Category: Becker’s ASC Review

$20M multispecialty ASC to open in North Dakota

The Dakota Surgical Center is set to open in Minot, N.D., ABC affiliate KX News reported Aug. 27.

Aetna's eventful August

From an ousted CEO to shifting financial expectations, CVS Health-backed insurer Aetna has seen an eventful August. 

More physicians look to side hustles as pay cuts persist

Around 36% of physicians earned income from an employment source outside of their practice in 2023, the highest number in five years, according to Medical Economics’ 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14. 

HCA hospital sold to Santa Clara County for $175M: What ASCs need to know 

Santa Clara (Calif.) County will purchase HCA’s San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center for $175 million. 

Physicians 'working harder and longer' to fight reimbursements, practice cost disparity

Consolidation and rising costs is making practicing independently less feasible for physicians. 

2 medical office building owners clash in court

Companies that own two medical office buildings in Hamburg, N.Y., are clashing in court over alleged mismanagement, according to an Aug. 29 report from Buffalo Business First.

Anesthesiologists in the headlines: 5 updates

Here are five anesthesiologists in the headlines in the last month

5 states facing the largest nurse shortages by 2036

Georgia could see the largest shortage of registered nurses by 2036, according to a report from a federal agency of HHS, the Health Resources and Services Administration.

California physician sentenced for $2.8M fraud scheme

A California physician was sentenced to 37 months for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme. 

Arizona medical office building sells for $7.2M

A medical office building in Phoenix has been sold to an undisclosed buyer for $7.2 million, according to an Aug. 29 report from REBusiness Online.