Urology has been a steady source of ASC news this year, as private equity firms and MSOs continue to build scale in the specialty and operators see room for more surgical volume to move into ASCs. Here are five notes…
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Optum is cutting back its physician footprint, which could leave private equity sponsors with fewer buyers for mature physician practice management platforms, according to a Sept. 22 blog post from VMG Health. At its peak, Optum had about 90,000 employed…
Private equity ownership has become increasingly common across physician practices over the last decade, with investors backing groups in specialties like anesthesiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and pain management. Now, a new federal bill aims to ban it outright. Democratic lawmakers introduced…
Alabama’s Certificate of Need Review Board approved two hospital-converted ASCs focused on orthopedic and pain management services, according to a Sept. 22 report from The National Law Review. The board approved a multi-specialty ASC in Homewood, converting four existing operating…
Gastroenterology practices are struggling to secure anesthesia coverage for endoscopy, and a new American College of Gastroenterology task force report points to staffing, cost and training gaps behind the strain. The report comes from ACG’s Workforce of the Future Task…
Neurosurgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, with a median of $954,500, but it ranks last of 36 specialties for lifestyle balance, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Neurosurgeons average 56.6 hours a week, more…
Healthcare organizations are facing a period of heightened leadership vulnerability. CEO transitions are accelerating, executive roles are growing more complex and many organizations remain underprepared for succession. Research from the American College of Healthcare Executives found that only 21% of…
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- John M. Haupert, FACHE, President & CEO, Grady Health System
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Mediplex Property Group has sold a portfolio of three properties including ASC and medical office buildings, in Pennsylvania. The portfolio, which totals about 50,000 square feet, includes Mediplex Abington (Pa.), a medical office building, Mediplex East Norriton (Pa.), a medical…
Crown Medical Solutions and its owners, Michelle and Philanzo King, have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary durable medical equipment. Crown supplied durable medical equipment such as…
Cottage Medical Group has opened Cottage Urology Clinic in Goleta, Calif., expanding its urology services on California’s Central Coast, the Santa Barbara Independent reported Sept. 22. The clinic evaluates and treats kidney stones, urinary incontinence, enlarged prostate, erectile dysfunction and…