Author: Patsy Newitt

Anesthesia groups are often called to provide services to an intensive care unit, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post. 

Here are five medical office building acquisitions in the last two weeks totaling $142 million: 

From increased administrative duties to powerful private payers, the obstacles to administering top-notch patient care are many for physicians. 

The design of Nationwide Children’s Hospital's new orthopedic ASC in Columbus, Ohio, has been completed, according to HAWA engineers.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is hiring administrators for 11 locations in California, Colorado, Nevada, Georgia, Texas and Florida. 

A recent survey by patient safety watchdog group Leapfrog shows patients prefer ASCs to hospital outpatient departments. 

From declining Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to complex CPT code requirements, CMS policies present a major challenge to gastroenterology practices. Here, five of the specialists discuss the policies that are hitting them the hardest. 

Gastroenterology is one of the many physician specialties experiencing more consolidation in the last decade. 

In four lawsuits since December, physicians have collected $60.1 million in lawsuits filed against device companies, physician groups and staffing firms. 

CMS recently answered questions about requirements of the No Surprises Act and about giving good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay patients.