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Optum’s multibillion-dollar acquisition spree: 3 deals to know
Healthcare giant Optum, which owns and operates Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC management company Surgical Care Affiliates, is on an acquisition spree. The company has made three multimillion-dollar deals in 2022.
Massachusetts physician heads to Ukraine with 1,500 pounds of medical supplies
Hingham, Mass.-based emergency trauma physician Frank Duggan is bringing 1,500 pounds of medical supplies to Ukraine, CBS reported April 24.
Colorado ASC wins accreditation
Parker, Colo.-based Milestone Surgical Center earned accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Surgical Notes adjusting leadership teams after client base tripled in last 12 months
ASC billing services provider Surgical Notes is promoting several senior managers after the company’s client base more than tripled over the last 12 months.
$17M New York ASC is region’s first for neurosurgery
Amherst, N.Y.-based Atlas Surgery Center is opening May 2 as the area’s first neurosurgery ASC, Buffalo Business Journal reported April 25.
$80M project will boost Pennsylvania health system’s ambulatory surgeries
Lehigh Valley Health Network is building an $80 million hospital in Mahoning Township, Pa., that will expand its ambulatory surgery services, the Times News reported April 22.
Independent physician group, hospital open project with ASC in Indiana
Franciscan Health and independent physician group Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics recently opened a facility housing an ASC in Carmel, Ind., Current Publishing reported April 24.
Illinois gastroenterology group reveals data breach
Gurnee-based Illinois Gastroenterology Group was hit with a network breach in October, the company said April 22.
Physician ownership model of device company OK’d by OIG
The HHS Office of Inspector General issued a favorable advisory opinion for physician inventors to receive some ownership interest in exchange for product development, according to a report from law firm Ropes & Gray.
Medical devicemaker enlists partner to bolster outpatient reimbursement
Endonovo Therapeutics is partnering with medical device reimbursement specialist NAMSA to build outpatient and inpatient reimbursement strategies for Endonovo’s pulsed electromagnetic field device SofPulse.
