The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association filed comments June 9 with CMS pushing back against potential inclusion of ASCs in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model, arguing the program is poorly structured for the ASC setting and could slow the migration of…
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A San Francisco-based telehealth company and its chief medical officer have agreed to pay $3.325 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing federal healthcare programs and California insurers under the names of providers who did not actually render…
Physician productivity rose 12% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, according to Kaufman Hall, while compensation rose 6% and reimbursement declined 1%. Surgical total medical revenue per physician fell 2.74% from 2023 to 2024, to $687,652, according…
Physician practice valuations have come down from their COVID-19 pandemic-era peak, but the market is still active and PE remains the dominant buyer. Here is what the current data shows. 1. The headline multiple has compressed, but remains historically high…
The gap between what ASCs are paid and what hospital outpatient departments receive for identical procedures has become one of the defining financial pressures in outpatient surgery. Here are five numbers that capture the scope of the problem. $56.322 vs.…
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From independent practice builders to academic innovators, these five gastroenterology leaders are shaping how GI care is delivered, researched and led in 2026: Joseph Cassara, MD Board president of Gastroenterology of the Rockies (Denver) Dr. Cassara is board president of…
Certified registered nurse anesthetists working in dental offices out-earn their peers in every other major practice setting by a significant margin, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, pulling in nearly $30,000 more annually than those in general hospitals. Here…
The Oregon Clinic has merged with Broadway Medical Clinic, a nearly 90-year-old practice in Portland, creating one of the state’s largest physician-owned practices while remaining independent, according to a June 8 news release. Broadway Medical Clinic, now operating as The…
From physician-entrepreneur to seasoned administrator, these five leaders represent the range of expertise shaping ASCs in 2026. If you’d like to nominate an ASC leader, please email pnewitt@beckershealthcare.com. Benjamin Stein, MD. Co-founder and chairman of Capital Surgical Solutions (Germantown, Md.)…
While the financial headwinds battering healthcare are not new, some independent physician groups are blazing their own trail out of penury and debt toward financial solvency. Three recent cases map the emerging playbook for physician practice distress resolution. Here’s a…