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Georgia hospital adding facility with ASC to accommodate population growth
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton (Ga.) has updated plans for a medical office building with an ASC to accommodate the area’s population growth, The Gainesville Times reported Jan 25.
Kentucky physician pleads guilty to $887K tax evasion: 3 details
A physician in Danville, Ky., pleaded guilty to underreporting income earned from his practice to the IRS over a four-year period.
Not seeing eye to eye: Optometrists and ophthalmologists battle in state legislatures
According to May 2020 numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 36,690 working optometrists across the country. BLS does not keep ophthalmologist employment data separate from other physicians.
Florida ASC sues Cigna for reimbursement
Melbourne, Fla.-based Surgery Center of Viera filed a lawsuit Jan. 20 in Florida Middle District Court in Orlando against Cigna and Strategic Enterprise Solutions.
10 spine ASCs to know
Here are ten spine-driven ASCs to know:
Ohio congressman says new ASC is innovation area needs
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, recently visited the new St. Clairsville-based Physicians Regional Surgery Center, WTRF reported Jan. 25.
CRNAs at Wyoming hospital vote to strike
The certified nurse anesthetists at Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital voted unanimously to authorize a one-day strike on Feb. 2, citing concerns of employee retention and recruitment, according to PAHomepage.
Oregon ASC expanding value-based services
Portland, Ore.-based Pearl Surgicenter is adding surgeons and value-based service lines thanks in part to growing relationships with preferred provider organization insurance plans and Employee Retirement Income Security Act self-funded corporations.
500-physician network opening Kentucky surgery office with robot
Mercy Health Physicians Partners has opened a satellite surgery office in Marshall County, Ky., The Lane Report reported Jan. 25.
New Jersey hospital wants to convert former Sears building to ASC
Cooper University Health Care is proposing to convert a former Sears building in Moorestown, N.J., to a medical facility and ASC, the Courier Post reported Jan. 25.
