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Surgeon’s manslaughter case spurs calls for more transparency from medical board
A California state senator and the nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog are pushing for the California Medical Board to include on physicians’ profiles any pending investigations into cases where a patient died or was seriously harmed, ABC affiliate 10New…
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic offers chronic low back pain treatment
Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic now offers the Intracept procedure, a minimally invasive procedure for chronic low back pain, in its outpatient surgery center.
ASCs average 16,363-square-feet per facility
ASCs have an average of 16,363-square-feet per facility, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Where ASC chains’ growth is headed
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International became the biggest ASC chain by far in December when it closed on a deal to acquire Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development.
ASC chain that developed 250+ centers gets private equity investment
Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners has secured a minority investment by Health Velocity Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on healthcare services and software businesses.
Physicians’ average age by specialty
The average age of a physician is 53.2 years old as of 2021, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare.
USPI in 2022: 5 moves
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International is the largest ASC chain in the country with more than 440 surgery centers.
Saving the art of medicine
Physicians may not use paintbrushes or pastels, but the techniques they use when treating patients show they are nothing short of artists. When their autonomy is taken away, what do physicians become?
3 new joint-venture ASCs
Since the last week of February, three joint-venture ASCs have opened in Virginia, Tennessee and Arizona.
Hospital for Special Surgery sees big gains after process automation, says exec
As improvements are made in healthcare and its systems, surgeries and recovery periods grow shorter, but that’s not the only way practices can increase their efficiency.
