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Buy-and-bill gastroenterologists more likely to offer ancillary services
Gastroenterologists who engage in buy and bill are more likely to perform ancillary services than those who do not.
Private equity-backed EyeSouth Partners embraces 28th practice
EyeSouth Partners has completed an affiliation with Athens, Ga.-based Georgia Center for Sight.
4 reasons consolidation likely won’t win out in the ASC industry
The pandemic accelerated consolidation in healthcare with more physicians becoming employed and practices selling to hospitals or corporate entities. But the ASC industry remains fragmented, with 72 percent of surgery centers still independent, accordi…
USPI added 3,400+ physicians last year: 5 earnings call insights
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International is primed for continued growth after it recruited more than 3,400 physicians and added about 90 high-acuity service lines in 2021, the company revealed in its fourth-quarter earnings call Feb. 8, as t…
There’s a new private equity venture in town eyeing ASCs
Private equity firms Vesey Street Capital Partners and MD Healthcare Partners are joining to build a multisite healthcare services platform.
Michigan surgeon pleads guilty to $19.5M billing fraud: 4 details
A Bay City, Mich.-based vascular surgeon pleaded guilty to a multimillion dollar fraud scheme Feb. 8, according to the Justice Department.
77% of surgeons have been named in a malpractice suit
Seventy-seven percent of surgeons have been named in a lawsuit compared to 51 percent of physicians overall, according to Medscape’s “Surgeon Malpractice Report 2021.”
10 states with the fewest physicians
Wyoming has the lowest number of active physicians in the country, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation Feb. 7.
US Orthopaedic Partners scores 7th acquisition
Private equity-backed orthopedic care platform U.S. Orthopaedic Partners has acquired Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons.
To get the most out of your staff, give them self-improvement opportunities, says GI owner
Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined “Becker’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast” to discuss how owners can hire and retain productive employees.
