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Specialty practices, especially those that are independent, are boxed in by flat reimbursement and are often guided toward increasing patient volumes to relieve their margins.  John Garner, CEO of Southwest Ohio ENT Specialists in Dayton, is testing a different lever…

Colonoscopy is the most frequently performed procedure in ASCs, and while the demand is rising, the economics of performing it are getting worse. Colonoscopy accounts for 13.4% of all ASC procedure volume nationally, generates more Medicare savings than almost any…

Ohio, Indiana and Missouri top the list of the best states to retire in 2026, while Alaska, New York and California rank among the worst, according to Western & Southern Financial Group’s annual analysis of retirement conditions across all 50…

Cypress Exchange Properties has acquired a newly built orthopedic and spine ASC in Middleton, Wis., which it will offer to accredited investors through a Delaware Statutory Trust program, CityBiz reported July 29. The roughly 12,000-square-foot facility has three operating rooms…

Golden Gate Urology has entered a partnership with Unio Specialty Care, a portfolio company of Triton Pacific Capital Partners, according to a July 29 announcement from Physician Growth Partners (PGP), which served as Golden Gate’s exclusive financial advisor on the…

Andrew Costandi , MD, has been named anesthesiologist-in-chief and department chair of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In the role, Dr. Costandi will oversee multiple clinical divisions at the organization, including the divisions of clinical anesthesiology,…

Auto insurance provider Geico has accused two New York physician groups and the physician who owned them of billing the insurer more than $2 million for auto-accident treatments the company says were medically unnecessary or, in many instances, never performed…

The mergers and acquisitions activity involving medical outpatient buildings decreased by 26% in the second quarter of 2026, according to a July 28 report from Levin Associates.  Here are five additional notes: