After a decade of private equity deals and practice consolidation, orthopedic surgeons at an Illinois ASC say younger surgeons are becoming more skeptical of giving up control of their practices. “It used to be coming out of residency that 70%…
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A mandatory CMS model that ties specialists’ Medicare Part B pay to how they manage chronic conditions starts Jan. 1, 2027. With about two months until launch, a coalition of provider groups is asking CMS to delay it or soften…
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is set to open an orthopedic center in Baxter, Minn., according to an Oct. 26 report from Business North. The more than 60,000-square-foot facility represents an investment of nearly $50 million. The Essentia Health St. Joseph’s-Orthopedic…
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has acquired Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Orthopaedics, an eight-physician practice. The practice transitioned to Adventist HealthCare Oct. 3, with its physicians and staff becoming health system employees, according to an Oct. 22 news release. Shady Grove…
Spine surgery is operating at a crossroads. Consolidation is accelerating, reimbursement continues to decline, patient complexity is rising, enabling technologies are reshaping operative strategy, and the rapid shift into outpatient environments is redefining where and how care is delivered. In…
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The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the Nathan and Catherine Forbes Sports Medicine Institute project, a 100,000-square-foot facility. The center will include an ASC and 34 exam rooms for services including orthopedic surgery, regenerative and biologic therapies,…
Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute has named Justin Blohm its next COO, according to an Oct. 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Blohm previously served as vice president of the Musculoskeletal Center and Service Line at HSS at NCH, an orthopedic collaboration between…
Spine used 22% of its ASC block time in 2025, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 surgery centers in 45 states. Here are five things to know: 1.…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons has broken ground on a 14,269-square-foot clinic in Millbrook, Ala., according to an Oct. 8 Montgomery Advertiser report. The project is expected to cost between $8 million and $9 million and open in late 2027.…
Spine surgery is reaching a stage where structural redesign is no longer optional. The pressures outlined in part 1 of this series are converging in ways that make the traditional practice model increasingly unsustainable. Yet these pressures also create a…