ASC and physician practice management transactions were up 15 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2019, according to research Hammond Hanlon Camp published on Aug. 1.
Thirty-eight ASC and PPM transactions transpired in the second quarter, representing a 15 percent increase over the second quarter of 2018.
A snapshot of ASC and PPM transactions announced in 2018 and 2019:
First quarter of 2018 — 72
Second quarter of 2018 — 33
Third quarter of 2018 — 37
Fourth quarter of 2018 — 40
First quarter of 2019 — 26
Second quarter of 2019 — 38