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A health system clinic, a retiring pediatrician and a financially strained specialty group are among four physician practices that have closed or announced closures since early October. 1. TidalHealth plans to close its primary care practice in Federalsburg, Md., on…

Increasing outpatient surgical capacity is the top reason hospitals and health systems own or affiliate with ASCs, a position it has held for three consecutive editions of the 7th Hospital Leadership ASC Survey from Avanza + MedHQ, conducted with HealthLeaders…

Healthgrades published its “Specialty Excellence 2027 Awards,” recognizing hospitals for their patient outcomes across 19 specialties, including cardiac surgery.  New York has nine hospitals included in the list, the most of any state. Florida has seven hospitals on the list,…

Cencora’s deal for a 350-provider oncology network leads six recent physician practice acquisitions, alongside deals by health systems in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Virginia. Here are six physician practice acquisitions in the last month  1. Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University is…

A portfolio of six outpatient and medical buildings in Northern California has been sold for $130 million, according to a Nov. 3 report from REBusiness Online. The portfolio includes five medical outpatient facilities and NorthBay Health’s headquarters, which are all…

CMS is expected to release its final calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in early November, setting physician pay for Jan. 1, 2027, barring congressional intervention. The proposed rule, issued July 14, would cut the conversion factor 1.68% for…

ASCs are getting technology pitches from every angle. The harder call often comes after implementing a new technology, when a new tool is not providing results and administrators have to work out whether the problem is the rollout or the…

1. Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham began another round of layoffs in October, its second in less than two years, as it works to address a fiscal 2026 budget shortfall exceeding $300 million. The system did not disclose how many…