Author: Patsy Newitt

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is urging shareholders to reject a proposal to be voted upon in an April 23 shareholder election that would require the company to disclose the health consequences of its hospital acquisitions, including staffing levels, physician departures…

Columbia, S.C.-based Oasis Health Partners has acquired Premier Health, a healthcare administrative services organization specializing in revenue cycle management and practice operations, according to a March 19 news release. The acquisition expands Oasis’s platform for independent primary care practices, adding…

New physicians are entering a healthcare landscape shaped by financial pressure, changing employment models and shifting expectations.  From the appeal of employed positions to growing interest in shift-based work, five trends in particular have emerged in how early-career physicians choose…

After more than a decade of consolidation, independent physician practice remains under pressure, strained by hospital acquisition, payer complexity and the appeal of guaranteed salaries.  But Joshua Siegel, MD, director of orthopaedic sports medicine at Exeter, N.H.-based Access Sports Medicine…

Humana has acquired Sarasota, Fla.-based MaxHealth, a primary care network owned by private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners’ Best Value Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Feb. 12. Sources told Bloomberg the deal could value MaxHealth at about $1 billion. The report follows…

A security incident involving ApolloMD Business Services, an Atlanta-based, physician-owned MSO, has affected 626,540 patients, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach tracker. ApolloMD, which has a network of 11 physicians, detected unusual activity on…

Physician ownership is steadily giving way to hospital systems, private equity and large corporate platforms, but many physicians say control over care decisions does not have to disappear with it.  Many respondents said consolidation is likely to continue as running…

The Rhode Island Attorney General has adopted a final rule requiring certain healthcare entities to notify the office of material transactions at least 60 days before they take effect, beginning Jan. 28, law firm Adler, Pollack and Sheehan wrote in…

Hartford, Conn.-based Hartford Healthcare’s acquisition of Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals from bankrupt Prospect Medical was approved with conditions aimed at limiting cost increases and preserving physician autonomy, according to a Dec. 10 press release. The agreement resolves an…

Cambridge, Mass.-based Arches Massachusetts and Valley Medical Group entered a partnership aimed to strengthen independent primary care and expand value-based care capabilities, according to a Dec. 19 press release. Under the partnership, Valley Medical’s clinicians will retain full ownership and…