HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, signed a definitive agreement Oct. 26 to acquire Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners. The all-cash deal values ...

New Brunswick, N.J.-based St. Peter’s Healthcare System’s Oct. 14 lawsuit against West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and former board member Maureen Cernadas, MD, is about one OB-GYN group in ...

Ophthalmologist J. Hunter Aultman, MD, plans to open an eye practice in Vicksburg, Miss., before year-end, the Vicksburg Post reported. The practice will operate in a building now under renovation. Dr ...

CMS’ proposed 2027 outpatient and ambulatory surgery center payment rule drew 2,180 public comments, and 340B dominated them. About 1,000 submissions weighed in on a proposal to cut Medicare payment ...

In some states, ASCs are ending contracts with physician anesthesia groups and hiring groups made up only of certified registered nurse anesthetists to balance costs. Some anesthesia leaders say ...

Five physicians are among 15 defendants charged in a Los Angeles healthcare fraud takedown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the U.S.

Care New England Medical Group, part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, opened a 45,000-square-foot ambulatory care center in East Greenwich, R.I. It dedicated the center ...

NorthStar Anesthesia has added 17 ASC partnerships nationwide so far in 2026, the Irving, Texas-based anesthesia provider said Oct. 23. The 2026 partners include CarePlex Orthopaedic Ambulatory ...

The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has sued the California Department of Public Health and the Office of Administrative Law. The suit alleges that state regulations improperly bar ...

Brentwood, Tenn.-based SpecialtyCare and two affiliated physician groups sued two Anthem health plans, alleging the insurers failed to pay about $2.5 million in No Surprises Act independent dispute ...

Hospital leaders managing anesthesia economics should track a short list of paired operating and revenue cycle metrics rather than reviewing cost and collections separately, according to a white paper ...

The leaders on this list run everything from a single cardiology center in rural New Mexico to a network of more than 370 sites. They’re working through the questions shaping outpatient surgery in ...