West Virginia is the most overweight and obese states in the U.S., published Nov. 4, while Colorado is the healthiest-weight state. The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: obesity and overweight,…
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Miami physician Daniel Alberto Carpman, MD, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally prescribing over two million Oxycodone pills, the Miami Herald reported Nov. 3. What happened?
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, plans to lay off 572 employees in New Jersey. Here are three things to know: 1. Some layoffs will take effect as early as Feb. 2, 2026, according to…
Bernadette Purser, senior administrator of ambulatory surgery at VCU Health, and Sheldon Barr, president of VCU Community Memorial Hospital, joined Becker’s to discuss how the health system is expanding access to care through a strategic, data-driven ASC network. Editor’s note:…
Investment in high-acuity procedures is one of the “biggest drivers” of ASC volume growth for Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during an earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. Here are five key takeaways: 1. USPI…
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Alan Chanales, MD, a Rockville, Md.-based pulmonary disease specialist, will close his medical practice on Dec. 31, according to a notice in TThe Sentinel. He is affiliated with Adventist HealthCare and Holy Cross Hospital–Silver Spring, according to US New &…
A medical office building in Charlotte, N.C., leased to Atrium Health, has been sold, according to a news release from Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, which advised on the transaction. The property is leased to Atrium’s Carolinas Physicians Network, which recently…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has signed an agreement to acquire Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging, a Las Vegas-based outpatient radiology group with 12 locations across the Las Vegas Valley. SDMI employs or affiliates with more than 550 radiologists, technologists and…
Miami-based Gastro Health entered into a partnership with Miami Gastro Health on Nov. 1. Miami Gastro Health is the practice of Danny Avalos, MD, who is board-certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. The practice offers advanced on-site imaging services,…
CMS is advancing a major step toward site-neutral payment reform in its proposed 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule, a move that could redefine how hospitals and ASCs collaborate. The proposal, which closed for public comment Sept. 15, aims…