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USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 19 company moves in 2022
Below are 17 stories Becker’s has reported on in 2022 involving United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and Surgical Care Affiliates.
ASCA moves in 2022: 2 updates to know
Here are two recent updates from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association:
Georgia hospital expands ambulatory surgery offerings with $400M project
Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Ga., is expanding its ambulatory surgery offerings with a $400 million patient tower and medical office building, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported June 8.
PE-backed Prism Vision Group Completes 21st acquisition
Private equity-backed Prism Vision Group added Moorestown, N.J.-based South Jersey Eye Physicians to its network, Invision Mag reported June 8.
‘An unmet medical need’: Physician weighs in on 1st eosinophilic esophagitis treatment
The GI industry hit a milestone in May with the first FDA approved treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis.
5 statistics making ASC execs nervous
With rising operation costs, nurse shortages and a push toward industry consolidation, independent physicians and ASCs are having a hard time staying independent.
Through insurance company denials and staffing shortages, 1 surgeon found the bright side
Lauren Matteini, MD, serves as a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon at Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics.Dr. Matteini will serve on the panel “Minimally Invasive Complex Spine: Big Trends and Concepts” at Becker’s 1…
Physicians’ ranking of most important social issues
A large majority of physicians named healthcare access and substance abuse in their top five social issues, according to Medscape’s “Physicians’ Views on Today’s Divisive Social Issues Report 2022.”
$14.4M Missouri medical office building acquired by private equity company
Syndicated Equities has acquired a medical office building in Fenton, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, for $14.4 million, REBusiness reported June 8.
Michigan physician pleads guilty to fraudulent billing, to pay $500K
A Muskegon, Mich., physician has pleaded guilty to billing Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services she didn’t perform, the U.S. Justice Department said June 7.
