Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Big moves from Kaiser Permanente

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, a major employer of physicians, has made big moves in the last few months:

1st vascular-focused ASC opens in Tennessee

APEX Vascular Outpatient Center has opened the only specialized vascular ASC in the state in Lenoir City, Tenn. 

1st vascular-focused ASC opens in Tennessee

APEX Vascular Outpatient Center has opened the only specialized vascular ASC in the state in Lenoir City, Tenn. 

Guardant Health secures Medicare coverage for CRC blood testing

Guardant Health has secured Medicare coverage from Palmetto for its blood test to monitor for disease recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer.

Guardant Health secures Medicare coverage for CRC blood testing

Guardant Health has secured Medicare coverage from Palmetto for its blood test to monitor for disease recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer.

Private equity's healthcare blues

While private equity activity in healthcare has been high over the last several years, a more recent rise in bankruptcies and defaults points to a possible rough patch for healthcare PE investments. 

Private equity's healthcare blues

While private equity activity in healthcare has been high over the last several years, a more recent rise in bankruptcies and defaults points to a possible rough patch for healthcare PE investments. 

122,000 square-foot DC outpatient facility acquired

Investor firm Bain Capital and real estate operator Evergreen Medical Properties have acquired a 122,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Washington, D.C. 

Physician on-call demands by specialty

Call is mandatory for 75% of physicians, according to a report from Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians. 

A huge year for Tenet 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, saw a huge year of growth in 2024, as well as several multimillion-dollar hospital sell-offs as they refocus their strategy on ASCs.