Industry Trends

The state’s reimbursement and regulatory environment has made it tough to recruit, hire and retain caregivers, a company spokeswoman said.

Since the federal government pushed the use of electronic health records in 2009, there has been a race among vendors to sell the software solutions to health systems.

Payers, patients and providers see ASCs as a low-cost, high-quality site for care, but health systems also see other advantages in expanding their outpatient footprint, including increasing market share, recruiting top-line, quality physicians and attracting new business.

It is essential to remember that demand for services is primarily a function of care trends and population shifts, which are market-specific.

“Urology is a surgical subspecialty where you can do very well as an investor,” said Hector Torres, a managing director at DC Advisory. However, urology has flown somewhat under the radar in recent years as excitement around other hot specialties like cardiology and orthopedics surged.

Rates have climbed 25-40% in the last two years, depending on the market.

Nearly 80% of healthcare executive respondents in the new survey increased spending materially over the past year, spurred by emerging technologies, labor shortages and cost pressures.

Madera Community Hospital’s leaders are trying to sell off a 35.58-acre parcel of land for more than half a million dollars.

Investment demand for IRFs is strong due to the unique value propositions relative to other healthcare verticals.

It was not immediately clear why the medical group, established by physicians in 1973, is closing.