Becker’s ASC

Physician owners at an Illinois orthopedic ASC said ownership gives them something many hospital-based surgeons lack amid the anesthesia shortage: the ability to negotiate directly with their anesthesia providers. Surgeons at Oswego, Ill.-based Kendall Pointe Surgery Center, which recently completed…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based SpecialtyCare and two affiliated physician groups sued Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Colorado entity. The lawsuit alleges the insurer failed to pay about $501,430 in No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution awards, according to an Oct. 13…

Conshohocken, Pa.-based Cencora has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fort Myers, Fla.-based American Oncology Network, a physician-led network of more than 350 oncology providers across 21 states, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The deal values AON at…

ASCs are facing reimbursement pressure on several fronts this fall, from payers slow to pay arbitration awards to a proposed Medicare pay cut CMS is expected to finalize in November. Here are five recent threats to ASC reimbursement:  1. Brentwood,…

Private equity firms acquired 89 U.S. orthopedic practices from 2016 to 2023, and by 2023, 4.8% of the nation’s orthopedic surgeons worked in a private equity-affiliated group, according to an Oct. 15 study published in JBJS Open Access. Researchers from…

Healthcare providers and state lawmakers defended West Virginia’s certificate-of-need law Oct. 20 as Gov. Patrick Morrisey pushes for its repeal, WV News reported Oct. 21. The discussion took place in Morgantown, W.Va., at the annual conference of the West Virginia…

Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine has signed employment agreements with 22 cardiologists now affiliated with Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners, according to a statement shared with Becker’s Oct. 21.  The physicians will begin practicing as Ellis employees on Jan. 1,…

Kaiser Permanente broke ground Oct. 20 on a 187,000-square-foot comprehensive care center in Folsom, Calif., local NBC affiliate KCRA reported Oct. 20.  The outpatient facility will house 60 clinical offices offering primary and specialty care, imaging, lab and pharmacy services.…