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Essentia Health adds GI nurse practitioner in North Dakota

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has added a new gastroenterology specialist at its Fargo, N.D., clinic on 32nd Avenue, according to a Nov. 4 report from the Grand Forks Herald. 

What ASCs leaders are nervous about 

Seven leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what they’re most nervous about right now. 

Private equity-backed group gains 470+ physicians in Gastrologix acquisition

Specialty Networks, an integrated multispecialty organization, has acquired Gastrologix, a gastroenterology-focused group purchasing organization.

Bad physician behavior on social media: US vs. UK 

Medscape’s October report “Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK” laid out how physicians in the United Kingdom and the U.S. have witnessed their colleagues behave inappropriately online.

3 fast facts on private equity 

Here are three stats on private equity’s healthcare boom:

Chicago practice manager sentenced to prison for illegally writing 3K+ opioid prescriptions

An office manager at a Chicago medical practice has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally writing prescriptions for opioids, the U.S. Justice Department.

10 medical office buildings under construction nationwide

The largest medical office building currently under construction is a 519,500-square-foot space in New Brunswick, N.J., that is set to open in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report from 42floors.com. 

25 fastest growing medical office building markets

Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minn.) is the fastest growing medical office building market, seeing 24 percent growth over 10 years, according to a report from 42floors.com.

Inspira Health opens New Jersey outpatient endoscopy center

Inspira Health has opened a new outpatient endoscopy center in its Vineland, N.J. campus’ medical office building, according to a Nov. 3 report from ROI-NJ. 

25 biggest medical office building markets by square footage

Los Angeles has the largest medical office building market in the U.S. by square footage, with more than 1,000 properties totaling nearly 41 million square feet, according to a report from 42floors.com.