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Florida ASC building sold for $18.2M

The property housing Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southpoint Surgery Center was sold for $18.2 million, CoStar reported Aug. 29.

Ophthalmic medical device company receives $23M in series B funding

Ophthalmic medical device company Iantrek has closed a $23 million series B funding round. 

Invirsa submits investigational dry eye medication to FDA

Invirsa has submitted an investigational new drug application to the FDA for INV-102, a medication intended to treat ocular conditions and dry eye caused by DNA damage. 

Former MercyOne cardio director claims she was fired for reporting surgeon

Sioux City, Iowa-based MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center’s former cardiovascular director is suing the hospital in state court, alleging she was fired for reporting safety and malpractice concerns about a heart surgeon, the Sioux City Journal reported …

Biomerica hires new chief commercial officer ahead of IBS test launch

Bioamerica has hired Robert Carlson as its new chief commercial officer as it prepares to launch the new InFoods IBS test before the end of the year. 

Physicians and taxes: 10 fast facts

Medscape’s 2022 physician and taxes report shows that most physicians in the country are taxed in the top 10 percent of workers in the country, and the majority of physicians feel as though they are overtaxed. 

CEOs face pushback over return-to-office plans

Employers nationwide are planning to announce new return-to-office plans the first week of September, with some analysts even calling the day after Labor Day “Judgment Day,” according to an Aug. 27 report from CNBC. 

Covenant Physician Partners taps Daniel Gofman for chief development officer

Covenant Physician Partners, a physician services company that supports practices and surgery centers, appointed Daniel Gofman as executive vice president and chief development officer, effective Aug. 22.

OCLI Vision adds optometrist to Connecticut practice

Garden City, N.Y.-based OCLI Vision added Himakshi Bhatt, OD, to Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut.

American Pain Consortium opens Indiana ASC

American Pain Consortium, a network of interventional pain management practices and ASCs, has opened an ASC in Lafayette, Ind.