For the last 20 years, the consolidation of physician practices has been a growing phenomenon in healthcare. In 2024, just 42% of physicians worked in private practice, down from 60% in 2012. Nearly half (47%) were employed by or affiliated…
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Pinecroft, a commercial real estate firm, has broken ground on a $16.2 million medical office building in Shenandoah, Texas, according to an April 14 report from RE Journals. The nearly 40,000-square-foot facility is 100% pre-leased to a number of healthcare…
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker’s to discuss how closing the “coordination execution gap” — connecting the right clinical teams, technology, and resources at the point of care — is the key to reducing…
Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint has opened a new colorectal surgery clinic in Waukee, Iowa, CBS affiliate KCCI Des Moines reported April 22. Iowa ranks second in the nation for cancer rates, according to the report, underscoring the need for expanded…
As CMS expands the list of approved cardiac procedures in ASCs, independent operators are finding that reimbursement rates often fail to cover the true cost of care. Amanda Ryan, MD, interventional cardiologist and CEO of Advanced Heart and Vascular Center…
Community Health Systems and CPIhealth together announced four ASC acquisitions and openings in a single month, underscoring the accelerating pace of consolidation reshaping the ASC landscape. The deals are the latest sign of a broader shift underway across the ASC…
Johnson & Johnson is introducing an AI-enabled cardiac mapping. The new Cartosound Sonatamodule integrates with the company’s CARTO System to convert intracardiac echocardiography images into detailed maps and automatically label cardiac structures. The tool is designed to help physicians build…
A Florida ophthalmology practice and its former owner have agreed to pay $415,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to fraudulent billing for brain blood flow diagnostic tests, the Justice Department said in an April 22 news release. Between…
The ASC industry is rapidly expanding as hospitals, health systems, physicians and other healthcare stakeholders look for new ways to expand access to services while improving patient satisfaction. ASCs are commanding the highest rent increases of any outpatient facility type,…
The push to move cardiac procedures out of hospitals and into ASCs has generated excitement across the industry, but many leaders say the reality is far more demanding than the conversation suggests. Amanda Ryan, DO, interventional cardiologist and CEO of…