. The overall picture, according to Medscape’s 2026…