Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are 10 anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last month: 1. Emily Teeter, MD, was named division chief of adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology at the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina. Dr. Teeter has served as the interim division…

As healthcare costs continue to rise, organizations are expected to sharpen investments around lower-cost care settings and operational efficiency, according to a report from Ankura’s Healthcare Real Estate Solutions. Here are five real estate predictions expected to shape ASCs and…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare — one of the largest ASC operators through its HCA Surgery Ventures arm — is facing pushback over its outpatient growth efforts in both Virginia and Tennessee. Here’s what ASCs need to know: Virginia: freestanding ERs,…

Orlando (Fla.) Health and Southlake, Texas-based Solara Surgical Partners launched a national ASC joint venture in July, and the deal is about more than expansion.  The move reflects a growing shift in the ASC industry. As independent physician opportunities shrink…

Here are five deals that show how health systems, corporate players and payer-backed platforms are competing within the physician workforce, often through acquisitions or deeper clinical integration. 1. Atrium Health + Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery…

IRA Capital has acquired a 24-property portfolio of medical facilities across 11 states. The portfolio was purchased from a publicly traded real estate investment trust and serves as the seed investment for a newly formed IRA-sponsored healthcare real estate venture.…

Becker’s reported on six Stark law cases in 2025: 1. New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital will pay $6.8 million to settle allegations that it improperly paid a Westchester, N.Y.-based oncology practice to induce referrals that were then billed to Medicare…

From three-way joint ventures to system-scale acquisitions, here are five transactions from the last year that show where the industry could be headed.  1. Surgery Partners + Baylor Scott & White In December, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners partnered with Dallas-based…

The Gray (Maine) Family Health Center will close March 6, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. After March 6, patients can continue seeing their primary care provider at a new location or establish care with a different…

CMS has approved electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, marking a major advancement for outpatient cardiology and potentially accelerating the specialization of cardiac ASCs. Medicare historically covered EP ablations only in hospital outpatient departments, driven by concerns about whether…