Author: Patsy Newitt

The Gray (Maine) Family Health Center will close March 6, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. After March 6, patients can continue seeing their primary care provider at a new location or establish care with a different…

CMS has approved electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, marking a major advancement for outpatient cardiology and potentially accelerating the specialization of cardiac ASCs. Medicare historically covered EP ablations only in hospital outpatient departments, driven by concerns about whether…

UnitedHealthcare is updating its reimbursement policy for radiology services billed with evaluation and management services for dates of service on or after April 1. Beginning April 1, when the same provider bills both an E/M service and a global radiology…

Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System has acquired Southview Medical Group, an independent multispecialty physician practice. The deal, finalized Jan. 1, allows Southview to continue delivering high-quality care while gaining the stability and resources of an academic health system, according to…

AdventHealth Surgery Center Innovation Tower in Orlando, Fla., was recently named one of 37 ASCs recognized by The Leapfrog Group for excellence in quality and patient safety, with honors reflecting strong performance in areas such as infection prevention, medication safety,…

The South has become the epicenter of ASC growth, and major operators are increasingly treating the region not as a secondary market but as the next strategic frontier. Steve Hockert, chief development officer of Solara Surgical Partners, told Becker’s the…

Independent physician groups continued to disappear into larger health systems and corporate platforms in 2025. Here are five independent physician groups Becker’s has reported on in the last year. 1. In July, Winter Haven, Fla.-based Bond Clinic, a 90-provider physician…

Solara Surgical is shifting its growth playbook as independent physician partnership opportunities shrink.  Steve Hockert, chief development officer at the Southlake, Texas-based ASC developer, joined Becker’s to discuss how the company has moved in recent years from primarily joint venturing…

Mandy Gerlach, COO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida’s Outpatient Services, joined Becker’s to discuss how her team builds a culture where every employee feels empowered to “stop the line,” and why hiring and leadership alignment are the…

Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners named Mark Langston as CEO, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Langston previously served as chief development officer at Compass, which partners with physicians and health systems to develop ASCs. He succeeds DJ Hill, who will remain…