Private equity firms are recalibrating their approach to physician practice acquisitions, seeking new avenues for growth and profitability in a shifting healthcare landscape, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A Report, released on April 22. Here are 10 trends affecting…
Author: Patsy Newitt
The former owner and operator of Pain Medicine of York (Pa.) was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for his role in a scheme involving medically unnecessary urine drug tests…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois has announced a partnership with Acucare, an AI-driven technology platform that transforms EHR data to actionable insights, according to an April 22 news release from the organization. With this new partnership, GI Partners of Illinois…
Here are three leadership moves former or current Optum executives have made since Jan. 1: 1. Optum named Valerie Barckhoff senior vice president of revenue cycle transformation. Ms. Barckhoff has more than 30 years of experience in revenue cycle transformation,…
The East Coast region has the highest malpractice payouts, while the Midwest has the lowest, according to a January report from Physicain’s Thrive. Here are the 10 states and territories with the highest total payouts: The 10 states and territories…
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has proposed new financial reporting requirements for healthcare providers following the announcement that Providence-based Anchor Medical Associates will close all three of its offices by June 30, Providence Journal reported April 18. Here are five…
A Bakersfield, Calif.-based gastroenterologist has been placed on five years of probation for mistakenly administering treatment intended for another patient to a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient, resulting in the patient’s death, Fox 8 News reported April 17. What happened? What’s next?
As the healthcare landscape continues to shift, new data suggests that smaller ASCs may hold the advantage in today’s market. According to ASC software company HST Pathways’ latest “State of the Industry Report,” the dynamics of ASC performance are tilting…
Seventy nine-percent of physicians believe health systems fail to adequately recognize or address “quiet quitting,” according to a new survey of 600 physicians from Sermo, a healthcare provider engagement platform. Here are five more things to know from the survey:…
The ASC industry remains incredibly fragmented, with 67% of facilities being independently owned, but 2024 brought another wave of consolidations driven by major health systems, private equity firms and ASC operators. In its 2025 Healthcare M&A Report, released on April…
