For ASCs, maximizing OR utilization increasingly depends on whether staffing can flex as quickly as surgical volume does. Two anesthesia leaders told Becker’s that rigid staffing models and ...

ASCs focused on gastroenterology and endoscopy are navigating two forces pulling in opposite directions. Recruiting physician partners has become one of the toughest operational challenges centers ...

Consolidation continues to reshape the ASC market, but the forces determining who wins — particularly in anesthesia — extend beyond access to capital. Large, often private equity-backed anesthesia ...

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston has diverted some surgical cases after state regulators identified a problem with ...

A former senior director at Optum has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for creating a no-show job for a friend and pocketing more than $950,000 in kickbacks from the fraudulent salary over three ...

PRISM Vision, the ophthalmology platform McKesson acquired in April 2025, is set to acquire Spectrum Vision Partners from private equity firm Blue Sea Capital, according to documents reviewed by ...

The consolidation reshaping orthopedic surgery isn’t slowing subspecialization — it’s accelerating it. As solo and small-group practices disappear, surgeons gain partners who can absorb more ...

Physicians’ closest friends tend to mirror them, same life stage, similar socioeconomic background and shared political views, according to Medscape’s “Physician Friendships Report 2026,” published ...

Regulators haven’t touched the Stark law’s core rules in years, but enforcement hasn’t slowed down. Record False Claims Act recoveries, a surge in whistleblower suits and a growing wave of ...

Neurosurgeons have the highest annual compensation out of any physician specialty, bringing in an average of nearly $830,000, more than $75,000 higher than the second-highest-paid specialty , ...

Health systems have continued to expand their outpatient footprints in 2026 through physician practice acquisitions, acquiring groups across specialties including cardiovascular care, pediatrics, ...

In a recently released white paper titled “The Nation’s Challenge to Combat Durable Medical Equipment Fraud in Medicare,” HHS Office of Inspector General details three fraud vectors it says are ...