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HCA acquires Performance Health Surgery Center with 5 physician partners
HCA Healthcare has expanded its network of 153 ASCs by acquiring interest in Performance Health Surgery Center in Fort Myers (Fla.) along with five physician partners.
EndoQuest endoscopy robot wins honor at 2022 Surgical Robotics Challenge
EndoQuest’s Endoluminal Surgical System, a robot that allows physicians to perform less invasive gastrointestinal surgery, was awarded Best Application Award at the 2022 Surgical Robotic Challenge.
California physician who fraudulently billed insurers $600M gets 10 years in prison
Randy Rosen, MD, a former anesthesiologist in Beverly Hills, Calif., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $38 million through an insurance fraud scheme that paid patients at sober living homes to undergo medically unnecessary te…
4 ophthalmology developments to know
Four updates, including recent studies and technological developments in ophthalmology, reported by Becker’s since March 1:
Hawaii endoscopy clinic gets OK to build $2.5M ASC
Ohana Endoscopy Clinic was cleared to build a $2.5 million outpatient surgery center in Kapolei, Hawaii, a state health planning and development agency document shows.
PE company, Magruder Eye Institute form strategic partnership
Investment adviser Chicago Pacific Founders has partnered with two Florida-based ophthalmology providers, Magruder Eye and Robson Eye Institute, to form Ascend Vision Partners.
Small business owners + clean energy tax incentives: 3 takeaways
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Aug. 16. The sweeping $739 billion reconciliation package provides clean energy tax incentives for home and business owners, among other provisions.
4 orthopedic surgeons making headlines
Here are four stories involving orthopedic surgeons Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 4:
30 stats on the gastroenterology industry
The gastroenterology industry is constantly evolving — here’s where it stands today through the lenses of salary, ASC case mix, procedure costs and other statistics.
How Optum, SCA Health are shifting growth strategies
Deerfield Ill.-based SCA Health, formerly Surgical Care Affiliates, is one of the largest ASC chains in the country and operates under parent company Optum.
