Olmsted Medical Center is opening a new ASC and clinic in Owatonna, Minn., according to a June 14 report from Owatonna People’s Press. Procedures including endoscopies, colonoscopies, biopsies and women’s health will be performed at the ASC, with orthopedics and…
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A number of legislative developments and new data points to a shift in private equity activity, especially in the area of physician practice acquisitions. Here are three recent updates on the changing regulatory and business landscape surrounding private equity in…
Private equity’s influence on the ASC industry has been undeniable over the past few years, scooping up independent practices left and right. However, there are still ASCs and centers that have remained independent throughout the infusion and influx of private…
Under half of physicians (38%) are currently involved in an entrepreneurial venture, or are considering one, outside of their traditional work, according to Medscape’s 2025 “‘I Get to Be Creative Again — That’s the Juice’: Medscape Physicians as Entrepreneurs Report…
Here are five physician group deals to know from the last year: 1. Grass Valley, Calif.-based Dignity Health Medical Group — Sierra Nevada, a service of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, acquired Sierra Nevada Gastroenterology, also based in Grass Valley. The…
NorthStar Anesthesia is deepening its relationship with AdventHealth, partnering with AdventHealth Ottawa (Kan.). Anesthesia services provider NorthStar Anesthesia has more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and CRNAs under its banner, and partners with 280 health care clients across 25 states. The new…
CoxHealth and St. Louis Children’s Hospital have finalized a partnership agreement to expand pediatric care in Missouri. Part of the initiative includes constructing a standalone outpatient center that will include ambulatory surgery and pediatric specialty care clinics, imaging, laboratory services…
Here are 10 recent statistics and data points that illustrate the mounting pressures facing cardiologists: 1. Patients in the U.S. wait an average of 32.7 days to see a cardiologist, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare. 2. That…
Michael Lucchesi, MD, former emergency medicine chair and chief medical officer at New York City-based SUNY Downstate, pleaded guilty to stealing about $1.44 million by using a business credit card for personal expenses, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office said…
Four Florida residents have been charged for their role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving physician kickbacks, the Justice Department said in a June 12 news release. What happened?