Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare continues to see outpatient care driving a growing share of its business, according to first-quarter financial results released April 25. Outpatient revenues accounted for 37.3% of total patient revenues in 2025, up from 36.9% in 2024.…
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Private equity firms were involved in 280 physician medical group transactions in 2024, accounting for 59% of total healthcare deals that year, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A Report released April 22. This marks the lowest share of private…
The ASC market is undergoing a major transformation, fueled by clinical innovation, payer pressures and shifting investment dynamics, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A Report, released on April 22. Here are five trends shaping the ASC industry, according to…
Physician practices are facing mounting challenges to stay open as reimbursement rates stagnate and operating costs continue to rise. Here are six physician practice closures Becker’s reported on in the first quarter: 1. Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health closed its pain…
A Boston-based physician has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty for her role in a $35.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving genetic testing services she never provided, according to an April 25 news release from the Justice Department.…
Here are five cardiologists in recent headlines, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Kipp Slicker, DO, spearheaded the opening of a new cardiology center in Cedartown, Ga., through Rome, Ga.-based AdventHealth Redmond. The new office is the seventh cardiology practice in…
Here are 15 updates on unionization efforts by physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers in April, as reported by Becker’s: 1. On April 23, Northwest Medicine United filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to become the union…
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. surgeon general, Janette Nesheiwat, MD, is facing scrutiny regarding her qualifications for the position, CBS News reported April 24. Here are 10 things to know about Dr. Nesheiweat and the pushback against…
Nashville, Tenn.-based CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, saw a major jump in compensation between 2020 and 2021, largely due to stock awards and incentive plans. Here’s Dr. Sutaria’s total compensation in the last five years: 2024 total compensation: $24.7 million 2023:…
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Eye Clinic & Surgery Center has become the first facility in the state to offer laser-assisted cataract surgery, according to an April 25 article from the Wyoming Business Report. Previously, patients in the area had to commute to…