Author: Patsy Newitt

An Ohio appellate court affirmed a ruling earlier this year that a provision of a physician's noncompete contract was "partially unreasonable," JDSupra reported April 21. 

In the current healthcare climate, only physicians who are willing to risk the comforts of employment will turn to private practice, according to Gabriel Ionescu, MD. 

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have significantly eliminated requirements for physician collaboration with all advanced practice registered nurses, including certified nurse anesthetists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists said April 20. 

Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors purchased a medical office building in Winston-Salem, N.C., for $8.15 million, Triad Business Journal reported April 21. 

Here are 39 stats about ASC revenue from VMG Health's 2022 "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:"

Tucson, Ariz.-based TMC HealthCare and MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate are nearing completion on their $8 million ASC on TMC's Rincon campus, construction company Kraus-Anderson said April 20. 

Real estate company Meridian has sold a medical office building in Phoenix for $17.9 million, REBusiness reported April 20. 

The pace of corporate acquisitions of private practices accelerated during the pandemic, according to an April 2022 report from Avalere.

Staffing issues are plaguing ASCs nationwide as they compete with the big pockets of hospitals and health systems for a small pool of applicants. 

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is among the organizations pushing state legislatures remove barriers on certified nurse anesthetists' scope of practice, saying the move would increase access to safe and affordable care.