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…
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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…
The Department of Veterans Affairs will open a new outpatient clinic at a former golf course in Virginia Beach, Va., WAVY Morning News reported Jan. 5. The facility will provide outpatient preventive and primary care, mental healthcare and social services. …
UnitedHealthcare is updating its reimbursement policy for radiology services billed with evaluation and management services for dates of service on or after April 1. Beginning April 1, when the same provider bills both an E/M service and a global radiology…
Birmingham-based Alabama Cardiovascular Group has agreed to a $2.23 million settlement in a data privacy class action lawsuit, according to a Jan. 6 report from Claim Depot. The organization experienced a data security incident in July 2024, with unauthorized parties…
Fayetteville, Ark.-based Roller Weight Loss & Advanced Surgery has invested $8 million into a new bariatric surgery center, Talk Business & Politics reported Jan. 5. The new 10,000-square-foot facility will offer bariatric, general, genecological and plastic surgeries. The facility will…
Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System has acquired Southview Medical Group, an independent multispecialty physician practice. The deal, finalized Jan. 1, allows Southview to continue delivering high-quality care while gaining the stability and resources of an academic health system, according to…
North American Partners in Anesthesia will begin providing anesthesia services at a Bon Secours hospital in Newport News Va., starting Feb. 1. The organization will work with Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, a 123-bed acute care facility, according to a…
AdventHealth Surgery Center Innovation Tower in Orlando, Fla., was recently named one of 37 ASCs recognized by The Leapfrog Group for excellence in quality and patient safety, with honors reflecting strong performance in areas such as infection prevention, medication safety,…