Author: Patsy Newitt

ASCs are taking on more cases, expanding service lines and pushing into higher-acuity procedures, but many are hemorrhaging money on the one department that touches every single case on the schedule. The problem, according to anesthesia leaders, is operational. Centers…

The founder of a Florida-based healthcare platform has been convicted by a federal jury for operating a scheme that generated false physicians’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal healthcare programs out of more than $1 billion, the Justice Department…

As reimbursement challenges and administrative burdens continue to squeeze physicians, cash-only and direct primary care models are gaining ground.  The growth data backs that up: From 2018 to 2023, the number of direct primary care and concierge practice sites grew…

For generations, the independent physician practice was a cornerstone of American medicine. Today, it is nearly extinct. Only 18% of physicians still practice in physician-owned settings as of January, with just 36.1% of practices remaining physician-owned — down by 48.5%…

ASCs are adding service lines, expanding into higher-acuity procedures and taking on cases that once belonged to hospital outpatient departments, but many are still getting paid like it’s five years ago.  The culprit, according to ASC leaders, is a passive…

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay nearly $13.7 million to resolve allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks to healthcare providers to induce prescriptions of its antidepressant Trintellix, the Justice Department said in a May 14 news release. The government alleged…

After more than a decade of constraints, physician-owned hospitals may be on the verge of a resurgence, driven by new federal payment models and pending legislation.  CMS opens the door CMS’ new Transforming Episode Accountability Model is the most significant…

Mobile (Ala.) Obstetrics & Gynecology has notified patients that it will be closing, according to a May 13 patient letter posted on the practice’s Facebook page.  The practice, which includes six physicians, said it will wind down clinical operations and…

The Midwest is the most consolidated region, according to an Avalere study sponsored by Physicians Advocacy Institute. The study, published May 13, analyzed biannual data from IQVIA’s OneKey database spanning January 2018 through January 2026, tracking physician employment and practice…

The ASC industry’s largest operators are making bold moves to grow their footprints, forge new partnerships and capture a greater share of the shift toward outpatient care.  Here are 10 companies at the forefront of that transformation: AmSurg  Headquarters: Nashville,…