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Smaller health systems are relying on compensation to retain physicians and advanced practice providers at far higher rates than large systems, which have shifted toward mentorship, career development and wellness programs, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment. Organizations with 200 or fewer physicians said they use compensation as […] The…
For years, ASC staffing shortages were treated as a cost-line headache. Now, leaders increasingly describe workforce scarcity as something closer to a ceiling on what an ASC can safely do at all. “ASCs are particularly dealing with shortages in skilled nursing, scrub techs and anesthesiologists,” Sean Gipson, CEO and ASC division president of Remedy Surgery […] The post Is the anesthesia shortage…
Apex Anesthesia Review launched its Apex Job Board, a hiring platform for nurse anesthetists. The platform connects certified registered nurse anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists with ASCs, hospitals, health systems, private practices and anesthesia groups, according to an Aug. 20 news release from TrueLearn, the parent company of Apex Anesthesia Review. The job board […] The…
Private equity paid a record $191 billion for U.S. healthcare deals in 2025, more than the sector’s previous peak in 2021. Cencora alone has spent more than $10 billion on physician-platform acquisitions since January 2025, including a $1.1 billion deal for EyeSouth Partners’ retina business and a $5 billion deal for a majority stake in […] The post Why physician practices are closing even as PE…
Southfield, Mich.-based real estate investment company REDICO and New York City-based investment management firm One Orchard have launched InfraMed Properties, a medical outpatient investment platform. InfraMed Properties will acquire, develop, own, lease and manage medical outpatient properties. The platform launches with a 25-asset portfolio across 16 states, according to an Aug. 20 news release…
The former owner of two Massachusetts-linked telemedicine companies has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $110 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in an August 20 news release. Steven Richardson, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., operated Expansion Media and Hybrid Management Group, […] The post Telemedicine…
Spine surgery has long come with a basic tradeoff: To see more anatomy, surgeons often have to expose more of it. Bayan Aghdasi, MD, believes augmented reality is beginning to break that relationship. After using AR guidance in nearly 200 spine cases, the orthopedic spine surgeon at DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad (Calif.) said its […] The post The visualization breakthrough pushing spine further…
Dealmaking across healthcare services cooled further in the second quarter of 2026, with physician practice groups taking the brunt of the slowdown while ASCs held up better, according to a new report from PitchBook. The organization’s “Q2 2026 Healthcare Services Report: Gusting Macroeconomic Headwinds Impede Progress,” published Aug. 14, analyzed private equity activity within the […] The post…
PTS Group, a national M&A brokerage firm, has launched PTS Medical, an advisory firm for healthcare facilities and specialty practices. The firm will serve physician owners and multi-site platforms across high categories, including ASCs, orthopedics, interventional pain management and other outpatient care models, according to an Aug. 20 news release from PTS Group. The company […] The post…
When Vijay Bachani, MD, built New York Bariatric Group’s ASC platform, bariatrics was the business. Two years later, it isn’t. “We built our ASC platform on bariatrics. GLP-1s changed that in about two years, faster than anyone’s strategic plan accounted for,” Dr. Bachani, president and chief growth officer of New York Bariatric Group in Roslyn […] The post Are GLP-1s quietly rewriting ASC case…
A man has been charged with healthcare fraud for allegedly practicing medicine without a license at a New York medical practice for more than eight years, submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid under a licensed physician’s name and provider number, according to a complaint filed Aug. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the […] The post New York man posed as physician for 8 years…
A physician at Cogdell Family Clinic in Snyder, Texas will close his practice on Sept. 25, according to a notice posted to Cogdell Memorial Hospital and Clinics’ Facebook page. Kevin Hough, MD, will work to complete records and facilitate patient transfers in the weeks ahead. Patients can continue receiving care from other Cogdell Family Clinic […] The post Texas physician practice to close…
As colorectal cancer incidence grows among younger adults and patients have more screening options than ever before, insurance coverage may not be keeping up. Adults younger than 65 account for 45% of all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases in the U.S., up from 27% in 1995. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related […] The post More colorectal cancer screening options, more…
Momentum Health Partners has expanded its investment in Desert Pain Specialists, deepening a partnership first formed in 2023 to grow the Rancho Mirage, California-based interventional pain management practice, Real Estate Daily News reported Aug. 20. The Phoenix-based healthcare platform company deployed additional capital into DPS following the successful acquisition and integration of Dr.…
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health has purchased a medical outpatient building in Jacksonville, Fla., for $65 million, according to an Aug. 19 report from REBusiness Online. The Southbank Medical Pavilion is a 493,012-square-foot facility adjacent to Baptist Health’s flagship hospital campus. The MOB was 94% leased at the time of the sale. Alpharetta, Ga.-based ShareMD […] The post Baptist…
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center has reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to resolve a criminal case stemming from the hospital’s decades-long relationship with convicted OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz, MD, 13 News Now reported Aug. 19. Under the tentative agreement, the hospital would admit certain facts, submit to independent monitoring, pay restitution to Medicare and […] The post…
Nearly 9 in 10 employed physicians (89%) say they’re satisfied with the quality of care they’re personally able to provide, even as they describe a surrounding delivery system that regularly falls short, according to the 2026 PAI Employed Physician Survey. Seventy-three percent of physicians report that patients are unable to get timely appointments, and 45% […] The post 89% of physicians trust…
