Joint ventures continue to shape the outpatient landscape as health systems, physician groups, payers and investors look to expand their ASC footprints and move more care into lower-cost settings. Here are three recent joint ventures in the ASC space, as…
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The long-standing narrative that there is a shortage of gastroenterologists in the U.S. is starting to shift, as recent data reveal more details about exactly where access to GI care is the most strained. A task force report from the…
Cookeville-based Tennessee Heart plans to appeal the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission’s decision to deny the cardiology group a certificate of need for its proposed $11.8 million outpatient cardiac surgery center in Cookeville, a TN Heart spokesperson confirmed in an Oct.…
BGO acquired a 100% leased, 11-property portfolio of ASCs totaling approximately 223,000 square feet across nine U.S. markets. The real estate investment manager acquired the portfolio from a joint venture of Flagship Healthcare Properties and AEW Capital Management on behalf…
After years of steady gains, compensation for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) showed no measurable growth in 2026 for the first time in the past 5 years, according to a report from Medscape. The “Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report…
CMS has released the final participant list for its Ambulatory Specialty Model, a mandatory payment model that will tie physicians’ Medicare Part B pay to their performance on low back pain care, starting Jan. 1, 2027. The low back pain…
Casper, Wyo.-based Casper Orthopedic Associates reported a notice of a data breach affecting 56,197 people. On or about May 23, Casper discovered it was the victim of a cyberattack by an unauthorized party, according to a news release from the…
Somersworth, N.H.-based Atlantic Digestive Specialists provided notice of a data security incident that may have impacted protected health information. In March 2026, the practice was alerted to suspicious activity on its network and launched an investigation. The review determined that…
Patient decisions accounted for 34.1% of ASC case cancellations with a recorded reason in 2025, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 surgery centers in 45 states. Cancellation reasons…
Bellevue, Wash.-based Puget Sound Physicians will pay more than $410,000 in refunds and interest to low-income patients under an agreement with Washington Attorney General Nick Brown’s office, the Washington State Standard reported Oct. 1. The privately held physician practice provides…