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…
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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…
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Certified registered nurse anesthetists now earn an average of $288,441 annually, up from $181,000 in 2019, according to Marit Health peer-reported salary data and AANA’s 2026 compensation report. This 59% increase has outpaced anesthesiologist pay growth at nearly twice the…
At most ASCs, anesthesia and OR leadership operate in parallel that involves coordinating on clinical matters but rarely sitting down together to make operational decisions. With scheduling operating in a silo, oftentimes ASCs end up running three separate optimization processes…
A former Brookline, Mass. physician has been sentenced to 58 months in prison for healthcare fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, the Justice Department said in a June 8 news release. Pankaj Merchia, MD, 52, was convicted in January 2026…
Anesthesia providers are caught between rising compensation expectations and a payer environment that keeps narrowing what they can collect. For ASCs, the math is getting harder to ignore. Here are 10 numbers illustrating the crisis: $20.44. The CMS anesthesia conversion…
In 2022, Ascension ran 139 hospitals and was losing nearly $2 billion a year. By June 2026, it operated 90 hospitals and more than 300 ASCs. The $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg was the final move in a significant strategic…