Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is accelerating its push into outpatient care, building on years of aggressive urgent care expansion and a growing slate of freestanding emergency departments as care continues to shift toward lower-cost, more convenient settings. In early February,…
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In December, Conshohocken, Pa.-based pharmaceutical services company Cencora said it plans to acquire the majority of the outstanding equity interests it does not already own in OneOncology from TPG for about $3.6 billion, with OneOncology’s affiliated practices and management retaining…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System plans to open a $12 million outpatient endoscopy and digestive health center next to its Venice hospital. The center will be located in a 54,000-square-foot medical office building under development by Flagship Healthcare Properties.…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health and Clemson (S.C.) University have broken ground on a 90,000-square-foot medical facility that will include an ASC. Prisma Health Blue Ridge Orthopedics will operate the sports medicine and ASC, according to a Feb. 6 news release…
Specialty drug growth is accelerating, but billing infrastructure has not kept pace. High-cost therapies now represent a growing share of total drug spend and pipeline volume. At the same time, medical benefit claims, prior authorizations, payer policy changes and 340B…
Mar 26, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
David Pope, PharmD
Chief Pharmacy Officer XiFin, Inc.
Mike Fauver
Vice President, Enterprise Solutions XiFin, Inc.
Heather Agostinelli
Vice President, Head of Specialty RCM XiFin, Inc.
Mar 26, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
Presented by:
Presenters
David Pope, PharmD
Chief Pharmacy Officer XiFin, Inc.
Mike Fauver
Vice President, Enterprise Solutions XiFin, Inc.
Heather Agostinelli
Vice President, Head of Specialty RCM XiFin, Inc.
As ASCs look for ways to boost efficiency without adding staff or cost, leaders are finding the biggest gains come from small operational changes like automated patient outreach and smarter block scheduling. Executives across specialties told Becker’s targeted adjustments in…
From mega-acquisitions to new joint ventures, ASC companies continued to expand aggressively in 2025. VMG Health’s annual ASC industry report, published Feb. 3, outlined 11 transactions that underscore the sector’s continued consolidation: 1. In January 2025, Optum subsidiary SCA Health,…
Physician practice closures continue to underscore the financial and regulatory pressures facing independent medicine — in just the past month, Becker’s has reported on five physician practices and clinics that have shut their doors across multiple states. Physician practice bankruptcies…
Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System is expanding its cardiology department with the addition of 16 providers over a two-year period. The system added seven providers in 2025 and plans to onboard nine more in 2026, bringing its cardiology team…