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Aligned Orthopedic Partners investing in ASCs, urgent care

Aligned Orthopedic Partners, a management services organization that has quadrupled in size in the last two years, is looking to invest in the urgent care space and in ASCs, which would be jointly owned by our surgeons and the platform.

5 cities with the highest, lowest labor costs

Cleveland has been ranked the city with the lowest labor costs in 2022, according to a report from personal finance website WalletHub on the best large cities to start a business. 

Optum Q3 revenue jumps 17%: 4 notes

Optum’s third-quarter revenue is up 17 percent from the same quarter last year, reaching $46.6 billion, according to financial results released Oct. 14 by parent company UnitedHealth Group. 

$50M outpatient facility breaks ground in South Carolina

Roper St. Francis Healthcare has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot, two-story outpatient facility in Summerville, S.C.

Former Tenet CEO dies at 75 

Ronald Rittenmeyer, the former executive chair and CEO of Tenet Healthcare, died Oct. 11 at 75. 

Dallas physician pleads not guilty to allegations of tampering with IV bags at ASC 

Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, has pleaded not guilty to allegations he injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, Fox 4 KDFW reported Oct. 15. 

13 gastroenterology updates

Here are 13 gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 4:

AI eye screening company receives $26M in funding

Artificial intelligence eye screening company Eyenuk secured $26 million in series A funding led by alternative investment firm AXA IM Alts, bringing its total funding to $43 million. 

Female physician compensation: 11 facts

Female physician compensation for specialists grew 8.5 percent in the last year, according to data from Medscape’s 2022 female physician compensation report. 

Medtronic in GI: 5 updates

From partnerships to an FDA clearance, here are five updates from healthcare technology company Medtronic Becker’s has reported on since Sept 23: