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Four physician practices across the country closed or announced imminent closures in the last week, the latest sign of mounting financial and structural pressure on physician practices.  The closures span orthopedic and family medicine specialties and stretch from rural Minnesota…

The Association of University Anesthesiologists selected Harriet Hopf, MD, as the 2026 recipient of its Leadership Advisory Board Mentoring Award. The award honors “sustained dedication to mentoring and sponsoring faculty in anesthesiology.” Recipients are chosen following a review of detailed…

Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare opened a new heart and vascular clinic and diagnostics center in Paragould, Ark. on April 2, according to ABC affiliate KAIT 8. The expansion marks Northeast Arkansas’ only outpatient interventional cardiac, vascular and electrophysiology catheterization…

Birmingham (Ala.) Gastroenterology has opened a clinic in Jasper, Ala., expanding access to digestive health services in the region, the Daily Mountain Eagle reported April 2. The new location is housed within the Henderson & Walton Women’s Center and marks…

Physicians are pushing back against a proposed Medicare policy that would deny coverage for peripheral nerve blocks, warning that the move could harm patients, drive up costs and accelerate the erosion of independent practice.  The procedures — minimally invasive, relatively…

Joint venture partnerships can be an effective way to build and grow a successful network of ASCs, but there are some non-negotiables that have to be met from the start. The bedrock of successful partnerships is set up strong from…

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has added Clinton Township, Mich.-based Cornerstone Medical Group effective April 1. Cornerstone comprises 25 offices in the Detroit area offering family and internal medicine, pediatrics, endocrinology, hospitalist care, podiatry and colorectal surgery. More than 80 physicians…

An Atlanta-based urology practice and its physician owner have agreed to pay $14 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary and unperformed procedures, the Justice Department said in an April 2 news…

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is expanding its network of pediatric cardiology clinics in North Carolina.  The health system opened a Novant Health Pediatric Cardiology clinic in King, N.C., and is set to open another location in Kernersville, N.C., in April,…

As more cases become approved for the outpatient setting and healthcare shifts towards value-based care, ASCs have become a strategic imperative for hospitals and health systems looking to expand access and enhance patient experience.  Here are 23 hospitals and health…