Patsy Newitt

A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC.  Gastroenterology practices are also navigating anesthesia staffing…

A new retrospective study comparing carpal tunnel release performed at an ASC against a clinic-based procedure suite found no meaningful difference in patient outcomes, but a stark gap in efficiency that could push more of these cases out of the…

Two New York ophthalmology practices’ $2.3 million settlement over outside transcranial doppler testing arrangements is the latest example of a Stark law problem hiding in plain sight: a referral relationship that looks like routine outsourcing but fails the law’s ownership…

Roseburg, Ore.-based Umpqua Orthopedics will close for patient care Sept. 15, ending more than two decades of orthopedic service in Douglas County, The Roseburg Receiver reported Sept. 11. The practice announced the closure in a notice to patients; a reason…

Walla Walla, Wash.-based Seleverstov Medical is permanently closing its doors, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. The practice is asking patients with urgent medical needs to seek care at urgent care clinics or emergency rooms in the…

Hickory, N.C.-based Graystone Eye’s medical outpatient building and ASC has been acquired by Flagship Healthcare Properties, marking the largest single-asset acquisition by purchase price in the history of the company’s private REIT, Flagship Healthcare Trust, according to a Sept. 14…

Carle Health and Christie Clinic, both based in Champaign, Ill., have opened the Champaign Endoscopy Center, according to a Sept. 2 news release.  The new center, which expands the groups’ partnership to address rising demand for digestive health services in…

Health systems and ASC operators struck some of the largest deals in the industry’s history over the past year, but not every hospital-ASC pairing works out, and Marie Edler, chief growth officer of SCA Health, has a specific way of…

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has upsized its previously announced $1.5 billion private senior notes offering to $2 billion, according to a Sept. 8 news release. The health system agreed to issue and sell $2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior…

UnitedHealthcare’s acquisition of nearly 300 ASCs over the last decade wasn’t associated with reduced procedure volume, fewer physicians, changes to patient mix or worse quality of care, according to a study published in the September issue of Health Affairs. The…