Here are 10 statistics illustrating the decline of private practice physicians: 1. From 2012 to 2024, the number of physicians employed by hospitals and health systems jumped from 25.8% to 55.1%, according to a report from Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere 2. From 2022 to 2023, 19,100 additional physicians became employees of hospitals or other […]
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The National Institutes of Health has withdrawn renewal grant applications for the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers. Patient advocacy organizations, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, have called on Congress and the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus to reinstate funding, according to an April 21 press release. “The withdrawal of the five-year […]
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists has released a safety alert highlighting “boom strikes,” head injuries caused by collisions with ceiling-mounted equipment, as a growing concern for both physician and patient safety in operating rooms, according to an April 21 news release. Here are five things to know: 1. Boom strikes occur when clinicians accidentally hit […]
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As more cardiology and cardiovascular procedures shift toward the ASC setting, there could be a swing in consolidation in the industry, according to David Konur, CEO of Cardiovascular Logistics. Cardiovascular Logistics, a national cardiovascular platform, recently partnered with Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia, the largest independent cardiology practice in the U.S. With the addition, CVL expanded […]
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The Trump administration has imposed a plethora of tariffs for nearly all U.S. imports, with higher tariffs being placed on countries including Canada, Mexico and China. While the lasting effects of the tariffs remain to be seen, their implementation carries hefty implications for the U.S. healthcare industry and it’s related supply chains, particularly for the […]
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Private equity firms are recalibrating their approach to physician practice acquisitions, seeking new avenues for growth and profitability in a shifting healthcare landscape, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A Report, released on April 22. Here are 10 trends affecting PE’s physician acquisition strategy: 1. PE firms and their management services organizations offer capital and […]
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Ophthalmology, cardiology and orthopedics were at the center of physician practice merger and acquisition activity in Q1, according to an April 16 blog post by Nashville, Tenn.-based law firm Bass, Berry & Sims. Ophthalmology Cardiology Orthopedics
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The former owner and operator of Pain Medicine of York (Pa.) was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for his role in a scheme involving medically unnecessary urine drug tests for opioid patients, according to an April 24 news release from the Justice Department. What […]
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Cardiology management organization CardioOne has acquired with cardiac monitoring platform CardioDiagnostics.
CardioDiagnostics provides advanced cardiac monitoring solutions, specializing in electrocardiogram and remote patient monitoring te…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois has announced a partnership with Acucare, an AI-driven technology platform that transforms EHR data to actionable insights, according to an April 22 news release from the organization. With this new partnership, GI Partners of Illinois becomes the only independent gastroenterology group in the state using Acucare’s platform. The AI technology […]
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