Private equity remains active in healthcare, including in the ASC ecosystem, but the strategy is shifting. Rather than building standalone ASC platforms, firms are increasingly pairing ASC investments with physician practice management infrastructure to control patient flow across the care…
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As ASC platforms settle into 2026, the next phase of value creation is coming into focus. Two leaders in the ASC space recently joined Becker’s to share their visions for what will create growth for ASCs this year. Editor’s note:…
Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare opened its new Hand & Wrist Center on Jan. 15, NEA Report reported Jan. 16. The center is the first of its kind in northeast Arkansas, according to the report. Surgical procedures will be performed…
ASC leaders say prior authorization has become the most damaging pain point in payer relationships, delaying care even after clinical decisions are made and surgeries are scheduled. Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the most frustrating parts of working…
Johnson City (Tenn.) Eye Surgery Center held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its opening, according to a Jan. 15 report from News Channel 11. The new facility was constructed to accommodate increased demand for eye care surgery and services. The Johnson…
Bay City, Mich.-based McLaren Bay Region vascular surgeon Nicolas Mouawad, MD has become the first in the U.S. to use the SEISMIQ intravascular lithotripsy system to treat peripheral artery disease, WJRT reported Jan. 15. The minimally invasive procedure uses laser-generated…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has broken ground on a new Advanced Cancer Center and Care Complex in Modesto, Calif. The estimated $380 million project will span 165,000 square feet and include an ASC and outpatient clinics, according to a Jan.…
Dublin, Ohio-based FillPoint Health, a specialty pharmacy and MSO, has expanded its partnership with US Heart & Vascular to improve access to complex cardiovascular therapies. The collaboration supports care for patients with advanced heart failure, progressive cardiomyopathies and related conditions…
Iowa Heart Center, an 83,000-square-foot medical office building in West Des Moines, Iowa, has been sold for $36.7 million, according to a Jan. 15 report from Commercial Property Executive. Private equity firm IRA Capital acquired the property for $442.20 per…
Five Florida ophthalmology practices agreed to pay nearly $6 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler ultrasounds, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?