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Montecito Medical to secure medical office building portfolio for $50M

Nashville-based real estate company Montecito Medical has secured $50.4 million to acquire a medical office building portfolio spanning three states, according to a Feb. 27 report from ConnectCRE.

OSF Healthcare pharmacist saves life in airport

Pharmacist Lauren Kirkpatrick, PharmD, was in an airport about to fly to San Francisco when she heard someone a few gates away yell, “Does anyone know CPR?” the Commercial-News reported Feb. 25. 

Dartmouth Health reducing capital spending amid $78M loss

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has engaged two consulting firms to assist with its performance improvement plan and is curtailing capital spending, the system said in a Feb. 27 filing.

3 gastroenterologists' secrets to successful ASC ownership

As burnout, consolidation and workforce shortages continue to wreak havoc on healthcare, successful management strategies may be the key to maintaining growth, staffing and profit as the industry continues to evolve. 

Amazon, USPI & Optum: 4 biggest ASC deals in February 

Here are the four biggest deals in February that ASCs need to know:

Feds to restrict some telehealth prescriptions for ADHD drugs, painkillers

The Biden administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration said physicians will no longer be able to prescribe some medications via telehealth without meeting the patient in person first, CBS News reported Feb. 27.

Providers worry Ohio derailment behind swath of respiratory issues, other ailments

Medical professionals believe the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, is behind a number of health issues residents are now experiencing, NBC News reported Feb. 25. 

'Reimbursement wars' keeping hospital execs up at night, Mercer Health CFO says

Hospitals’ “reimbursement wars” with payers is one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare executives this year, Mercer Health CFO Jon Dingledine said Feb. 22 during a board of governors meeting, according to The Daily Standard.

Which physician specialty is the happiest? 

Plastic surgeons are the happiest physicians outside of work, a Feb. 24 Medscape report found. 

How One Medical, Amazon's new healthcare company, works

Amazon made headlines last week when it completed its $3.9 billion purchase of hybrid primary care company One Medical. But what exactly does One Medical do?