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The 2025 State of Patient Access Report reveals a sharp rise in financial friction: more than 1 in 3 patients now regularly struggle to pay for care, and more than 40% say they’d delay treatment without an accurate cost estimate.…
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Here are five numbers scaring gastroenterologists: 1. 3% pay decline According to Medscape’s Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2025, gastroenterologists saw their average annual salary drop from $512,000 in 2023 to $495,000 in 2024, a 3% decline. 2. Only 37% feel fairly…
In early May, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed legislation to expand restrictions on noncompete clauses in some physician contracts, The National Law Review reported June 16. The legislation goes into effect July 1, and prohibits noncompete agreements between physicians and…
Priyantha Ranaweera, MD, is a Harvard-trained interventional cardiologist and medical director of Manhattan Specialists Center in Manhattan, Kan. With over 20 years of global medical experience, Dr. Ranaweera specializes in peripheral interventions, heart catheterizations and advanced device implantation. Reflecting on…
While consolidation among hospitals, private equity and large health systems has been a steady trend within the ASC and physician group space over the years, some leaders and physicians have seen signs of a renewed push toward independence. “It feels…
Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program has completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, including cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, at the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, according to a June 12…
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…
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…